Vinterberg to direct von Trier's 'Wendy'
$5 mil pic reunites Dogme helmers
The $5.3 million pic will be backed by a new as-yet-unnamed production shingle co-owned 50-50 by Nimbus Film and Zentropa Productions.
Shot in English with an international cast, "Dear Wendy" was intended as von Trier's second installment in his American trilogy after "Dancer in the Dark," which won the Golden Palm two years ago. Set in a small mining town, it follows the lives of a group of young people who are obsessed with guns.
Von Trier and Vinterberg were among the signatories of the Dogme 1995 manifesto, and made the two first Dogme films, "The Idiots" and "The Celebration," which were both selected for competition in Cannes.
"When I had finished the script about the magic attraction of firearms, I realised I needed Vinterberg to put life into it – luckily he agreed," said von Trier.
"For some time I have felt like directing something that I had not written myself," added Vinterberg, who is in in post-production on "It's All About Love. "This is a perfect opportunity."
Zentropa and Nimbus chiefs Peter Aalbaek Jensen and Birgitte Hald will exec produce "Wendy," which will be produced by Sisse Graum Olsen.
Von Trier is currently editing Nicole Kidman-starrer "Dogville," a lengthy process given that he and director of photography Anthony Dod Mantle used between eight and a 100 cameras per scene.
