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Casper Kjær Jensen has been formed arsenic Hans Christian Andersen successful Nikolaj Arcel’s upcoming characteristic My Fairytale Life.
The announcement was made this day during a presser astatine Cannes held by Zentropa.
My Fairytale Life is described arsenic an “epic characteristic film” astir nan Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. Arcel has reteamed pinch co-writer Anders Thomas Jensen (The Last Viking), pinch whom he besides wrote The Promised Land, connected nan project.
Casper Kjær Jensen graduated from nan Danish National School of Performing Arts successful 2024. He antecedently featured successful Ole Bornedal’s Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever and nan HBO bid Kamikaze. He besides has respective shape credits, including Jeppe On The Hill astatine nan Royal Danish Theatre and Romeo and Juliet astatine Betty Nansen Teatret successful Frederiksberg. Later this year, he will prima successful a accumulation of Shakespeare’s King Lear. My Fairytale Life will beryllium Jensen’s characteristic movie credit.
The film’s charismatic synopsis reads: “Hans Christian Andersen, a socially awkward outsider, moves to Copenhagen pinch an intolerable dream of conquering nan city’s vibrant taste life and becoming a celebrated artist. In a colourful world of actors, playwrights and benefactors, Hans Christian fights to summation recognition, acceptance, and love.”
“It is unthinkable to onshore specified a awesome role,” Jensen said successful a statement. “There is thing successful nan communicative astir nan young Hans Christian Andersen that resonates pinch maine – and I judge will besides speak to a procreation of young people, who, for illustration him, acquisition loneliness and yearns for a consciousness of belonging. I americium very excited to return connected this domiciled and to statesman moving pinch Nikolaj.”
My Fairytale Life will beryllium produced by Louise Vesth and Tine Mikkelsen for Zentropa Entertainments4 successful co-production pinch Zentropa Berlin GmbH, pinch support from The Danish Film Institute Market Scheme and FilmFyn successful co-operation pinch TV2, Nordisk Film Distribution and Plaion Pictures. Co-funded by nan European Union. Domestic distribution by Nordisk Film Distribution. TrustNordisk handles world sales. Principal photography is expected to statesman successful precocious 2026.
