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From Hollywood to Bucharest. Sebastian Stan found out he was nominated for an Oscar while he was in the capital, at rehearsals. The Romanian superstar is preparing for his role in the film directed by Cristian Mungiu. The visit was planned discreetly and few details were known to fans. He stayed at a luxury hotel in the center of Bucharest, went out on the town and posed, among others, with another champion – David Popovici.

Two weeks after his declaration of love on the Golden Globes stage, Hollywood star Sebastian Stan has arrived in Romania for a visit . He is preparing to film his first Romanian feature film, directed by Cristian Mungiu.

“Sebastian came to Romania for some rehearsals. We are in a preparation phase. It was important to see each other for some costume tests and rehearsals. We were together when we received the news that he was nominated for an Oscar . So that he wouldn’t have too many emotions, we agreed that we would work that day and, during rehearsals, I received a message that he had been nominated. I was pleased to give him the news ,” said Cristian Mungiu.

The superstar’s film partner, Norwegian actress Renate Reinsve, who won an award at Cannes, also arrived in Romania. Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve also starred together in the film “A Different Man”

“I asked him if he had time, I gave him the script, he liked it, we met and decided that we would work together. We have known each other for a long time. He came to New York when I was preparing another film and we agreed to stay in touch to find a project to work on together ,” added Mungiu.

In a recent interview, Sebastian Stan said he can’t wait to get into the role he has in the film directed by Cristian Mungiu, titled “Fjord.” “I tried to find a project that would bring me back to Romania and exploit that personal history that I have. I’m excited to work with Cristian Mungiu and I hope everything ends well,” the actor said.

Before filming began, Sebastian Stan went out on the town with the production team and several businessmen, at the Universul Palace.

“He seemed to me to be an extremely modest and friendly character, very involved in this project. It is his first film in Romanian, which he speaks with his mother. I think this project has a very high personal value for him ,” said Laura Mih?il?, communications director at a bank.

The actor also met with swimming champion David Popovici . ” Yes, Sebastian Stan is just as cool in real life. They say if I train hard enough, maybe I’ll get a role in a Marvel movie,” Popovici wrote on Facebook. In just a few hours, the post received tens of thousands of likes.

Sebastian Stan was accommodated at a five-star hotel in the center of the capital and was driven around Bucharest in a luxury limousine. The actor speaks Romanian fluently, thanks to his mother, a piano teacher.

The Romanian film directed by Cristian Mungiu follows the story of a Romanian family that moves to Norway and ends up involved in a complicated civil lawsuit, following accusations of physical abuse. The film addresses themes such as tolerance, freedom and the boundaries of privacy, with children in the foreground. Filming will take place in Norway, and the project is financed by the National Center of Cinematography with 3.5 million lei. The film “Fjord” is already one of the most anticipated titles of 2026.

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Cristian Mungiu, director who won the prestigious Palme d’Or award at Cannes, spoke to Observator, Antena 1, about the new film he is preparing and which stars Sebastian Stan, an actor recently nominated for an Oscar.

Sebastian Stan and Cristian Mungiu EXCLUSIVE. How Sebastian Stan found out he was nominated for an Oscar: “I stopped rehearsals and told him.” Cristian Mungiu, interview for Observator – Observator /

Cristian Mungiu, a filmmaker who won an award at Cannes for the film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, but also the director of films such as Occident, Dup? Dealuri or Baccalaureat, gave an EXCLUSIVE interview to Observator. He said that he was with Sebastian Stan when the Romanian actor was nominated for an Oscar. Cristian Mungiu also talked about his new film, a production that will take him to Norway for filming and which stars Sebastian Stan in the lead role.

“For now, Sebastian came to Romania for some rehearsals. We are not in a promotional phase because we don’t really have anything to promote yet. We are organizing to make the film and it was important for us to see each other at this stage.”

I met with Sebastian and Renate Reinsve, the lead actress, for some costume fitting and rehearsals, and what was also nice was that we were together when he received this news.

(Reporter: So he was in Romania?) Yes, he was in Romania and we were happy. He was emotional, but we agreed that we would work that day and we were in rehearsals when I received a message. I was happy to tell him: hey, you’ve been nominated!

Of course we were happy, but it’s very important that now we can focus on what we have to do, because what we have to do next is quite difficult.

I hope we can start filming in March. We have to film for about two months, until May, in Norway. It is still not clear whether we will also film in Romania, probably not, but that is a decision we will make a little later. We have a cast made up mostly of Nordic actors: Norwegians, Danes, Swedes, plus Sebastian and a few Romanians.

“We’ve known each other for a long time. He came to New York once, when I was screening a film, and we met. We agreed to stay in touch in the hope that one day we would find a project to work on together. And look, I found one that was convenient for both me and him. For him, both in terms of role, language, and period,” said Cristian Mungiu.

He also gave some details about the script.

(Reporter: What is the film about?) “It’s the story of a meeting of two cultures, if you want to say it that way, which is expressed in the film through the meeting between two families who live next to each other in a very isolated locality, in a Norwegian fjord, in a place that we found and where there are only two or three houses. A situation that brings a fairly intimate report between neighbors and that shows a certain exchange related to each one’s cultural values, ideas about family, about education. It’s a community story, a story about the need to understand that there are no longer monoblock communities like before.

I don’t know if it’s a “difficult” film, because I’ve never made easy films. It’s a more difficult film because I’m filming in a language other than Romanian, a difficult film because it also has to do with how the seasons manifest themselves today and because we don’t know what weather we’ll get there.

We’re filming for about 50 days and the hope is that during this period we’ll catch snow, rain, and spring.

“If everything goes well, we will try to get him to Cannes in 2026,” he added.