Is Penelope Cruz feeling Melanchonic for Lars Von Trier's 'Melancholia'

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Has Lars Von Trier found his leading lady for Melancholia? According to various sources from the Playlist article Spanish actress Penelope Cruz is the one.

The reports say Von Trier and his assistant Anders Refn have told Danish television they have always had Cruz on their mind and she'll lead the line in the movie which will explore the pyschological view of an disaster.

It is said the movies budget will only be around $5million mark with shooting for the movie to happen in Sweden, as in when it'll happen no one knows but it'll be sometime this year as they plan to show the movie at the Cannes 2011 festival.

The name of this movie Melancholia comes from the name of the planet which will threaten earth's existance as its looms closer to our blue little planet. 'This is going to be a pyschological drama with sci-fi elements to it'states Von Trier ' with no happy endings' he also says. This is getting me very excited as I do love science fiction and movies with a element of sci-fi and too many movies always end with a happy ending so it's going to be good to see a bad ending! if like Antichrist do expect something even more bizzare and twisted for the ending and bring the shock and excitement he brought at last years festival well we are all in for a treat.

If Penelope Cruz is going to take the part I do hope she knows what she's getting into just ask Nicole Kidman, Emily Watson, Bjork or Bryce Dallas Howard what they think none have ever returned to work for Lars Von Treir again all. Peoplem like to say we torture ourselves in certain ways to achieve certain things as in Lars Von Treir he definintely "tortures"  people but only improvised in front of the camera.

Lars Von Trier going back to his roots in Science Fiction

Its Actually Hard to believe Lars Von Trier started his career as a director in the science fiction genre. After many years of experiments about America and of course back in June the release of Antichrist (outon 23rd  in USA) he seems to be more famous for. So now it's looking likely he is heading back to his science fiction roots(started in 1984 with The Elements of Crime with a project called Planet Melancholia.

Peter Albaek Jensen Lars Von Triers partner at Zentropa Entertainment said "no more happy endings" and the movie will no gential cutting and more special effects. Dont expect your invading aliens for this flick but a plantery disaster threat but what actual direction/story has been confirmed.Its possible this movie will be start to film in 2010 and will be in English though no names for cast have been thought of yet.

I admit havent watched any of Lars Von Triers work yet and what I know of the director I have learned through magazines and wbesites & blogs. What the media says about the Danish director is exactly true it should be left to the individual if they believe it or not. What we can expect from Planet Melancholia is an ambitious movie and even if it ends up been the greatest movie ever created, Lars Von Trier will still have endless number of so called critics waiting to fire there opinions at him.