Margot Robbie to Star in A24's 'The Week of Pain' From Director Kristoffer Borgli

Margot Robbie will star in A24's "The Week of Pain," written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli, Variety has confirmed. A24 will produce and finance the project, with Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen's Square Peg banner producing alongside Dilemma Films and Robbie's own LuckyChap.

Plot details remain under wraps. That is the whole factual record on the film itself. What the announcement does establish is a reunion: Square Peg and A24 last worked with Borgli on "The Drama," which opened in April and starred Robert Pattinson and Zendaya.

That earlier collaboration set a commercial bar. "The Drama," an original dramedy about a wedding week derailed by a childhood secret, grossed $135 million worldwide against a $28 million budget. For a comparison point inside the same announcement, Robbie's most recent release performed even bigger numbers.

What does the new film likely look like?

Nothing is confirmed beyond the deal. But Borgli's track record — "Dream Scenario" and "Sick of Myself" — consists of squirmy dramas streaked with cringe-out humor, and industry expectations reported alongside the announcement assume "The Week of Pain" will follow that register. Robbie's LuckyChap producing suggests she is not merely acting here but shaping the project.

The caveat: no start date, no additional cast, no release window appears anywhere in the source. A greenlit A24 project with a star of Robbie's tier is a commitment on paper; whether it reaches theaters on any particular schedule is unknown.

Robbie's current box office run

Robbie last appeared in Warner Bros.' literary romance "Wuthering Heights," playing Cathy opposite Jacob Elordi's Heathcliff. The film grossed $241 million worldwide.

Next on her slate is an "Ocean's 11" prequel. She will star alongside Bradley Cooper, who is also directing; the two presumably play the parents of George Clooney's Danny Ocean. Robbie said at CinemaCon 2026 that the film will follow an "epic heist at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix." Separately, Clooney is leading a sequel that reunites the cast of the 2001 original for one last job.

Who represents whom

Robbie is represented by Entertainment 360, CAA, Narrative, Aran Michael Management and attorney Jeff Bernstein. Borgli is repped by UTA.

What does this change for moviegoers? Mainly this: A24, fresh from proving Borgli can deliver a $135 million hit, is doubling down with one of the world's most bankable stars attached — and Robbie, whose last two films cleared $376 million combined, is betting her post-"Barbie" run on a rising auteur rather than another franchise tentpole.