Another new project announcement, this time according to Variety: Noomi Rapace is set to star in female-led action thriller “Traction,” which WestEnd Films is bringing to the EFM. Directed by Lorraine Darrow (“Pas Sages”), production is set to begin in August. The high-stake thriller follows Kate (Rapace), a former U.S. soldier leading a humanitarian mission through war-torn Chechnya with her Chechen ally Magomed. But their mission turns deadly as they unwittingly harbor a young rebel, who’s transporting a mysterious package. Darrow said Rapace “brings so much to Kate’s character: strength, vulnerability and subtlety. I’m so impatient to work with her.” WestEnd Films’ Maya Amsellem said: “Following the success of our previous collaboration on ‘Close,’ and with our shared commitment to telling powerful female stories, WestEnd is thrilled to be working again with Lorraine and Noomi on this exciting, action-packed film” Davidson at Elizabeth Bay Prods. said, “I am delighted that the first film from our collaboration with WestEnd and FilmHedge is Traction. We all fell in love with Lorraine’s work and having Noomi playing Kate will do the story justice.” FilmHedge’s Gosier said: “We are excited to have Traction as the first film from our pact with Elizabeth Bay, and we are looking forward to backing the rest of Dennis’ slate.”
Deadline recently reported on talent agent Bonnie Bernstein moving from agency CAA to Gersh, and a couple of her famous clients moving with her, among them Noomi Rapace. This wouldn’t be front page news for the site, but the Deadline article features the following paragraph on Bernstein’s clients: Most recently seen on Apple TV+’s Constellation, Noomi Rapace is about to start shooting on two independent films back to back, “The Technique” and “The End of Us”. This comes as a surprise since neither “The Technique” nor “The End of Us” are known titles that have been previously announced or discussed. The article does not give any further information – and there is nothing online about either project. So, either there will be two additional surprise projects for this year, or someone falsley copied two projects from another talent into Rapace’s mention. We will see. In other film news, according to Film News Europe, Teona Strugar Mitevska is currently in postproduction with her seventh feature film “Mother”. The film, focusing on a pivotal moment in the life of Mother Teresa, is set in 1948 Calcutta. The narrative unfolds over seven days as Mother Teresa prepares to leave St. Mary’s convent to establish her own religious order. She appoints Sister Agnieszka as her successor, who soon confides that she is pregnant and seeks an abortion, placing Mother Teresa in a profound moral dilemma. Besides Rapace in the titular role, Sylvia Hoeks is Sister Agnieszka, and Nikola Ristanovski plays Father Friedrich, Mother Teresa’s confidant.
Here comes a fantastic addition to the archives – one I did not think we’d ever see. In 2001, Noomi co-starred in a three-part miniseries called “Pusselbitar”, which marked her second on-screen appearance after the soap opera “Tre Kronor” in the late 1990s. “Pusselbitar” (meaning “puzzle pieces”) is an ensemble drama about the Swedish Hallberg family and their changing love lives. Their son, Joel, meets the girl of his dreams – a 21-year old Noomi Norén, still going by her birth name. But as so often, life has other plans for Joel. Noomi appeared in all three episodes of the series, although her scenes are rather brief. If you want to learn more about the series, have a look at the career pages with an episode guide. Screencaptures can be found in the photo gallery. Enjoy your weekend.
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Pusselbitar – Screencaptures – Episode 1
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Pusselbitar – Screencaptures – Episode 2
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Pusselbitar – Screencaptures – Episode 3
Lots of additional production stills from Noomi’s performances on film, television and theatre have been added to the photo gallery. Among the highlights is a wonderful new still from one of her earliest theatre performances in “Kameliendamen” at the Oriontheatern opposite Ola Rapace in 2000. New stills, on-set pictures from “Stockholm”, “Close”, “Django” and “Assassin Club” have been added as well. A full list can be found below. Enjoy.
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Assassin Club – Production Stills
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Assassin Club – On-Set Pictures
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Django – Production Stills
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Django – On-Set Pictures
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Black Crab – Production Stills
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – The Trip – Production Stills
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Close – Production Stills
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Close – On-Set Pictures
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Angel of Mine – Production Stills
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Stockholm – Production Stills
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Stockholm – Promotional Stills
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – What Happened to Monday – On-Set Pictures
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Beyond – On-Set Pictures
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Kameliendamen – Production Stills
Happy New Year everybody. In 2025, we can look forward to two feature films that have been wrapped already – Agnieszka Smoczyńska’ “Hot Spot” and Teona Strugar Mitevska’s “Mother” – fingers crossed that the latter, and Noomi’s performance of Mother Theresa, will bring her career some well-deserved attention. In the meantime, some changes have been made to the site’s layout and subpages, and a couple of additional editorial pictures have been posted to the photo gallery, as listed below.
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 2017 – Session 15
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 2014 – Session 09
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 2013 – Session 04
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 2012 – Session 12
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 2010 – Session 13
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 2009 – Session 25
On Friday, Noomi Rapace was invited to the 2024 Les Arcs Film Festival in France. After attending a photocall, she joined actress and director Ariane Labed in a discussion on their careers and the place of women in cinema, in partnership with Le Lab Femmes de Cinéma. Hopefully there’ll be more pictures or a video of the conversation panel later. For now, enjoy some wonderful pictures from the photocall.
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2024 – Les Arcs Film Festival – Photocall
On Saturday, Noomi Rapace took the stage in Lucerne to present the Eurimages International Co-Production Award to Labina Mitevska at the 37th European Film Awards. Mitevska is one of the founders of the family-run production company Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production based in Skopje, North Macedonia, with her sister Teona and brother Vuk. Their most recent joint is “Mother”, directed by sister Teona and starring Noomi Rapace. Labina herself is a highly acclaimed actress from the Balkan region, starting her career in Milčo Mančevski’s “Before the Rain” (1994), awarded with the Golden Lion in Venice and nominated for an Academy Award. Pictures and screencaptures from the ceremony have been added to the photo gallery.
Video Archive – Award Shows – 37th European Film Awards (2024)
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2024 – 37th European Film Awards
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2024 – 37th European Film Awards – Screencaptures
Noomi Rapace has been a frequent visitor to The Fashion Awards in 2019 and 2021. Yesterday, she was a guest again on the red carpet, sporting a new haircut. Pictures from the event have been added to the photo gallery.
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2024 – The 2024 Fashion Awards
We’ve been reporting on “Hearts of Stone” for a while now. The short film, shot in 2021, made the festival rounds earlier this year and is qualified for Oscar consideration by winning Best International at the L.A. Shorts International Film Festival and the Grand Prize for Best Live Action Short at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. The film’s director Tom Van Avermaet has now released a first trailer for the film. Screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The official synopsis is below.
In a sculpture park in the heart of a bustling metropolis, Paula, a lonely street artist, entertains people as a living statue. She longs with an impossible love for Agatha, a stone sculpture next to her regular spot. When a festival for living statues arrives in the park, Paula is dismayed to find that Agatha has been replaced by a new, modern sculpture. After a frantic search, she finds Agatha in a group of discarded statues, ready to be taken away. Almost as a farewell, she kisses the object of her affection. Later, at the festival’s closing party, Paula meets Agatha in the flesh.
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – Hearts of Stone – Screencaptures – Trailer
Focus Features has picked up the sci-fi thriller Hot Spot from director Agnieszka Smoczyńska. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film, which stars Noomi Rapace, Andrzej Konopka and Reika Kirishima, wrapped production last week in Greece. Focus is reuniting with Smoczyńska after releasing her first English-language feature Silent Twins, which starred Black Panther breakout Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance. “Agnieszka is a singular visionary whose work — be it about vampire mermaids, silent twins or a tech-ruled society — is both visually astounding and thematically prophetic, and we can’t wait to share her latest with the world,” Kiska Higgs, president of production and acquisitions at Focus, said in a statement. The U.S. studio picked up all territories worldwide, except for Poland, Greece and France, for Hot Spot, which is based on script by Robert Bolesto. The indie is set in a near future society ruled by sentient artificial intelligence and has a private eye investigate a murder case only to discover a rebel group capable of undermining the digital overlord. “I’m honored to work with Focus Features. Their remarkable achievements in film are matched only by their unwavering respect and support for directors. With Hot Spot, my goal is to create an immersive cinematic experience that captures the essence of today’s world, where advanced technology feels like magic, and love is intricately tied to fear,” Smoczyńska added in her own statement.