The Entertainment System Is Down is an upcoming black comedy film helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Ruben Östlund. It revolves around a group of passengers on board an international flight. Things take a turn when it becomes apparent that the entertainment system has stopped working. The Swedish filmmaker reportedly collected a wide variety of anecdotes to develop the script.
Here’s all The Entertainment System Is Down release date information we know so far, and all the details on when it is coming out.
Is there The Entertainment System Is Down release date?
The Entertainment System Is Down’s release date could arrive by 2025 at the earliest.
In a May 2022 interview with Variety, Östlund described his upcoming film as “a study of how human beings interact in this little laboratory that is a plane.”
“It will look at how modern human beings are wrecked under these circumstances,” he continued. Östlund also said he would start writing the script after the Cannes Film Festival that year.
In December 2023, the director said he wanted to start production of the film in early 2025. At the time, he revealed that the script was ready and was being translated into English. Most of his features had their world premieres at Cannes before releasing in theaters.
Assuming The Entertainment System Is Down will follow this pattern, we can speculate that the film will premiere at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in 2025 before releasing in theaters across the world in stages.
Woody Harrelson, who recently worked with Östlund in Triangle of Sadness (2022), is part of what has been described as an “ensemble cast” comprising “international stars.” According to an April 2024 Variety report, Keanu Reeves was in negotiation to appear in the film, but it hasn’t been confirmed. No information is yet available on what role Harrelson is playing.
Where is The Entertainment System Is Down coming out?
The Entertainment System Is Down is anticipated to come out in theaters in 2025 at the earliest.
This is because Östlund prefers the movie theaters as the medium for his feature films over other options. ComingSoon will provide an update when there is an announcement about the exact release date of the film.
The official synopsis for the movie reads:
“When the entertainment system suddenly stops working onboard a long-haul flight, the passengers are stuck with no screens to look at and are forced to endure 15 hours of life without digital distraction. Chaos ensues.”
