Sandra Hüller to Play Wolfgang Herrndorf — SkimNews
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- Sandra Hüller cast to portray Wolfgang Herrndorf in Maria Schrader's 'Work and Structure,' an adaptation of Herrndorf's posthumously published 2013 diary chronicling his life after a 2010 terminal brain tumor diagnosis
- Komplizen Film producing with co-producers Studiocanal, ZDF, and France's Haut et Court; production starts early 2027, with Studiocanal handling worldwide sales and a 2028 theatrical release in Germany, France, and Italy
- Maria Schrader directing from a screenplay she is co-writing with Jan Schomburg, calling the project 'one of the most exciting tasks I can imagine'; her credits include 'She Said,' 'I'm Your Man,' 'Unorthodox,' and 'Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe'
- Hüller simultaneously positioned for two Oscar races this season — 'Project Hail Mary' and Pawlikowski's 'Fatherland' — which could place her in both lead and supporting actress categories alongside her first Oscar nomination for 'Anatomy of a Fall'
- "Work and Structure" described as 'one of the defining works of contemporary German literature,' having grown from an online journal Herrndorf began after his diagnosis into a posthumous literary phenomenon
Why it matters: Hüller — already an Oscar nominee for 'Anatomy of a Fall' — takes on a literary, mortality-driven role exactly as her awards-season reach extends to two major contenders. For Studiocanal, the film builds on a prior Herrndorf-estate collaboration after the company's earlier German release of his bestselling novel 'Tschick.'
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