14 June 2025
According to World of Reel, there was an ultra-private tight-lipped screening of The Drama on the East Coast on 11 June 2025. This is what Jordan has heard according to multiple sources that were in attendance:
“People are calling this a huge leap for Kristoffer Borgli, easily his boldest and most provocative work yet. There’s a pivotal moment in the film that transforms the story, which had the entire room shifting in their seats. It crosses a line most movies wouldn’t dare.
I was asked not to spoil specifics, and I get why. Part of the impact is not knowing what’s coming. But trust me: “The Drama” is going to light up festival chatting, and thinkpieces for months. It’s being described to me as a “very uncomfortable” watch, but with a major dose of sardonic humor.
What can be confirmed: “The Drama” centers on a couple, played by Pattinson and Zendaya, whose relationship takes an … unexpected turn right before their wedding day. Aided by Borgli’s “nasty” and “brilliant” screenplay is Pattinson who is said to deliver career-best work here. He pushes his acting skills to the edge as he portrays an ordinary British man caught up in an extraordinary situation.
While a release date has yet to be announced, I wouldn’t be surprised if the film gets positioned for a fall festival debut, with Venice, Telluride, and TIFF among the likely contenders.
For Borgli, a filmmaker filled with potential, and whose sophomore effort, 2022’s “Sick of Myself,” premiered at Cannes, “The Drama” marks his most high-profile film yet, with two of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood leading the cast. Keep a close eye on this one.”
