HtU film starts production in 2021

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Siggdalos
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HtU film starts production (for real this time)

Post by Siggdalos » Wed Jul 20, 2022 3:32 pm

After a one-year delay due to the pandemic, HtU is going to start filming on August 15 in the western Swedish town of Åmål. Most of the movie is going to be shot in Oslo, but Åmål will serve as the setting for the summer cottage scenes.

Announcement on JAL's site: https://johnajvidelindqvist.com/article.php?id=168
Paywalled article in a local paper: https://www.provinstidningen.se/2022/07 ... sts-roman/
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Re: HtU film starts production in 2021

Post by Jameron » Wed Jul 20, 2022 5:28 pm

This is good news.
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Re: HtU film starts production in 2021

Post by danielmann861 » Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:01 pm

Finally happening <knock wood...it's August 15th yet.>

After all these years, it looks to be a go. God, I remember when I first started posting here way back when and it was being talked about under the then Direction of Kristian Petri...long time ago that was.

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