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The Lighthouse (2019) | Robert Eggers

â€œPattinson is one of the most talented actors working today. We are excited to work with him and Eggers, a singular filmmaker whose unique vision we support,â€ Robert Teixeira (New Regency)

Director: Robert Eggers

Writer: Robert & Max Eggers

Producer: Rodrigo Teixeira and LourenÃ§o Santâ€™ Anna (RT Features), Jay Van Hoy (Parts & Labor) and Youree Henley

Role: Ephraim Winslow

Costars: Willem Dafoe (Thomas Wake), Valeriia Karaman (Mermaid)

Production Co: New Regency

Sales Rep: A24

World Premiere: Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes 2019 – 19 May 2019

Awards: FIPRESCI Critics’ Award Cannes 2019 | Jury Prize Deauville Film Festival 2019 (Grand Special Prize)

UPCOMING RELEASES – 2020

* Dates via IMDbPro

January 2020

Mexico (CineCanibal) – 1 January 2020
Brazil – 2 January 2020
US DVD – 7 January 2020
Spain (UPS) – 10 January 2020
Russia (Universal Pictures Russia) – 16 January 2020
Perth (Perth Festival, Australia) – 19 January 2020
Rotterdam Film Festival (Netherlands) – 23, 26, 29 and 30 January 2020
Norway – 24 January 2020
Melbourne (Fantastic Film Festival – Lido Cinema) – Premiere 24 January 2020
Sydney (Westpac Open Air Cinema) – Premiere 25 January 2020
Sydney (Fantastic Film Festival – Ritz Cinema Randwick) – 26 January 2020 (tix selling fast)
Singapore (UIP) – 30 January 2020
Greece (UPG) – 30 January 2020
Denmark – 30 January 2020 *
Ireland (Universal IE) – 31 January 2020
UK (Universal Pictures) – 31 January 2020

February 2020

Australia (Universal Pictures) – 6 February 2020 – all cinemas + sessions
Portugal (Medeia Films) – 14 February 2020
Netherlands (Universal) – 27 February 2020

March 2020

Slovakia (DVD) – 17 March 2020
Czech (DVD) – 18 March 2020
Lithuania (Kino Pavasaris Film Festival) – 19 March 2020 (TBC)
Singapore DVD – 19 March 2020 (large range of foreign language audio & subtitles)
Korea (DVD) – 20 March 2020

April 2020

Germany (DVD) – 9 April 2020
Swiss | German (DVD) – 9 April
Taiwan (Bluray & DVD) – 9 April 2020
US (Amazon Prime) – 16 April 2020

May 2020

Australia (Bluray & DVD) – 6 May 2020
Spain (Bluray & DVD) – 8 May 2020

June 2020

UK (Bluray & DVD + HMV Exclusive Special Edition) – Limited to 1000 *UK DELIVERY ONLY) – 8 June 2020
Denmark (Bluray & DVD) – 9 June 2020

July 2020

Netherlands (Bluray & DVD) – 15 July 2020
Greece – 17 July 2020

September 2020

France (DVD | Bluray) – 2 September 2020
Hong Kong Intl Film Festival – 30 September 2020

October 2020

Hong Kong Intl Film Festival – 5 October 2020
FIPILI Horror Festival (Italy) – 11 October 2020

November 2020

Italy (Bluray) – 11 November 2020

2021

Robert Eggers for Virtual Q&A ~ 16 April 2021
Japan – 9 July 2021

Historical International Release Dates

October 2019

US – (Distributor: A24) – 18 October 2019 – select New York and Los Angeles theaters (it will expand across the country in the following weeks)
Indonesia – 18 October 2019 (via IMDbPro)
Canada (Distributor: VVSFilms ) – 25 October 2019
Brazil (Universal Pictures) – 31 October 2019

November 2019

Finland (Distributor: Finnkino) – 15 November 2019
Sweden – (UIP Sweden) 22 November 2019
Germany (Universal Pics Germany) – 28 November 2019
Poland (Universal Pictures) – 29 November 2019

December 2019

France (Distributor: Universal Pictures Intl) – 18 December 2019
US Digital – 20 December 2019

Historical Film Festivals & Special Screenings

Directorsâ€™ Fortnight | #quinzaine2019 #cannes2019 – 19 May 2019
Brussels (Director’s Fortnight Retrospective) – 3 July 2019

September 2019

Toronto International Film Festival (Canada) #SpecialPresentation (North American Premiere) – 7 September 2019
Strasbourg Film Festival (Opening Night) – 13 September 2019
Deauville Film Festival (France) (In Competition) – 13 September 2019
CinFest Miskolc (Hungary) – 14 September 2019
Filmkunstmesse (Leipzig, Germany) – 17 & 18 September 2019
FIN Atlantic International Film Festival (Canada) (Closing Night Film) – 19 September 2019
San Sebastian Film Festival (Spain) – 20, 21 and 28 September 2019
France (Distributor: Universal Pictures Intl) – special screenings at St Denis, Dunkirk & Villeurbanne – 22 September 2019; Tournus – 24 September 2019
Helsinki International Film Festival – 23 September 2019
Fantastic Film Festival (US) – 23 September 2019 (Secret Screening)
Zurich Film Festival (Switzerland) – 27 and 30 Sept, 5 October 2019
Vancouver Film Festival – Special Screening – 28 September 2019

October 2019

L’Absurde Seance (France) – 1 October 2019
Hamburg Film Festival (Germany) – 4 & 5 Oct 2019 (Nominated Art Cinema Award)
Mill Valley Film Festival (USA) – 5 October 2019 + Spotlight on Robert Pattinson
Sitges Film Festival (Spain) – 6 & 7 October 2019
London Film Festival – 5, 6 and 11 October 2019
Film Festival Gent (Belgium) – 9, 13 and 15 October 2019
Haifa International Film Festival (Israel) – 16 and 18 October 2019
Dracula Film Festival (Romania) – 19 October 2019
New Hampshire Film Festival (US) – 19 October 2019
Q&A at The Landmark Theatre (Los Angeles) – 19 & 20 October 2019
Riga International Film Festival (Latvia) – 20 October 2019
Morelia International Film Festival (FICM – Mexico) – 22, 25 & 26 October 2019
Cambridge Film Festival – 23 October 2019 (2 screenings)
Writers Guild of America West (Robert Eggers attending) – 25 October 2019
Kyviv Critics Week (Ukraine) – 28 October 2019
Sao Paolo International Film Festival (Brazil) – 29 October 2019
FilmFear (Manchester, UK) – 29 October 2019

NOVEMBER 2019

American Film Festival (Poland) – 6, 9 and 11 November 2019
Thessaloniki Film Festival (Greece) – 8 November 2019
Stockholm Intl Film Festival (Sweden) – 8, 9 and 11 Nov 2019
Camerimage Film Festival (Poland) – 13 November 2019
Ljubljana Intl Film Festival – 15, 17 & 19 November
Weekend19 (Denmark) – 16 November 2019
Tallin Black Nights Festival (Estonia) – 16 November 2019
Cork Film Festival (Ireland) – 16 November 2019
Heimspiel Film Festival (Germany) – 20 November 2019
Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival (Portugal) – 21 and 24 November 2019
Singapore International Film Festival – 24 November 2019
Cairo International Film Festival – 25 November 2019

DECEMBER 2019

Macau International Film Festival – 6 December 2019
The Contenders: 2019 (MoMA, New York) – 30 December 2019

JANUARY 2020

Perth (Perth Festival) – 13 to 19 January 2020
Melbourne (Fantastic Film Festival) – Premiere 24 January 2020
Sydney (Westpac Open Air Cinema) – Premiere 25 January 2020

Distributors

DISTRIBUTOR NEWS: .@FocusFeatures Acquires International Rights for #TheLighthouse | Universal Pictures Intl to Distribute
Universal Pictures (Spain)
Universal Pictures (Australia)
Transformer Inc (Japan)

Initial Reaction (Cannes)
RPAU Roundup: Media Reviews

Website: A24 | Japan
Twitter: @LighthouseMovie
Instagram: @lighthousemovie
Facebook: The LighthouseMovie
The Lighthouse Production Notes & Synopsis

World Premieres Cannes Directors’ Fortnight – 19 May 2019
Film Festival Premieres & Special Screenings: TIFF 2019, Mill Valley Film Festival, LA Press Junket + Print Interviews

Current Status

PreProduction: IMDbPro states 8 February 2018
RPAU What We Know So Far (Updated 23 March 2018)
From Awards Daily: Robert Pattinson said he was excited about his next project and â€œexcited to be in a horror movie by Robert Eggers.â€
Filming: 9 April 2018 to 28 May 2018
Post Production – 29 May 2018
CCPX2018 (6 Dec 2018): “Teasers expected to be released only at Comic Con next year”
Reshoots happening in Brooklyn, NY February 2019 (see post below)
Released: 19 May 2019 (Directors Fortnight Cannes)

Synopsis

From IMDbPro: The story of an aging lighthouse keeper named Old who lives in early 20th-century Maine.
From THR: The Lighthouse is set in the world of old sea-faring myths, taking place in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century and centering on an aging lighthouse keeper.