Swedish Queen of Crime Camilla Lackberg Turns to Kenyan Noir, Costume, Horror Pics with ‘Gladiator 2’s’ Alexander Karim, Baker Karim (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnnika Pham Once upon a time, there was the Swedish queen of crime Camilla Läckberg, steadily delivering international best-selling adult/children’s books, cook books and song lyrics.
Some of her books have turned into series –“The Fjällbacka Murders” – or soon will be – “The Golden Age,’ optioned by Legendary Entertainment.
One day she met Swedish star actor Alexander Karim (“Gladiator 2,” “The Lawyer”) while shooting the Swedish show “Stars in the Castle” (“Stjärnorna på slotet”). “We started talking TV, movies, creative ideas and immediately hit it off!” Läckberg tells Variety, in a zoom interview ahead of Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market.
There, her executive produced thriller “The Dog,” starring Alexander Karim and helmed by his brother Baker Karim (“Malcolm”), is having its market world premiere.
Read more on variety.com