Adam Sandler’s ‘Spaceman,’ Lena Dunham-Starrer ‘Treasure’ To World Premiere at Berlin Film Festival

Johan Renck’s Netflix sci-fi drama “Spaceman,” starring Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan and Paul Dano, and German filmmaker Julia von Heinz’s “Treasure” – formerly titled “Iron Box” – with Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry, are among high-profile titles set to launch from the upcoming Berlin Film Festival.

The 74th Berlinale – which will unveil its competition lineup on Jan. 22 – has announced its star-studded Berlinale Special titles which also comprise German director Tilman Singer’s horror movie “Cuckoo,” toplining Euphoria star Hunter Shafer, John Malkovich, and Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”) from Neon.

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Also set for Berlinale Special screenings are directing duo David and Nathan Zellner’s latest film “Sasquatch Sunset” starring Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg, which will world premiere at Sundance, and Atom Egoyan’s “Seven Veils” starring Amanda Seyfried which premiered in Toronto sans talent in tow.

“It is with special pleasure and pride that we welcome back directors who have presented their work at the festival in the past,” said artistic director Carlo Chatrian. “Berlinale Special will be home for new films by Julia von Heinz (‘Treasure’) and Tilman Singer (‘Cuckoo’), both with projects involving American stars, for the irreverent comedy by the Zellner brothers (‘Sasquatch Sunset’) and the dark universe of the first series by the D’Innocenzo brothers (‘Dostoevsky’), and for the latest from masters Atom Egoyan (‘Seven Veils’) and Tsai Ming-liang (‘Abiding Nowhere’).”

The completed Berlinale Special roster will comprise of 20 titles and will be finalized in mid-January.

Chatrian said he was “happy to celebrate these films along with the great performances of Amanda Seyfried, Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry, Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg, Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens.” The artistic director said he looked forward to “welcoming back Carey Mulligan to Berlin, and, for the first time, Adam Sandler.”

The 74th Berlin Film Festival will run Feb. 15-25.

Here’s the list of seven productions invited so far for Berlinale Special:

“Cuckoo,” Tilman Singer

“Dostoevskij,” Damiano and Fabio D’Innocenzo

“Sasquatch Sunset,” David Nathan Zellner

“Seven Veils,” Atom Egoyan

“Spaceman,” Johan Renck

“Treasure,” Julia von Heinz

“Wu Suo Zhu,” Tsai Ming-liang

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