Ruben Östlund says his next film will take place on a long flight where all the entertainment systems crash shortly after takeoff. 'When iPads and phones start slowly charging out, we have these modern human beings have to deal with being bored.'
As a writer-director, what part of the filmmaking process is your favorite and what part is your least favorite?
The pre-production is always quite fun. I love to talk about projects with basically everyone. I like to tell them “okay, this is what you're going to experience in the film.” And so often when I do that, people are coming back with input for me that sometimes is genius.So I steal it and I put it into the script. All the possibilities are there — you can go whatever direction you want.
When that film was released in Sweden, I felt there was really a lack of discussion about representation and how we are reproducing prejudice with movies and popular culture. So that film, it created such a debate in Swedish society that I'm very, very proud of.
and it takes place on a long haul [flight]. And I have not decided a hundred percent which flight it should be, maybe Stockholm to LA or London to Sydney. One of these flights that’s over 15 hours. What happens is that quite soon after the takeoff, the passengers get the announcement from the crew that unfortunately the screens on your seats in front of you are not working. And when iPads and phones start slowly charging out, these modern human beings have to deal with being bored.