WRITTEN BY: Annika Pham
The Scandinavian major is due to develop at least four films and/or series with Denmark’s star actor and producer, including an action franchise with international potential.
The Scandinavian major is due to develop at least four films and/or series with Denmark’s star actor and producer, including an action franchise with international potential.
Salim has an impressive acting credit list including the Danish film Darkland, series Borgen, Warrior, Deliver Us, Germany’s biggest tv franchise Tatort, and international hits Game of Thrones
and Exodus: Gods and Kings.
Most recently he appeared in the Netflix original Danish film Loving Adults; he will next be on the silver screens in Darkland II and in Guy Ritchie’s The Interpreter.
Salim said about his deal with Scanbox Entertainment:
“When Kim William Beich [Scanbox COO] suggested a collaboration, he put to words exactly what I was searching for. It is a natural next step for me to choose ideas and make my mark on the stories I want to be part of, and Scanbox is the perfect partner. We had a great partnership when releasing Darkland, and it is a company with big ambitions and muscles that matches some of the strongest forces of Nordic cinema and filmed entertainment. Scanbox has a structure where we all have access to each other and can join forces in working towards a common goal in the pursuit of creating entertainment with a strong commercial identity.”
Beich says the new collaboration with Salim is an important part of the group’s strategy towards “securing the best partners and becoming a significant supplier of films and series to the local and international markets.”
Scanbox recently appointed senior Nordic executive Lone Korslund as Creative Director to ramp up the pan-Nordic distribution group’s film and TV drama production activities. See our separate story CLICK HERE.
Copenhagen-based Scanbox Entertainment has branches in Stockholm, Oslo and Helsinki.