Film News Roundup: Noomi Rapace Thriller ‘O2’ Heads for Berlin Film Market

In today’s film news roundup, Noomi Rapace gets a starring role, ArcLight Cinemas hires Ted Mundorff and a “Karn Evil 9” movie is in the works.CastingNoomi Rapace will star in the thriller “O2,” which will launch sales next week at the European Film Market in Berlin through Wild Bunch International.Franck Khalfoun is directing and Alexandre Aja is producing and supervising artistic direction.

CAA Media Finance will represent domestic rights.Echo Lake Entertainment, 42 and Wild Bunch International are also producing.

The script by Christie LeBlanc was on the 2016 Black List.

The story revolves around a woman who wakes up in a cryogenic medical pod and finds herself alone with no memory.

She has 90 minutes of oxygen left and must figure out how to save herself.Rapace achieved international fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of the Millennium book series, which included “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,

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