Mother Mary

“Mother Mary” is a forthcoming musical drama written and directed by David Lowery, the filmmaker behind “A Ghost Story,” “The Old Man & the Gun,” and Disney’s “Pete’s Dragon.” The film is being made for A24 and centers on a fictional international pop star named Mother Mary, played by Anne Hathaway. Its story follows Mary as she reconnects with Sam, a fashion designer portrayed by Michaela Coel. Their relationship is tied to an ambitious new stage project, bringing together music, celebrity, design, and personal history.

The film’s premise gives both central characters creative authority rather than treating fashion as a decorative backdrop. Sam is not simply styling a performer; she is an established designer whose work becomes part of the conflict and collaboration surrounding Mary’s return. The project therefore places two public-facing artists at the center, with their professional partnership shaped by unresolved emotional connections.

The announced cast also includes Hunter Schafer, Jessica Brown Findlay, Sian Clifford, Alba Baptista, FKA twigs, and Kaia Gerber. Their participation connects the film to music, fashion, television, and modeling, fields that overlap with the story’s focus on image-making and performance. FKA twigs is also associated with the film’s musical development, adding a performer with substantial experience in choreography, visual presentation, and experimental pop.

Daniel Hart, who has composed the scores for several of Lowery’s films, is involved with the music. Hart previously worked with Lowery on “A Ghost Story,” “The Old Man & the Gun,” “The Green Knight,” and “Peter Pan & Wendy,” making “Mother Mary” another collaboration between the director and composer. The production is also linked to Lowery’s long-standing creative partners, including producer Toby Halbrooks.

“Mother Mary” is not an adaptation of the biblical figure Mary, the mother of Jesus. Its title refers to the fictional pop performer at the center of the narrative. The film is instead described as an original musical, with its drama built around the relationship between a singer and a designer.

A24’s involvement places the project within the company’s continuing investment in distinctive auteur-led films, while Lowery’s filmography suggests an interest in memory, devotion, artistic ambition, and the tension between private feeling and public spectacle. Because the movie’s release status and final form may change before distribution, details such as its completed soundtrack, exact release date, and full plot should be treated as subject to official updates.