I tweeted about this earlier this morning.  Here’s a little more information. It’s good to see this film gaining more financial support.
From Arte France:
“The selection committee of ARTE France Cinema, held November 27, 2015, decided to support three new projects: “High Life” by Claire Denis, “A Gentle Creature” by Sergei Loznitsa”
The press release:
“HIGH LIFE (TITRE PROVISOIRE) DE CLAIRE DENIS ALCATRAZ FILMS (FRANCE), PANDORA FILM (ALLEMAGNE), APOCALYPSE FILM (GRANDE-BRETAGNE) Premier long métrage en anglais de Claire Denis, High Life est un projet ambitieux de science-fiction relatant l’odyssée d’un équipage au-delà de notre système solaire. Robert Pattinson, Patricia Arquette et Mia Goth (révélée dans Nymphomaniac Volume II de Lars von Trier) feront partie de l’expédition. Le scénario est cosigné par Claire Denis et par son scénariste habituel Jean-Paul Fargeau, avec la collaboration du couple de romanciers anglais Zadie Smith et Nick Laird. Le projet bénéficie également de la participation de l’astrophysicien Aurélien Barrau, et de l’artiste contemporain danois Olafur Eliasson. Suart Staples et The Tindersticks composeront la musique originale. “
Google translate:
“HIGH LIFE ( PROVISIONAL ) CLAIRE DENIS ALCATRAZ FILMS ( FRANCE ) , PANDORA FILM ( GERMANY ) FILM REVELATION ( GREAT BRITAIN ) First feature film in English by Claire Denis , High Life is an ambitious science fiction chronicling the odyssey of a crew beyond our solar system. Robert Pattinson, Patricia Arquette and Mia Goth ( revealed in Nymphomaniac Volume II Lars von Trier ) will be part of the expedition. the screenplay is co-written by Claire Denis and his usual screenwriter John Paul Fargeau , with the collaboration of the couple of English novelists Zadie Smith and Nick Laird . the project also benefits from the participation of the astrophysicist Aurélien Barrau , and the Danish artist Olafur Eliasson contemporary . Stuart Staples and The Tindersticks compose the original music. “
That’s interesting about The Tindersticks.  If you want to hear their sound visit their website here or their official Facebook.
High Life is a coproduction Alcazar Films (France), Pandora Film (Germany) and Apocalypse Films (UK).
And from Arnaud Grellier’s (media journalist with Satellifax (paid subscription)) twitter:
Translated from by Bing
Science fiction project on the odyssey of a crew beyond our solar system (screenplay co-written by the director with his usual collaborator Jean-Pol Fargeau and torque composed by English novelists Zadie Smith and Irish Northern Nick Laird), High Life will have the casting Robert Pattinson (Cosmopolis [+], Maps to the Stars [+], The Childhood of a Leader [+]), Patricia Arquette (Oscar and Golden Globe in 2015 for Best Supporting Actress for Boyhood) and Mia Goth (The Survivalist [+], Nymphomaniac – Volume 2 [+]). This first feature film in English by Claire Denis will also benefit from the participation of the astrophysicist Aurélien Barrau, the Danish contemporary artist OlafurEliasson, and original music composed by Stuart Staples and Tindersticks.
This will be the 12 th along the filmmaker who was selected six times at the Venice Film Festival (in competition with No Fear, No Die in 1990, The intruder [+] in 2004 and White Material [+] in 2009 in Cinema del Presente in 1999 with Nice work, to Controcorrente in 2002 with Friday night [+], and out of competition in 2008 with 35 Shots of Rum [+]), four times at Cannes (in competition with Chocolate in 1988, out of competition with Trouble Every Day in 2001 and in Un Certain Regard with I Can not Sleep and The bastards [+] in 1994 and 2013) and won a Golden Leopard in Locarno in 1996 with Nénette et Boni.”
 
I tweeted about this on 1 December 2015.
Remember back in October I posted about some funding for the film. Â Well this is now in addition to that funding.
According to CineEuropa:
“At the German-French Film Meeting, the funding committee greenlit an amount of €849,000 for four German-French co-productions. The projects that are being supported by the mini-traité include Rückkehr nach Montauk by Volker Schlöndorff, High Life by Claire Denis, Die Sanfte by Sergei Loznitsa and Diamond Island by Davy Chou.”
We get a little more information from the FFA (thanks to @Sallyvg):
“Furthermore, the Commission supports with 319,000 euros, the project HIGH LIFE by Claire Denis (35 RUM) with “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson in the lead role. The co-produced by Pandora Film science fiction drama revolves around a prisoner who is participating in a dangerous space mission to escape his death sentence.
Production funding
HIGH LIFE
Director: Claire Denis Producer D: Pandora Filmproduktion GmbH, Cologne (47%)Â Promotion D: 160,000 Euro Producer Q: Alcatraz Films, Paris (37%) Promotion Q: 159.000 Euro producer UK: The Apocalypse Films
For those wondering about The Apocalypse Films, this is Producer Oliver Dungey’s company. Â You may recall The Film Stage quoted Oliver as saying:
“I am delighted that Claire has been tempted to cross the channel and make a film in English; she is one of the greats of contemporary cinema and she’s assembled a quite extraordinary team to make exactly the kind of ambitious film that audiences cherish – completely original, genuinely pushing the boundaries of art and science and, above all, extremely entertaining.â€
One step closer I guess.
I tweeted a link to Kyle Buchanan’s Vulture article on “100 Women Director’s Hollywood Should Be Hiring” but thought I’d share what was actually said:
“Claire Denis
A year ago, I might have left Denis off this list: Though her films, likeTrouble Every Day, Beau Travail, and White Material, mark this French director as a titan of world cinema, I didn’t think she had any interest in going mainstream. And then, over the past year, Denis set Zadie Smith to write a sci-fi film and Robert Pattinson to star in it. If this is what it looks like when Denis is ready to play ball, I can’t wait to see what kind of curve she puts on her pitch.”
Denis is a “titan of world cinema” and she wants to work with Rob. Â Says it all really.
According to KFTV:
 “French director Claire Denis’ English-language feature debut, High Life, is set to shoot in Cologne in April.”
Not sure how accurate this is, but I guess time will tell.  It was mentioned earlier that the film would shoot in a studio in Cologne in early 2016.
 
I would have given anything to have seen Rob’s face when he hears/heard that one of his teenage crushes was going to costar with him in a film.  Oh to have been a fly on the wall.  How bloody fantastic is this film cast so far … Patricia Arquette.  Love her.  And we uncovered plot details last week, which seem to be in line with what Screen Daily reports:
“EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winner joins sci-fi alongside Robert Pattinson, Mia Goth.
Oscar-winner Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) has joined Robert Pattinson (Twilight) and Mia Goth (The Survivalist) in the cast of Claire Denis’ anticipated untitled sci-fi, written by UK novelist Zadie Smith (White Teeth) and Smith’s writer husband Nick Laird.
Denis’ English-language debut, due to shoot next year, is understood to follow a group of skilled criminals who, in a bid to escape their long sentences or capital punishment, accept a likely-fatal government space mission to find alternative energy sources.
The project, which ScreenDaily first reported in June, marks an intriguing change of direction for the White Material and Beau Travail writer-director.
The story is based on an original idea by Denis and her regular writing partner Jean-Pol Fargeau, and is due to go into production early next year.
Producers are Oliver Dungey (Miss Julie), Laurence Clerc and Olivier Thery Lapiney from Paris-based Alcatraz Films, and Claudia Steffen and Christoph Friedel of Pandora Filmproduktion in Cologne.
Alcatraz and Pandora produced Denis’ most recent feature, Bastards, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013.
Denis regular Wild Bunch is handling international sales while Des Hamilton is casting the project.
Collaborators on the film also include Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, known for his Tate Modern installation The Weather Project; astrophysicist Aurélien Barrau, known for his work on black holes and cosmology; and Stuart Staples of indie band Tindersticks, who previously provided music for Denis titles including White Material and 35 Rhums.”
From The Playlist:
“Oscar winner Patricia Arquette and “Nymphomaniac” star Mia Goth have joined the movie, and now we have an inkling of the plot. According to Screen Daily and Deadline, the story will revolve around a group of skilled criminals who trade in facing jail time and capital punishment for agreeing to participate in a likely fatal government space mission where they will be tasked to find alternate energy sources, and will be part of human reproduction experiments. Holy bonkers. I can’t wait to see what Denis and co. do with that premise.
Production on “High Life” begins in early 2016, and I’d wager a Cannes bow in 2017 is probably likely. It’ll be a long wait….”
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It’s been a good week for High Life, we posted details about the plot here and now we have a little more thanks to Deadline:
“Mia Goth is set to star opposite Robert Pattinson in High Life, the English-language debut film from director Claire Denis. The movie is about a group of criminals who accept a mission in space to become the subjects of a human reproduction experiment. They find themselves in the most unimaginable situation after a storm of cosmic rays hit the ship.”
Fascinating. Â I’m loving these little teases.
