Sandra Hüller To Star As Wolfgang Herrndorf In Schrader Film — SkimNews
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- Sandra Hüller is set to star as Wolfgang Herrndorf in Maria Schrader's feature adaptation Arbeit und Struktur, bringing together two of Germany's most celebrated female cinema professionals.
- Maria Schrader is co-writing the screenplay with Jan Schomburg, adapting Herrndorf's memoir that he began after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour in 2010 and which was published posthumously in 2013.
- Wolfgang Herrndorf's Work and Structure is regarded as one of the defining works of contemporary German literature, described by Schrader as 'a solitary and intimate record of what it means to be alive.'
- Production is being handled by Komplizen Film, Studiocanal, Haut et Court and ZDF, with Studiocanal controlling world sales and releasing in Germany, France and Italy in 2028.
- Filming is scheduled to begin in early 2027, backed by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Film- and Media Foundation NRW, the German Federal Film Board FFA, and Creative Europe MEDIA Slate Development.
Why it matters: The project pairs Sandra Hüller — fresh off her Oscar-nominated turn in *Anatomy of a Fall* — with one of German cinema's most decorated directors, giving Studiocanal a prestige literary adaptation to anchor its 2028 release slate across three major European territories.
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