Amanda Seyfried is singing the praises of simply how “loopy” — in a great way — Mona Fastvold‘s upcoming “Ann Lee” musical is. Seyfried stars within the title function of the historic movie, which facilities on the spiritual chief Ann Lee, who based the Shaker Motion within the late 1770s. Lee’s followers deemed her the feminine Jesus Christ, and her worshippers prayed by tune and dance, therefore her story getting the musical biopic remedy.
The movie is co-written by Fastvold and her “The Brutalist” collaborator and real-life companion Brady Corbet. The pair are presently nominated for the Greatest Authentic Screenplay Oscar for his or her work on the movie, which can be nominated for Greatest Image and in a slew of different classes.
Seyfried instructed Self-importance Truthful that taking pictures Fastvold and Corbet’s secret indie movie after wrapping the upcoming Peacock restricted collection “Lengthy Vibrant River,” was robust. “I went to hell and again,” Seyfried mentioned of the demanding back-to-back initiatives.
Engaged on the collection, which relies on the bestselling thriller by Liz Moore, had Seyfried on set for “4 months straight, nonstop, day in, day trip.” With “Ann Lee,” Seyfried was on location in Budapest, Hungary, and singing and dancing for the function. The movie is eyeing a 2025 premiere, with gross sales and distribution but to be set.
“Oh, my God. What the fuck? Even my assistant’s like, ‘You have to take a break,’” Seyfried mentioned. “We may solely do [‘Ann Lee’] in the summertime. … We moved all people to Budapest, together with my canine. Then we did a loopy factor. We did a loopy factor.” She added of the musical, “I don’t know the way it’s going to end up.”
“Ann Lee” was introduced in December 2024. The movie is Seyfried’s first musical since 2018’s “Mamma Mia! Right here We Go Once more.” She additionally sang within the first “Mamma Mia!” movie in 2008 and “Les Miserables” in 2012. Seyfried has publicly lamented on lacking out on enjoying Glinda in Jon M. Chu’s “Depraved” earlier than Ariana Grande was solid.
“Ann Lee” options unique songs by Golden Globe-nominated “The Brutalist” composer Daniel Blumberg. Choreography comes from Celia Rowlson Corridor, the dancer who performed the grownup Sophie in “Aftersun.”
Together with Seyfried, “Ann Lee” additionally stars Christopher Abbott, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Tim Blake Nelson, Stacy Martin, Matthew Beard, Scott Useful, Viola Prettejohn, David Cale, and Jamie Bogyo.
“Ann Lee” helmer Fastvold beforehand directed 2021 interval queer romance “The World to Come,” starring Katherine Waterson and Vanessa Kirby. Fastvold and Corbet each produce “Ann Lee.”