Margot Robbie is almost done shooting Bradley Cooper's Ocean's prequel, and she's already lined up her next one. Per Deadline, she'll star in “The Week of Pain,” written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli for A24 and Square Peg, the production company Ari Aster runs with Lars Knudsen.
Plot details? None. All we have is the title, and “The Week of Pain” hints at something Borgli-esque.
Robbie has reportedly been a fan of Borgli's for a while. The two had been talking about her starring in his next film, and she's now committed to shooting it sometime in 2027, which means it will likely come out in 2028.
This is Borgli's third straight film with A24, after “Dream Scenario” and this year's “The Drama,” which starred Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. That movie made $134M worldwide and became one of A24's biggest hits. It also got people arguing, which is kind of Borgli's whole thing.
Borgli's films want to make you squirm and then make you feel guilty. I'm mixed on his early stuff, but “Dream Scenario” and “The Drama,” although still irksome, were better efforts. If he stops trying so hard to be a troll, maybe he can make a great film out of the Robbie starrer.
Anyway, putting Borgli with Robbie makes sense to me. She's at her best when she's taking risks, and she has a great eye for filmmakers.
Beyond her beauty, and whether you want to believe it or not, Robbie is a talented actress whose most notable credits include "The Wolf of Wall Street," "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," "I, Tonya," "Babylon" and "Barbie.”
Borgli and Robbie had been talking about her starring in his next film, and she's now committed to shooting it sometime in 2027, which means it will likely come out in 2028.