{"id":912001,"date":"2026-10-01T07:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/912001\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T07:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:58:09","slug":"joachim-ronning-to-direct-original-horror-movie-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/912001\/","title":{"rendered":"Joachim R\u00f8nning to Direct Original Horror Movie System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/joachim-ronning-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_joachim-ronning-2_1\" data-tag=\"joachim-ronning-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joachim R\u00f8nning<\/a> is setting sail for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/system\/\" id=\"auto-tag_system_1\" data-tag=\"system\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">System<\/a>, an original horror movie he is writing and directing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe feature hails from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/spooky-pictures\/\" id=\"auto-tag_spooky-pictures_1\" data-tag=\"spooky-pictures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spooky Pictures<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/image-nation-studios\/\" id=\"auto-tag_image-nation-studios_1\" data-tag=\"image-nation-studios\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Image Nation Studios<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/the-rules-spooky-pictures-swear-by-1236705326\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">frequent collaborators<\/a> behind projects such as this year\u2019s Hokum and festival titles including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/casey-affleck-company-venice-first-look-1236687326\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Casey Affleck\u2019s Company<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/the-liberation-carrie-coon-cult-member-1236691217\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guy Nattiv\u2019s The Liberation<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSystem\u2018s producers include Weapons\u2018 Roy Lee and Paranormal Activity\u2018s Steven Schenider for Spooky, as well as R\u00f8nning for his The Saga Company. Image Nation CEO Ben Ross executive produces with Spooky\u2019s Rami Yasin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe film is in production in London, with both the plot and its cast being kept under wraps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tA slimmed down horror movie is a change of pace for R\u00f8nning, who has mostly worked on big franchises in recent years, such as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) and last year\u2019s Tron: Ares, the stylish Disney film that cratered at the box office. He also helmed the well regarded 2024 drama Young Woman and the Sea, starring Daisy Ridley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe Norwegian filmmaker broke out with 2012\u2019s Kon-Tiki, directed with his Pirates collaborator Espen Sandberg and which was nominated for a foreign language Oscar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tUTA Independent Film Group put together the financing and will handle sales on the film. R\u00f8nning is repped by UTA and Sloane Offer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joachim R\u00f8nning is setting sail for System, an original horror movie he is writing and directing. 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