IMMORTAL: Jorma Tommila Reteams With ‘Rare Exports’ And ‘Big Game’ Director For WWII Actioner
Immortal is what lies ahead for director Jalmari Helander and lead cast Jorma Tommila and Peaky Blinders actor Paul Anderson, according to Variety‘s Leo Barraclough.
Production begins this September in Lapland, Finland, for the World War II action thriller that further marks a reunion for Helander and Tommila who’ve previously collaborated on Helander’s debut hit, Rare Exports (2010), as well as in Big Game (2014) opposite his son, Onni Tommila, and actor Samuel L. Jackson.
Set in 1945, “Immortal” tells the story of ex-soldier Aatami (Tommila), who discovers gold in the deep wilderness of Lapland. When he attempts to take his loot into the city, a squadron of Nazi soldiers led by a brutal SS officer (Anderson) get in his way and a battle for the gold ensues between the lone soldier and the Nazis.
The film also reteams Helander with producer Petri Jokiranta (Rare Exports, Big Game), who will produce via Subzero Film Entertainment. Mike Goodridge, Gregory Ouanhon and Antonio Salas are exec producing.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has world rights and is selling internationally with Nordisk Film taking Nordic distribution rights.
“To make an action film in Finland has been a dream of mine since I was 10 years old,” Helander said. “Finally I am in a situation where I can fulfill my dream and make an epic, action-packed survival story which takes place in World War II.”
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