Ruben Östlund may not be competing at Cannes this year — the two-time Palme d’Or winner (The Square, Triangle of Sadness) has withdrawn his new, still-unfinished film, The Entertainment System Is Down from contention for the 2026 festival — but he still found time for a quick trip to the Croisette.

The Swedish filmmaker told The Hollywood Reporter that he is still deep in post-production for the film and does not expect it to be finished before the end of the year. Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl, and Keanu Reeves are among the star-studded cast in Östlund’s new satire, which is set on a long-haul flight between England and Australia where the entertainment system fails, forcing passengers to confront the existential horror of boredom.








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Östlund mentioned that he continues to refine the movie, including adding a new sequence featuring Succession star Nicholas Braun.

“I’m going to Amsterdam. We’re going to shoot a little additional scene that came up during the editing,” he said. “I had an idea during the editing that I think is really great, so we’re going to include that.”

Östlund began principal photography on The Entertainment System is Down in late January 2024, shooting an impressive 75 days on a single studio set built around a real Boeing 747 that was acquired and outfitted specifically for the film.

The sheer volume of footage accumulated during that extended shoot has resulted in a lengthy editing process. “I could just go completely mad and never stop editing the film,” Östlund joked, before quickly reassuring his fans that the film would not take too long to arrive. “I’m actually starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.”








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