A24 has dropped the new trailer for David Lowery’s Mother Mary, the filmmaker’s first project since the underwhelming Peter Pan & Wendy. Since his 2013 breakout Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Lowery has been crafting moody genre pieces, along with the occasional Disney family film. But now he’s back with a pop music drama that, based on the footage, appears to be more of a gloomy, weird chamber piece.
The mysterious Mother Mary stars Michaela Coel as an iconic costume designer, think along the lines of Phantom Thread, and Anne Hathaway as a pop music diva who benefited most from her designs. Reunited as the singer prepares for a comeback tour and is in need of new costumes, the film appears to be just the two of them arguing back-and-forth with occasional glimpses of a concert performance.
Also in the cast are Hunter Schafer, Jessica Brown Findlay, Sian Clifford, and FKA Twigs, with Twigs offering new music alongside Jack Antonoff and Charli XCX. In fact, the soundtrack may prove to be one of the film’s biggest draws. Included in this trailer is the brand new track, “My Mouth is Lonely For You,” the pulsating single performed by Anne Hathaway and written by FKA twigs.
Described as a “psychosexual pop thriller”, the film began shooting in 2023 and there hasn’t been a lot of buzz around it. Be that as it may, Lowery is a powerhouse filmmaker whose work on Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Pete’s Dragon, and The Green Knight speaks for itself. I have faith that he’ll make this the best movie it possibly can be.
SYNOPSIS: Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) on the eve of her comeback performance.
A24 will release Mother Mary into NY and LA theaters on April 17th, nationwide on April 24th.
