https://deadline.com/2025/12/international-hope-studios-fredrik-wikstrom-nicastro-1236633037/

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“I’m an eternal optimist,” Wikström Nicastro tells Deadline from the set of Anxious People, which is the first film to shoot at Pinewood’s Indie Film Hub in the UK. “We want to give inspiration, and we want to tell stories that give people a glimpse of hope and instil a belief in humanity. I think that the power of believing in a better world or a better future is very powerful.”

Despite being wildly different genres, both are reflective of the slate he aspires to build at Hope Studios – human stories based on literary adaptations with optimistic DNA. Anxious People is the latest film adaptation from A Man Called Ove author Fredrik Backman while The Night House is based on the 2023 horror novel by famed Norwegian author Jo Nesbø.