Thomasin McKenzie and Toby Wallace have boarded Sister Maria Goes to Rome, the sophomore characteristic from Emily writer-director Frances O’Connor.
The venture, which is anticipated to start capturing in spring 2026 in Rome and the Italian area of Lazio, sees Jojo Rabbit star McKenzie play Sister Maria, a spirited younger nun with an unshakeable religion who arrives in Rome on a quest to avoid wasting her beloved village however finally ends up clashing with a jaded tour information (Wallace) who has misplaced his approach. What begins as a battle between wide-eyed idealism and world-weary cynicism blossoms into an sudden friendship that proves unusual individuals can do extraordinary issues once they imagine in one another.
Naomi Despres (Kill the Messenger) and Piers Tempest (The Spouse) produce for Desmar Movies and Tempo Productions with Guglielmo Marchetti producing for Infamous Footage SpA in Italy. Michèle Marshall government produces for Desmar Movies.
Embankment is dealing with worldwide gross sales for the title and is co-repping U.S. rights with WME Impartial.
“Rome has at all times been a metropolis of chance for me from my very first go to a few years in the past,” stated O’Connor, who wrote and directed her 2022 debut characteristic Emily. “I wished to create an uplifting and enjoyable story for everybody that was about selecting hope, centered round this younger nun who was irrepressibly constructive. It buoyed me immensely to create a world the place unusual individuals triumph and this Frank Capra quote impressed me: ‘That’s all I’m right here for, actually, to attempt to let you know that there’s good on the planet. And that’s great.’”
Embankment Founder Hugo Grumbar added: “Worldwide audiences are craving warm-hearted, uplifting leisure proper now. Sister Maria could have individuals leaving the cinema with a skip of their step – her unadulterated constructive view of the world is totally infectious.”
