The film is set to star Rebecca Hall, Gael GarcÍa Bernal, Noomi Rapace & Beanie Feldstein.
The Mediapro & BBC Film has announced that production has now begun on the feature directorial debut of Maria Martinez Bayona, who also penned the script. The production began filming April 2025 on location in the Canary Islands, Spain.
In a near-future world where ageing can be cured and death is now optional, Claire (Rebecca Hall) a former provocative artist approaching her 250th birthday, decides she’s had enough – she wants to die. Her decision stirs conflicts with her husband (Gael García Bernal), daughter (Noomi Rapace) and AI assistant (Beanie Feldstein), revealing the humorous complexity of their relationships. As Claire uses her impending death to reclaim her role as an artist, she is forced to face what it really means to die, to live, and the messy absurdity of it all.
Talking about the sci-fi film, Maria Martinez Bayona said: “This film ask a question: what would it mean to go on living forever? But more importantly – what does it mean to feel alive? A question which is profoundly human, contradictory and also absurd. I’m incredibly excited to embark on this journey with such an amazing cast and crew, and supportive partners alongside us.”
The film is set to star Rebecca Hall (The Listeners, Christine, Vicky Christina Barcelona), Golden Globe award-winning Gael GarcÍa Bernal (Mozart In The Jungle, Old, Y Tu Mama Tambien), BAFTA nominated Noomi Rapace (Lamb, Prometheus, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) and Golden Globe nominated Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart, Lady Bird, How To Build A Girl).
Further casting includes Susan Wokoma (Cheaters, Enola Holmes 1 & 2), David Verdaguer (Goya award-winning for Jokes & Cigarettes, and Summer 1993), Pål Sverre Hagen (Kon Tiki, War Sailor) and Kristine Kujath Thorp (Sick of Myself, Ninjababy).
Meanwhile, the the creative behind the film includes: cinematographer Andres Arochi (Longlegs), production designer Lili Lea Abrahams (assistant art director for Poor Things), costume designer Pau Aulí (Afternoons of Solitude), editor Tania Reddin (Hard Truths) and sound designer Gisle Tveito (Worst Person in the World). The casting directors were Ellen Chenoweth and Susanne Scheel (No Country for Old Men, Michael Clayton, Past Lives).
The film is being produced by Emilie Jouffroy and Kamilla Kristiane Hodøl for Elation Pictures (The Damned), Adrià Monés Murlans for Fasten Films (Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell) and Laura Fernández Espeso for THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO. Dyveke Bjørkly Graver and Andrea Ottmar Berentsen co-produce for Eye Eye Pictures (The Worst Person In The World). The film was developed with the support of BBC Film and iFeatures.
A release date for the film has yet to be announced.