Quite the cast has been assembled for The Confessions, the latest feature from Canadian filmmaking trio Guy Maddin, Galen Johnson, and Evan Johnson.
According to Variety, Alexander Skarsgård (Wicker), Hunter Schafer (Euphoria), Maya Hawke (Stranger Things) and Harry Melling (Pillion) are set to star in The Confessions, a cautionary psycho-dramedy following a group of condemned nuns who bear witness to the accursed, globe-spanning love triangle of a missing sea captain and his poet wife.
Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen’s Square Peg is producing. The Confessions reunites Maddin and the Johnson brothers with Square Peg, which boarded the project in early development after collaborating with the filmmakers on their debut feature, Rumours, an absurdist political comedy starring Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, and Charles Dance that follows world leaders who become lost in the woods during a G7 summit. It premiered out of competition at Cannes in 2024.
“I have long been a devoted fan of the great Canadian wizard, Guy Maddin, and his equally brilliant partners, Evan and Galen Johnson,” said Aster. “They stand humongously tall among my favorite filmmakers in the world, and The Confessions is as singular and beguiling as anything they’ve ever written.”
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