Rosebushpruning - a new film

It has just been announced that Kristen, Josh O'Connor and Elle Fanning have been cast in a new project that is to be titled, Rosebushpruning.

From: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kristen-stewart-josh-o-connor-elle-fanning-rosebushpruning-karim-ainouz-1235499438/

Kristen Stewart, Josh O'Connor, Elle Fanning to Lead Rosebushpruning from Firebrand Director Karim Ainouz
by Alex Ritman

The 2023 Cannes Film Festival may be slowly winding down, but a red hot new project has just landed in the market to spice things up.

Kristen Stewart (Spencer), Josh O'Connor (The Crown, God's Own Country) and Elle Fanning (Teen Spirit, The Great) are set to lead the cast of Rosebushpruning, the next feature from Karim Ainouz, whose Jude Law and Alicia Vikander starring period drama Firebrand last week had its world premiere in Cannes' main competition to hugely positive reviews.

The Hollywood Reporter understands that Ainouz will direct from a script written by Efthimis Filippou (Dogtooth, Killing of Sacred Deer, The Lobster) and adapted from Marco Bellocchio's 1965 debut feature Fists In the Pocket, a dark satire of family and social values now considered a landmark piece of Italian cinema.

"Marco Bellocchio's astonishing debut, Fists In the Pocket was released over 50 years ago and had a huge impact on Italian cinema and storytelling at the time," said Ainouz. "I'm excited to be collaborating with Efthimis Filippou to revisit this iconic work to create a contemporary parable about the death of the traditional patriarchal family -- which I hope will be touching and provocative in equal measure. It's a dream come true to be working with such a dynamic ensemble of actors that I have long admired to bring this explosive adaptation to audiences today."

Rosebushpruning is set to start production in spring 2024.