Jaco van Dormael Articles

Diane Kruger, Jared Leto in Mr. Nobody (top); Jaco van Dormael directs Thomas Byrne, who plays the 9-year-old Nobody of the title (bottom) In Jaco van Dormael's Mr. Nobody, an old (and I mean old) man — who claims he's actually in his mid-30s — is about to face death in the not-too-distant future. This 21st-century Methuselah also happens to be both the last mortal [...]

Mr. Nobody director Jaco van Dormael, actors Sarah Polley, Jared Leto, Linh Dan Pham and Diane Kruger Photos: François Durand / 2009 Getty Images. Courtesy: Jaeger-LeCoultre Click on the photos to enlarge them. Diane Kruger, Jared Leto Linh Dan Pham, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger Sarah Polley, Jared Leto, Linh Dan Pham and Diane Kruger

Sarah Polley (above), Linh-Dan Pham, and Diane Kruger attend the Mr. Nobody Official Dinner at the Sangal restaurant during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 11. Marking the return of writer-director Jaco van Dormael (best known for Toto le héros and The 8th Day) following a thirteen-year break, Mr. Nobody is the story of a man (Jared Leto) who wakes up in the year [...]