Cate Blanchett, an Oscar-winning actress, has revealed during a masterclass at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday that she will be starring alongside Selena Gomez and Michael Fassbender in Brady Corbet's upcoming film, The Brutalist.
The plot details of the film are currently under wraps, but Corbet has previously shared in interviews that The Brutalist follow-up will be an "X-rated" feature set in the '70s. He described the film as "genre-defying," spanning from the 19th century into the present day, with a predominant focus on the '70s.
During a recent talk at the Storyhouse screenwriting festival in Dublin, Ireland, Corbet divulged further details about his upcoming project. He revealed that his new film is about American mysticism and the history of the occult in America. He has been reading extensively on the migration of cultist belief systems and structures, and has even started working with Mitch Horowitz, an occultist historian of America.
Corbet also indicated that his next feature would be a long one, revealing that his script is 200 pages and they will be filming it in 50 days. By comparison, The Brutalist had a 165-page script and a runtime of three and a half hours.
This will be Corbet's fourth film after The Childhood of a Leader, Vox Lux, and 2024's The Brutalist, for which he won the Best Director Golden Globe and BAFTA. The film was nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture, and won three awards, including Best Actor for Adrien Brody.
Gomez, known for her roles in Wizards of Waverly Place and Only Murders in the Building, was also on the awards season circuit at the same time as Corbet for her 2024 movie Emilia Pérez. She has several projects coming up, including the thriller Spiral and a Linda Ronstadt biopic.
Meanwhile, Blanchett will next be seen in the sci-fi comedy Alpha Gang, the drama Sweetsick, and the live-action How to Train Your Dragon 2.
The announcement of Blanchett's involvement in The Brutalist has sparked excitement among fans and critics alike, with many looking forward to seeing what Corbet has in store for his latest project.
