Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorNetflix has begun production on O2, a French survival thriller to be directed by Alexandre Aja and starring Melanie Laurent.
Getaway Films’ Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua and Noëmie Devide are producing the Black List script by Christie LeBlanc. The film will be released on Netflix in mid-2021.
Mathieu Amalric and Malik Zidi have also joined the cast.This is a project that previously had Noomi Rapace attached to star for director Franck Khalfoun and with Aja producing (Wild Bunch International kicked off sales at the EFM).
Prior to that, Anne Hathaway was in the mix. The most recent switch-up marks Aja’s return behind the camera on a French-language project after such.
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