Polar (film)

Polar
Directed by	Jonas Åkerlund
Produced by	Robert Kulzer; Mike Richardson; Keith Goldberg; Jeremy Bolt; Hartley Gorenstein;
Screenplay by	Jayson Rothwell
Based on	Polar: Came From the Cold; by Víctor Santos
Starring	Mads Mikkelsen; Vanessa Hudgens; Katheryn Winnick; Matt Lucas;
Music by	Deadmau5
Cinematography	Par M. Ekberg
Production; company	Constantin Film; Dark Horse Entertainment;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	2019
Country	United States; Germany
Language	English

Polar is an upcoming film adaptation of the action noir comics series of the same name. It is directed by Jonas Åkerlund and based on a spec script written by Jayson Rothwell. The film stars Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick and Matt Lucas. It is set to premiere on Netflix in 2019.^[1]

Cast

The film was first announced in October 2014 as a live action adaptation of Dark Horse Comics' Polar, developed by Dark Horse Entertainment and Constantin Film. A spec script for the film by Jayson Rothwell was purchased.^[2] In October 2017, Mads Mikkelsen signed on to star in the film.^[3] In February 2018, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick and Matt Lucas joined the cast with Netflix onboard to distribute the film.^[4]

Filming began on February 23, 2018, in Toronto, Canada.^[5] It was also filmed in Orono, Ontario.^[6]

In September 2018, musician Joel Zimmerman (known as "deadmau5") announced that he was in the process of producing the film's original score.^[7]

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