Nov 14, 2026 11:24am IST
Margot Robbie to Star in Kristoffer Borgli’s Next Film ‘The Week of Pain’ for A24
Margot Robbie has lined up her next feature film. The actor will star in "The Week of Pain", the upcoming project from Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli, who most recently directed "The Drama". A24 will finance and produce the film, with Borgli writing and directing.
The project brings together A24 and Square Peg, the production company founded by Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen, with whom Borgli has collaborated on his recent films. Square Peg will produce alongside Robbie's LuckyChap Entertainment and Dilemma Films. Knudsen and Aster are attached as producers, alongside the respective production teams.
Plot details for "The Week of Pain" are being kept under wraps. Robbie is expected to begin work on the film in 2027, although an exact production schedule and release date have not been announced.
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The film marks Borgli's next project after "The Drama", the dark romantic comedy starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. Released by A24 in April 2026, the film follows an engaged couple whose wedding plans unravel after a revelation about the bride's past comes to light. It became one of the studio's biggest global box office successes, earning approximately $135 million worldwide against a reported $28 million budget.
Borgli previously collaborated with A24 and Square Peg on "Dream Scenario", the 2023 surreal comedy starring Nicolas Cage as a professor who begins appearing in strangers' dreams, with the phenomenon eventually upending his life. The filmmaker first drew wider international attention with "Sick of Myself" (2022), a dark comedy that examined obsession, vanity and the pursuit of attention. His films have often explored uncomfortable social behaviour through unsettling, absurdist situations, although the subject and tone of "The Week of Pain" remain unknown.
For Robbie, the project adds another feature to an increasingly busy slate. The actor most recently starred as Cathy in Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights", opposite Jacob Elordi. She is also attached to the "Ocean's Eleven" prequel, in which she will star alongside Bradley Cooper, who is directing the film.
Robbie's LuckyChap Entertainment has also become an increasingly prominent force in film production. The company, which she co-founded with Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara, has backed projects including "I, Tonya", "Promising Young Woman", "Saltburn" and "Barbie". The latter, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Robbie, became a global box office phenomenon in 2023.
With "The Week of Pain", Robbie will collaborate with Borgli for the first time as an actor, while the filmmaker continues his association with A24 and Square Peg. Further casting, story details and the film's release plans are yet to be announced.
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