Margot Robbie will star in A24 and Square Peg’s “The Week of Pain” from “The Drama” writer-director Kristoffer Borgli, Variety has confirmed. A24 is set to produce and finance the project. Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen’s Square Peg banner will also produce alongside Dilemma Films and Robbie’s LuckyChap.
Plot details for “The Week of Pain” remain under wraps, but considering Borgli’s previous works, which include “Dream Scenario” and “Sick of Myself,” it’s safe to assume it will be another squirmy drama with streaks of cringe-out humor. Square Peg and A24 recently collaborated with Borgli on April’s “The Drama,” which starred Robert Pattinson and Zendaya. The film, an intimate original dramedy about a wedding week derailed by a childhood secret, was a box office smash, grossing $135 million worldwide against a slim $28 million budget.
Robbie most recently appeared in the steamy literary romance “Wuthering Heights” for Warner Bros. Audiences couldn’t resist a big-screen affair between the “Barbie” superstar as Cathy and Jacob Elordi as her mysterious love interest, Heathcliff, and the film rocketed to $241 million worldwide. Coming up for Robbie is an “Ocean’s 11” prequel. She will star alongside Bradley Cooper, who is also directing, presumably as the mom and dad of George Clooney’s Danny Ocean. Robbie revealed at CinemaCon 2026 that the film will follow an “epic heist at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix.” Clooney, in a completely separate sequel, is getting the band back together from the 2001 original for one last ride.
Robbie is represented by Entertainment 360, CAA, Narrative, Aran Michael Management and attorney Jeff Bernstein. Borgli is repped by UTA.