Here’s come an interesting new project, totally under the radar, from the same team that brought us this year’s acclaimed “The Brutalist” (via Deadline).
Amanda Seyfried, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Christopher Abbott, Tim Blake Nelson and Stacy Martin will star in “Ann Lee,” a film developed by ‘Brutalist’ team Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet. Did I mention it’s a musical? Shooting actually just wrapped on this one.
The film, set in 18th century England, and “inspired” by real events, is “an epic fable” about religious leader Ann Lee, the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, and proclaimed by her followers as the “female Christ.” Seyfried is said to be playing the lead role here, and the ensemble cast backing her is mightily impressive.
Unlike “The Brutalist,” which was co-written by Corbet/Fastvold, directing duties have been flipped, and Fastvold is at the helm of “Ann Lee” — Corbet co-wrote and co-produced the film with her.
The last film Fastvold directed was 2020’s “The World to Come,” starring Vanessa Kirby and Katherine Waterston, which premiered to much acclaim at the Venice Film Festival. This will be Fastvold’s third directorial effort after ‘World’ and “The Sleppwalker.”
Fastvold has co-written all three of Corbet’s films (“The Childhood of a Leader,” “Vox Lux,” “The Brutalist”). No surprise that they have been dating now for over 10 years.