Julianne Moore Joins Pedro Almodóvar for the First Time in an English-Language Film – The Hollywood Reporter

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Julianne Moore will star alongside Tilda Swinton Next roomIt is the first English-language feature film from acclaimed Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, confirmed by his production company.

Almodovar first spoke about casting Swinton last year. The Scottish actress stars in Almodovar’s 2021 short film Human voice, which premiered in Venice and was one of the director’s first steps towards making an English-language film. He continued with the short one A strange way of life Starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, which screened at Cannes last year. Almodovar said the short films were a test to make him more comfortable directing actors in English. He has been attached to direct the film in English Women’s cleaning guidewith Cate Blanchett set to star and produce, but she pulled out in 2022.

Considered one of the greatest European directors of his generation, Almodovar has achieved international acclaim for features such as It’s all about my motherWhich won the Academy Award for Best International Film in 2000, talk to herIt was nominated for two Academy Awards in 2003 for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay Pain and gloryWhich won Oscar nominations for Best International Film and Best Actor for star Antonio Banderas. Almodóvar’s last film was in 2021 Parallel mothers Starring Penelope Cruz, who won the Best Actress Award at Venice for her role.

Julianne Moore was recently seen alongside Natalie Portman in the Todd Haynes melodrama May Decemberwhich received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for co-writers Sammy Burch and Alex Mechanic.