''Mother Mary'' is an upcoming American

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film written and directed by David Lowery.

Premise

Follows the relationship of a musician and a fashion designer.

Cast

Michaela Coel Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson (born 1 October 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a British screenwriter and actress. She is best known for creating and starring in the E4 sitcom ''Chewing Gum'' (2015–2017), for which she won ...

as Sam * Anne Hathaway *

Hunter Schafer Hunter Schafer (born December 31, 1998) is an American model, actress, and LGBTQ rights activist. For her activism against the HB2, ''Teen Vogue'' listed Schafer on its "21 Under 21" list in 2017. She made her acting debut as transgender high sc ...

as Hilda *

Kaia Gerber Kaia Jordan Gerber (born September 3, 2001) is an American model and actress. She is the daughter of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber. After starring in a series of ad campaigns for fashion brands since debuting at Fashion ...

* Jessica Brown-Findlay *

Sian Clifford Sian Clifford (born 7 April 1982) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Claire, the older sister of the titular character in the BBC comedy-drama series ''Fleabag'' (2016–2019) and also portrayed Martha Crawley in the ITV/Amazo ...

Production

The project was first announced in March 2023. David Lowery will write and direct the film, and

and Anne Hathaway were announced to star. Music will be composed by Daniel Hart, with original songs being provided by musicians Jack Antonoff and Charli XCX. In May,

joined the cast. Filming began in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

in May 2023. In July, the production was granted a waiver to continue filming during the

2023 SAG-AFTRA strike From July 14 to November 9, 2023, the American actors' union SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) was on strike over a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producer ...

References

External links

* {{David Lowery Upcoming films A24 (company) films American drama films American epic films Films directed by David Lowery Films about fashion designers Films about music and musicians Films scored by Daniel Hart Films shot in Germany Melodrama films Topic Studios films Upcoming English-language films