A movie based on the book, A Typical Day on the Job, is being made in Norway sometime this year. The film will about journalist Håvard Melnæs’ days at the Norwegian tabloid, Se og Her.
- Folk Flest Film
Some scenes will include an actress portraying Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
“I’ve always been fascinated by Mette-Marit and how she has handled the role she was thrown into. It will be very exciting to play her on film,” says Kristin Eidsa, who has no professional acting experience.
“I asked to try filming, and got the offer a week later. Mette-Marit has a major personality in real life and a central figure in the film, but the role is really quite small,” adds Eidsa, who works in IT.
“We saw fast that she resembled on Mette-Marit,” says the film’s director. “She was the one who most resembled. At the same time, she did a very good job during the audition process, so we made a choice for her soon.”
The movie will also have scenes of Mette-Marit’s father, Sven O. Hoiby, who will be played by veteran actor Ingar Helge Gimle.
The book, Typical Day on the Job, created controversy when it came out in 2007, because it exposed the journalistic methods of Se og Her. The name of the tabloid in the movie version of the book will be changed.
Production will begin later this year, into 2010.
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