StudioCanal boards Tomas Alfredson’s The Jonsson Gang

StudioCanal will start pitching the Swedish film to world buyers this week at Toronto’s International Film Festival and Industry Days.

Ron Halpern, EVP Global Production said: “All of us at StudioCanal are thrilled to be able to work with Tomas Alfredson again. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is one of the films we are most proud of, and we look forward to sharing Tomas' craftsmanship again with the world: this time with a lot of humour and fun.”

The Jonsson Gang (Se Upp för Jönssonligan) is a reboot of Sweden’s all-time favourite comedy franchise Jönssonligan. Following a failed heist, Charles-Ingvar ‘Sickan’ Jonsson ends up in prison. Once released, his gang have become law-abiding citizens and Sickan has to continue on his own. Crime broker Anita tasks him with a simple burglary which turns out to be something a lot bigger than Sickan thought. Now he needs the help of his past accomplices to carry out the most difficult heist in the history of the gang.

In the title roles are Henrik Dorsin (Triangle of Sadness), Hedda Stiernstedt (The Restaurant), David Sundin (Taskmaster), Andres Johansson (Anders & Måns), Myanna Buring (Downton Abbey) and Pekka Strang (Tom of Finland).

Alfredson who hasn’t directed a film in the Swedish language since the 2008 vampire movie Let the Right One In said: “An international audience mostly knows my work with intimidating vampires and sullen spies, while most of my work has been comedic. It’s been a lot of fun to return to something laughable and we look forward to finding a worldwide audience with Studiocanal.”

The film is produced by FLX, in co-production with Another Park Film, Tone Film, Dorsin Enterprises, SF Studios and TV4, in association with C More, Chimney, StudioCanal with support from the Swedish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV fond and Norrköpings filmfond.

The domestic release is set for December 2020.