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Searchlight Pictures Buys Alexander Payne’s Next Film ‘Somewhere Out There’ for Worldwide Rights (EXCLUSIVE)


Searchlight Pictures has scooped worldwide rights to Alexander Payne's 'Somewhere Out There' which will star Cannes prizewinner Renate Reinsve.

Searchlight Pictures has scooped worldwide rights to Alexander Payne ‘s next project “Somewhere Out There” which will star Renate Reinsve, the Cannes prizewinning Norwegian actor of Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World.” The Danish-language movie, which will mark Payne’s first European feature, is being produced by Birgitte Skov at Scanbox Production, a Vuelta Group company, and will be shooting in 2026 in Denmark. “Somewhere Out There” will mark Payne’s follow up to “The Holdovers” which earned five Oscar nominations in 2024, including best picture, and won best supporting actress for Da’Vine Joy Randolph.

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