Ruben Östlund on Sexuality as Currency in ‘Triangle of Sadness’ and His Next Project About Air Rage

variety.com:

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAfter winning the Palme d’Or with “The Square,” Ruben Östlund has shocked Cannes audiences again with “Triangle of Sadness,” an equally provocative social satire starring Woody Harrelson as a rabid Marxist who is the captain of a cruise for the super-rich. “Triangle of Sadness” is so far the most buzzed-about movie in competition and a domestic deal believed to be in the $8 million arena is currently being negotiated.

Östlund spoke to Variety about his original way of developing scripts and casting, and the sociological aspects of both “Triangle of Sadness” and his next project “The Entertainment System Is Down,” which he said will star Harrelson as the “captain of an airplane.”It’s now 2 hours and 22 minutes.

It’s actually as long as “The Square” is. Yes, 100%. Of course it’s painful but you come to a certain point when you realize that the film is for the big picture, there are some right decisions to do and then it’s not so painful anymore.

Before you get to that point, it’s painful to even touch a frame to take away one second. I would say that the editing process of that film has been harder than ever before because the theme is very complex.