Niclas Larsson assembled a star-studded cast for his feature debut that most first-time filmmakers would envy.
The Big Picture Most directors won't have the privilege of casting A-list actors for their debut film. For his first turn behind the camera for a feature, however, Niclas Larsson reeled in some heavy firepower. His film Mother, Couch features prolific Emmy winner Ewan McGregor, Academy Award winners Ellen Burstyn and F. Murray Abraham, BAFTA winner Rhys Ifans, and recent Bones & All star Taylor Russell, a team that most first-time feature filmmakers would kill for.
Although landing so many top actors on such an unusual project evokes jokes of blackmail, Larsson assures it came down to a bit of letter-writing and a genuine script that fully embraces absurdity similar to something like Beau Is Afraid. Moreover, it helps that he's not a completely inexperienced director either. Larsson has multiple commercials and shorts to his name, including the Alicia Vikander and Anna Wintour-led The Magic Diner films.
"Yeah, I hired a bunch of paparazzi, nude shots of Ellen through the window, and yeah, yeah, yeah, and I just said, 'Look, do you want this or…?' I'm a letter writer. I wrote letters to them. No, it's a dream cast, man. I'm so lucky. I mean, these are the best actors in the world. I think when you write something genuinely from the heart, actors have an ability, an incredible ability, to sense truth in the script.
What Is 'Mother, Couch' About? Larsson adapted his feature debut from Jerker Virdborg’s book Mamma I Sofa, telling the story of estranged siblings drawn together after their mother refuses to get off a couch at a furniture store. David wants nothing more than to leave and tend to his concerns outside the store, turning to his brother and sister as he becomes increasingly concerned about their mother.
Mother, Couch is currently looking for a distributor for release in theaters. In the meantime stay tuned here at Collider for more coverage from TIFF 2023. Watch the full interview with Larsson below.
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