In October of last year, we reported on the next in the long line of crazy projects from director Lars von Trier. At the time, he was working the press for his latest film Antichrist. He mentioned that he was gearing up his next project, Planet Melancholia, a “psychological disaster movie” about an enormous planet that looms closely to Earth. Fast forward to this week, and we have some movement. Or rather, some casting news.

With press for his latest film Antichrist ongoing here in the US, director Lars Von Trier has been talking about his next project, a “psychological disaster movie” that appears to be coming together very quickly.