Margot Robbie has been tapped to star in “The Week of Pain,” the next feature from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli, IndieWire has confirmed.
The project marks another starry vehicle for Borgli to follow up his grim romantic comedy “The Drama,” which rode Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s marquee draw to a $134 million gross at the global box office for A24. As with “The Drama,” the distributor will finance and produce “The Week of Pain” in a re-team with Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen’s Square Peg production banner. Robbie’s label LuckyChap Entertainment is also on board, along with Dilemma Films.
Plot details remain undisclosed for “The Week of Pain,” though given the title and Borgli’s penchant for punishment it seems likely that Robbie’s character will be put through some of wringer. Along with “The Drama,” Borgli also wrote and directed the surreal Nicolas Cage comedy “Dream Scenario” at A24 and Square Peg back in 2023. “Dream Scenario” introduced Borgli’s unique brand of filmmaking to many American audiences, though he was already a distinct indie film voice thanks to prior features like the energy drink mockmentary “DRIB” and the brutal portrait of narcissism that was “Sick of Myself.” And after working with Zendaya, Pattinson, and now Robbie, he has become one of Hollywood’s go-to filmmakers for A-listers looking to stretch their acting chops with a singularly bizarre role.
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As for Robbie, the star is currently in production on an “Ocean’s Eleven” prequel for Warner Bros. Pictures., which was set up at the studio prior to its acquisition by Skydance. She stars alongside Bradley Cooper, who is also directing, as well as an ensemble that includes Monica Barbaro, Wagner Moura, Josh Gad, Vicky Krieps, George MacKay and Omar Sy. Set in Monte Carlo during the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix, the film takes place in the same universe as Steven Soderbergh’s iconic “Ocean’s” heist trilogy. The prequel is set to release on June 25.
News of the project was first reported by Deadline.