First Look at Emma Watson and Michael Nyqvist in 'Colonia'

If you were one who contributed to the $14M opening of the awesome John Wick, then you saw Michael Nyqvist give a hilarious performance as the Russian mob boss standing against Keanu Reeves. He was hardly intimidating in that film, nor was he in the Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but there seems to be a bit more menace to his next role.  Production is now underway on the period drama, Colonia, which stars Emma Watson and Nyqvist, and the first image shows her in his grip.

Directed by Florian Gallenberger and co-starring Daniel Bruhl, it "tells the story of Lena and Daniel, a young couple, who become entangled in the Chilean military coup of 1973. Daniel is abducted by Pinochet’s secret police and Lena tracks him to a sealed off area in the South of the country, called Colonia Dignidad.  The Colonia presents itself as a charitable mission run by lay preacher Paul Schäfer but, in fact, is a place nobody ever escaped from. Lena decides to join the cult in order to find Daniel.

Colonia is set to open in October 2015. 

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Emma Watson and Daniel Bruhl go to 'Colonia'; Terrence Howard Joins 'Man Down'

 You hear that a film about Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is in the works and the natural assumption is that Pablo Larrain is behind it, but that's not the case with the upcoming drama, Colonia. Instead it will be German filmmaker Florian Gallenberger (John Rabe) directing Emma Watson and Daniel Bruhl in the film which is based on the true story of a young couple embroiled in the Chilean military coup of 1973. Bruhl, who worked with Gallenberger on two films prior to this, will play a man abducted by Pinochet's secret police, while Watson is the woman who puts herself in danger to find him. [Deadline]

Terrence Howard is reteaming with Fighting director Dito Montiel for Man Down, which already has Gary Oldman, Shia LaBeouf, and Kate Mara set to star. Penned by Adam Simon, the film centers on "a haunted Afghanistan war veteran who attempts to come to terms with his past while searching for his family in a post-apocalyptic America." Filming begins next month.  [TheWrap]

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