After working under Quentin Tarantino and Michel Gondry back to back, Christoph Waltz has caught the directing bug and will helm a script of his own called “Auf Und Davon” (“Up And Down”).
Waltz is also expected to take a lead role in the pic which will follow a ruthless romance game show hostess who falls for a contestant. The film is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Meike Winnemuth and Peter Praschl and will be produced under the Fox International Productions banner in Germany.
“While Christoph’s rise to international stardom will continue, we are very proud to collaborate with him on his very own project, set in his home country, for him to debut as feature film director,” Fox International representatives explain. “This love story reflects Christoph’s formidable sense of humour. I am very proud to work with him as we begin to get off the ground in local production in Germany.”
Waltz has previously written and directed for German television with the 2000 effort “Wenn man sich traut” (“If You Dare”). He is next set to appear in Francis Lawrence’s “Water For Elephants” alongside Robert Pattinson and Reece Witherspoon.
