Chris Rock s Another Round Remake Finds Its Writer

Appian Way Productions has enlisted an award-winning writer to adapt the lengthy development process Another round remake. It will be based on the 2020 Oscar-winning Danish film of the same name, directed by Mads Mikkelsen.

“The original film is about four friends, all teachers in various stages of middle age, who are stuck in a rut,” the synopsis reads. Unable to share their emotions either at school or at home, they embark on a daring experiment from a mysterious philosopher: to see if a constant level of alcohol in their blood will help them find greater freedom and happiness. At first, they each find new joy, But as the gang pushes their experiment further, issues that have been simmering for years come to a head, and the men face a choice: reckon with their behavior or continue the same cycle.

Who’s writing a remake for Chris Rock on another tour?

according to Delivery timePulitzer Prize winner David Auburn (Proof, The Lake House) has signed on to write a new draft for a remake of Appian Way’s Another Round, which will be directed by comedian and actor Chris Rock (I Think I’m in Love with My Wife). Academy Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio was previously rumored to be involved in the project due to his involvement as a producer. However, it currently remains unclear whether or not DiCaprio has actually joined the cast.

In 2021, Appian Way, Endeavor Content, and Brad Weston’s Makeready won the rights to the English remake in a bidding war against Studiocanal with The Picture Company, Jake Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories, and Elizabeth Banks’s Nine Stories with Universal Pictures. The English remake will be produced by Weston for Makeready and Jennifer Davisson and DiCaprio for Appian Way, with Thomas Vinterberg, Sisse Graum Jorgensen and Kasper Dissing serving as executive producers.

The original Danish film was directed by Thomas Vinterberg from a script he co-wrote with Tobias Lindholm. On top of winning the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Vinterberg was also nominated for Best Director at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2020. The cast also included Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe, and Magnus Melange.