Last we heard from Lars Von Trier, he was looking for a “girlfriend/muse” on Instagram. Then, a week later, he got into trouble for posting “Russia Lives matter also!” in regards to the War in Ukraine. I don’t think he’s posted anything on IG since.
Maybe social media isn’t the best place for Von Trier. Where he should be is behind the camera, that’s why we love him. With that said, I’ve come with some good news:
I’m hearing Von Trier is working on a new project. That’s all I’ve been given as far as details go. This is more than enough to celebrate, for now. I’m told that a script is close to completion and that, if we’re lucky, Von Trier will set out to shoot the film next year.
In the fall of 2022, Von Trier announced that he’d been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of 66. It was shattering news. He’s one of the great filmmakers of the last 30 or so years, definitely one of the most influential. With that, he announced that he was “taking a break” from directing.
This past August, Von Trier had stated that “with any luck I should still have a few decent movies left in me”.
He hasn’t directed a film since 2018’s “The House That Jack Built,” an unfairly maligned 3-hour dark comedy about the most despicable serial killer ever put on film. It was provocative, disgusting, fearless, trolling — Von Trier’s best traits.
Von Trier established himself as one of the great directiors of world cinema, thanks to films such as “Breaking the Waves,” “Melancholia,” “Dancer in the Dark” and “Dogville.” The third season of his ‘Kingdom’ series premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2022.