Charlie Plummer, Stephen Graham, Toni Collette and Anthony Hopkins Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images; Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/WireImage Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Charlie Plummer, Stephen Graham, Toni Collette, Isabela Merced, Maisy Stella and Anthony Hopkins have joined the cast of Ibelin, a dramatization of the real life story of Norwegian gamer Mats Steen and his virtual alter ego in World of Warcraft. Steen's story was told in Benjamin Ree's Emmy-nominated documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin. The film will be directed by Academy Award nominee Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) from a screenplay by BAFTA nominee Ilaria Bernardini (Citadel: Diana) and Academy Award nominee Hossein Amini (Drive). The story is based on Steen's blog Musings of Life, which detailed his life with a degenerative muscular disease and the relationships he built online as "Ibelin." Ibelin marks a renewed collaboration between Vendôme Pictures and Pathé following their partnership on Oscar-winner CODA. Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi are producing for Vendôme alongside Jérôme Seydoux for Pathé and Tyldum and Guri Neby for Neby-Tyldum AS. Vendôme and Pathé are financing the project. Sarah Finn (Everything Everywhere All at Once) serves as casting director and executive producer. Black Bear is handling international sales and will present the film to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market, with CAA Media Finance handling domestic rights. Production is scheduled to begin in Europe in spring or summer 2026. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Obituaries Documentary Veteran Gilles Blais Dies at 84 Sissy Spacek Jennifer Lawrence Dug Deep for 'Die My Love' - And Finds Releasing It "Very Violating" SXSW 2025 Benjamin Flaherty's Feature Doc 'Shuffle,' a SXSW Grand Jury Winner, Debuts Theatrical Trailer The Smashing Machine Where to Watch 'The Smashing Machine' Online Predator: Badlands 'Predator: Badlands' Review: Elle Fanning Is a Lovable Robot BFF to the Sweetest Predator Yet in a Deft, Disarmingly Kindhearted Franchise Entry Wicked: For Good Ariana Grande "Devastated" to Miss 'Wicked: For Good' Premiere in Brazil Due to Travel Issues Obituaries Documentary Veteran Gilles Blais Dies at 84 Sissy Spacek Jennifer Lawrence Dug Deep for 'Die My Love' - And Finds Releasing It "Very Violating" SXSW 2025 Benjamin Flaherty's Feature Doc 'Shuffle,' a SXSW Grand Jury Winner, Debuts Theatrical Trailer The Smashing Machine Where to Watch 'The Smashing Machine' Online Predator: Badlands 'Predator: Badlands' Review: Elle Fanning Is a Lovable Robot BFF to the Sweetest Predator Yet in a Deft, Disarmingly Kindhearted Franchise Entry Wicked: For Good Ariana Grande "Devastated" to Miss 'Wicked: For Good' Premiere in Brazil Due to Travel Issues