Mother Mary(2026)

Name: Mother Mary
Director: David Lowery
Genre: Drama, Music, Thriller
Released: Apr 17, 2026
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Atheena Frizzell, Kaia Gerber

A24

R
Rated R for some violent content and language.
1h 52m

Release Date: Apr 17, 2026 | Limited

Mother Mary is one of the biggest pop stars in the world. On the eve of her comeback performance, she reunites with Sam Anselm, her estranged best friend and former costume designer. What begins as a creative meeting about a dress unfolds into something strange and more intimate, as long-buried wounds between the two women rise to the surface. A psychological drama about art, friendship, memory, and the cost of public reinvention.

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Original Release | Apr 17, 2026

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Director & Top Cast

David Lowery
Director

Anne Hathaway
Mother Mary

Michaela Coel
Sam Anselm

Hunter Schafer
Hilda

Atheena Frizzell
Emily

Kaia Gerber
Actor

Jessica Brown Findlay

Tessa

Alba Baptista

Actor

Sian Clifford

Jade

FKA twigs

Actor

Isaura Barbé-Brown

Kyla

Parinas Esmailsadeh

Background Role

Laura Meakin

Ava

Taylor Sieve

Red Woman

Julia Stolba

BTS-Photographer

Dani Vitale

Stage Manager

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom,Finland,Germany,United States

Language: English

Summaries

Plot Summary

Mother Mary is a 2026 American psychological drama-thriller written and directed by David Lowery, the filmmaker behind A Ghost Story (2017), The Green Knight (2021), and Peter Pan and Wendy (2023). Anne Hathaway stars as Mother Mary, an iconic pop star preparing for a comeback performance, and Michaela Coel plays Sam Anselm, her estranged best friend and former costume designer. The two women reunite on the eve of the show, and long-buried wounds between them rise to the surface. The ensemble cast includes Hunter Schafer, Atheena Frizzell, Kaia Gerber, Jessica Brown Findlay, Alba Baptista, Sian Clifford, FKA Twigs, and Isaura Barbe-Brown. The film features an original soundtrack from Jack Antonoff, Charli XCX, and FKA Twigs, released alongside the film. Produced by A24 with Augenschein Filmproduktion, Topic Studios, Sailor Bear, and IPR.VC, Homebird Productions, and Access Entertainment. Lowery has said the project began as a two-hander he wrote during the editing of Peter Pan and Wendy and grew from there. The pop star character is reportedly inspired in part by Taylor Swift's Reputation era. Distributed by A24. Released theatrically in the United States on April 17, 2026, and in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2026. Runs 1 hour 50 minutes. Rated R. For audiences drawn to psychological drama, A24 auteur cinema, and stories about creative partnerships, celebrity, and the private costs of a public life.

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Mother Mary (2026) stars Anne Hathaway as a pop star whose intense bond with a designer (Michaela Coel) fuels a sweeping tale of love, creation, and obsession in this A24 epic blending drama, music, and psychological thriller elements. Hunter Schafer, Kaia Gerber, Alba Baptista, FKA twigs, and Sian Clifford round out the ensemble in David Lowery's (The Green Knight) operatic vision, scored by Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff with original songs.