The Entertainment System Is Down

The Entertainment System Is Down is an upcoming satirical black comedy film written and directed by Ruben Östlund, and starring Keanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst and Daniel Brühl.

The Entertainment System Is Down
Directed by	Ruben Östlund
Written by	Ruben Östlund
Produced by	Erik Hemmendorff Philippe Bober
Starring	Keanu Reeves Kirsten Dunst Daniel Brühl Samantha Morton Nicholas Braun Julie Delpy Tobias Menzies Vincent Lindon
Cinematography	Fredrik Wenzel
Production companies	Plattform Produktion Parisienne de Production Essential Films
Distributed by	SF Studios (Sweden) Alamode Film and Wild Bunch (Germany) Memento Distribution (France)
Countries	Sweden Germany France
Language	English

Premise

The passengers of a lengthy flight contend with their boredom as the plane's entertainment system is broken.

Cast

• Keanu Reeves^[1]
• Kirsten Dunst^[1]
• Daniel Brühl^[1]
• Samantha Morton
• Nicholas Braun
• Tobias Menzies
• Vincent Lindon
• Connor Swindells
• Daniel Webber
• Wayne Blair
• Daniel Wyllie
• Lindsay Duncan
• Allan Corduner
• Sofia Tjelta Sydness
• Erin Ainsworth
• Myles Kamwendo
• Sanna Sundqvist
• Elle Piper
• Tea Stjärne
• Benjamin Ingrosso
• Julie Delpy
• Joe Buz

Production

The Entertainment System Is Down was announced by director Ruben Östlund in May 2022, after his film Triangle of Sadness premiered at the 75th Cannes Film Festival that month.^[2][3] The film was inspired by Aldous Huxley's dystopian novel Brave New World.^[4]

In December 2023, Östlund stated that he planned to begin filming in early 2025.^[5] In April 2024, Keanu Reeves entered negotiations to star.^[6] He was confirmed for the film the following month, with Kirsten Dunst and Daniel Brühl added to the cast.^[7] It was also revealed that Östlund purchased a retired Boeing 747 to utilize for filming over 70 days.^[1][8] That same month, A24 won a highly competitive bid for the film's US distribution rights at the Marché du Film in an eight-figure deal.^[9] Nicholas Braun,^[10] Samantha Morton,^[11] Joel Edgerton,^[12] and Vincent Lindon joined the cast the following month.^[13] In January 2025, Tobias Menzies was added to the cast, replacing Edgerton in his role, who had to part ways with the film due to scheduling conflicts.^[14] In March, Julie Delpy was cast.^[15]

Production occurred in Budapest, Hungary^[16] from January 2025 to May. Connor Swindells, Daniel Webber, Wayne Blair, Daniel Wyllie, Lindsay Duncan, Allan Corduner, Sofia Tjelta Sydness, Erin Ainsworth, Myles Kamwendo, Sanna Sundqvist, Elle Piper, Tea Stjärne, and Benjamin Ingrosso joined the cast by January 28.^[17]