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• The untitled sequel to the Todd Solondz 1998 film, Happiness is in production. A dramatic comedy set in wartime, Solodz explores the intersecting love stories of a group of people struggling to find a place for themselves in the world.Variety: Solondz off to Werc Werk Works (August 28, 2008)

  Paris Hilton, Allison Janney, Charlotte Rampling, Ciaran Hinds and Paul Reubens have been cast.NewsDaily: Paris Hilton Joins Indie Filmmaker's Dark Comedy (November 12, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Screenwriter: Todd Solondz
  2. Studio: Werc Werk Works
  3. Executive producers: Elizabeth Redleaf and Ken Bailey
  4. Producers: Christine Kunewa Walker, Mike S. Ryan and Derrick Tseng
  5. Filming on location in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  6. Emma Thompson and Demi Moore were rumored to be attached to the filmVariety: Solondz off to Werc Werk Works (August 28, 2008)

• Happiness

  • Happiness starred Philip Seymour Hoffman as a phone sex pervert and Dylan Baker as a psychiatrist who starts to experience pedophiliac urges. Variety described the sequel's storyline as "a group of struggling individuals struggling to find a place for themselves in an unpredictable and volatile world."

  Although Happiness originally received an NC-17 rating for themes of child molestation and rape, it was eventually released unrated.Variety: Solondz off to Werc Werk Works (August 28, 2008)

• Todd Solondz Films

  • 1995: Welcome to the Dollhouse won an award at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film FestivalThe Believer: Todd Solondz (February 2005)
  • 1998: Happiness won the International Critics Prize at the Cannes International Film FestivalThe Believer: Todd Solondz (February 2005) and nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
  • 2001: Storytelling premiered at Cannes The Believer: Todd Solondz (February 2005)
  • 2004: Palindromes premiered at Venice International Film FestivalThe Believer: Todd Solondz (February 2005)

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  Happiness | Paris Hilton | Repo the Genetic Opera | Allison Janney | Charlotte Rampling | Paul Reubens

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