Sebastian Koch, Toni Servillo Set for Oscar Winner Gabriele Salvatores’ Chess-World Noir ‘The Lüneburg Variation’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Sebastian Koch, star of Oscar-winning German film “The Lives of Others,” and Toni Servillo, protagonist of Italy’s Oscar winner “The Great Beauty,” are set…
Variety reports: Sebastian Koch, star of Oscar-winning German film “The Lives of Others,” and Toni Servillo, protagonist of Italy’s Oscar winner “The Great Beauty,” are set to topline “The Lüneburg Variation,” a noir based in the world of chess, directed by Gabriele Salvatores.
Salvatores – himself also winner of an Oscar for “Mediterraneo” – has started shooting.
This entertainment story centres on Germany. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Sebastian Koch, Toni Servillo Set for Oscar and Winner Gabriele Salvatores’ Chess-World.
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