Downhill (2020 film)

Downhill is an upcoming 2020 American black comedy film directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. The film is inspired by the motion picture Force Majeure by Ruben Östlund.

Downhill will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020 and is scheduled to be released on February 14, 2020, by Searchlight Pictures. This will be the first film released under the name Searchlight Pictures after Walt Disney Studios changed the company's name in January 2020.

Premise
After being scarred by an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other.

Cast

 * Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Billie
 * Will Ferrell as Pete
 * Miranda Otto as Charlotte
 * Zoë Chao
 * Zach Woods
 * Kristofer Hivju
 * Alex Macqueen
 * Julian Grey
 * Ammon Jacob Ford as Emerson

Production
It was announced in November 2018 that an English language remake of the Swedish film Force Majeure was to be directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell were cast to star. Miranda Otto, Zoë Chao and Zach Woods joined the cast in December.

Filming began in January 2019 in Austria.

Release
Downhill will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020. The film is scheduled to be released on February 14, 2020, replacing The King's Man's original release date.