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Von Trier, often referred to as the "enfant
terrible" of contemporary cinema, was in "good spirits" and is
being treated for his symptoms, Zentropa said in a statement.
The "Kingdom Exodus" is the third and final instalment in von
Trier's 1990s cult TV show "The Kingdom". The series premieres
at the Venice Film Festival later this month as a five-hour
film. It will be launched in five episodes on Viaplay's platform
and Danish broadcaster DR later this year.
"The illness means that Lars will only take part in interviews
to a limited extent until the premiere later this year,"
Zentropa said.
In 2011, von Trier was banned from the Cannes Film Festival
after he joked he was a Nazi at a news conference to promote his
film "Melancholia," an unusual disaster movie starring Kirsten
Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
His other works include sexually graphic films such as
"Antichrist" and "Nymphomaniac", and the harrowing melodrama
"Dancer in the Dark", starring Icelandic singer Bjork, for which
he won the Golden Palm for best movie at Cannes in 2000.
(Reporting by Stine Jacobsen; Editing by Richard Chang)
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