Apparently, Asghar Farhadi will be setting his next film way outside of Iran.
The filmmaker has set up a 2025 NYC shoot for an as-yet-untitled film. No plot details or casting have been revealed at this time. It wasn’t too long ago that he’d hinted at an L.A. based shoot for his next one, but I’m told that the setting has changed to New York City.
In a January 2024 interview (via Le Monde), Farhadi revealed he wouldn’t be making any new films in Iran, for the time being, as an act of resistance against the regime.
For forty years, Iranian artists have continued to produce, year after year, despite repression and censorship. But, for the past year, there has been a drying up in production, particularly cinematographic productions. For my part, I can no longer continue to work in the same conditions. I no longer want to systematically cover women's hair in my cinema. I will no longer make films in Iran until I can free myself from this obligation.
Farhadi shot two of his films outside of Iran “The Past” (France) and “Everybody Knows” (Spain). However, he’s built a career out of making these strong and intense Iranian dramas. With “About Elly," “A Separation," “The Salesman," and “A Hero,” the Iranian-born filmmaker cemented his name on the shortlist of modern world-class filmmakers.