Following First Cow and Exhibiting Up, Kelly Reichardt is already making ready to shoot her subsequent function this yr. The Mastermind, set to star Josh O’Connor (Challengers, La Chimera), will middle on an audacious artwork heist amidst the backdrop of the Vietnam Struggle.
Picked up by MUBI, who can even finance the movie, they are going to distribute in North America, UK, Eire, LATAM, Germany, Austria, Benelux, Turkey, and India, with The Match Manufacturing facility dealing with remaining worldwide gross sales. Producers on the movie are Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, and Vincent Savino of filmscience, and UTA Impartial Movie Group dealt with financing for the movie.
Whereas we await extra particulars on the mission, try our interview with Reichardt and Michelle Williams, in which the director revealed her course of with actors, saying, “I think––Michelle, correct me if I’m wrong––it entails knowing that we might start in a larger way: “Just start. Go for whatever you want.” After which work backwards from there. As opposed to starting in a safer place. Simply letting her use the complete vary of what she needs to dig into. You have been speaking about simply the tone of your voice for a really very long time. You can most likely communicate to this higher than me, Michelle.”
With manufacturing kicking off this yr, a 2025 launch might be in the playing cards.