Sci-fi thriller starring Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close to be shot in Romania

What Happened to Monday?, a new sci-fi thriller directed by Norwegian Tommy Wirkola and starring Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close, will be shot in Romania. Filming will start this July, and scenes will be shot in Castel studios, in Bucharest and several locations across the country, according to Bogdan Moncea, marketing director Castel Film, cited by local Mediafax. Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close will be in Romania at the same time. In What Happened to Monday? Rapace plays the multiple roles of septuplet sisters who live in a world where families are allowed to have only one child, so the sisters have to remain hidden. The sisters are named after the days of the week. All goes well until one day when Monday doesn’t return home. Swedish actress Noomi Rapace achieved international fame due to her character Lisbeth Salander in the Millenium trilogy . She is also known for playing Madame Simza Heron in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Dr. Elizabeth Shaw in Prometheus. American actress Glenn Close won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for her role in Damages series. Throughout her career, the actress won to other Golden Globes and received six Academy Awards nominations. Top 20 foreign films shot in Romania. Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com