Alicia Vikander is taking a cue from the many women in Hollywood who have already done so and set up her own production company.
Oscar-winner Vikander and her London-based agent, Charles Collier of Tavistock Wood, have set up Vikarious Productions.
The company’s first film will be “Euphoria,” which will start shooting in the German Alps in early August. Vikander has also hired a woman from her homeland of Sweden to direct. “Euphoria” will mark the English-language directorial debut of award-winning Swedish writer-director Lisa Langseth, who previously collaborated with Vikander on two Swedish films, “Pure” and “Hotell.”
Vikander said of Langseth, “I have worked with her [previously] and I jumped at the chance to do so again. It’s a uniquely European approach, enabling me to work with a great Swedish team alongside my colleagues in London.”
Langseth added, “This story and these characters have been a part of me for a long time now and it is wonderful to see it all come to life.”
Vikander described the film as “a profound story about the journey of two estranged sisters, full of suffering but also full of joy, and squaring up to very important subject matter. It also has compelling female voices and is packed to the rafters with female talent both sides of the camera. All these ingredients made this film the obvious choice for our first film at Vikarious. Charles and I will be developing more films in this space over the next 24 months.”
Hopefully Vikarious will become a staple production house for female filmmakers and female-centric films.
