Riley Keough, Callum Turner and Pamela Anderson join ‘Rosebush Pruning’

A host of big-name talents have joined Elle Fanning on “Rosebush Pruning” from “Motel Destino” and “Firebrand” director Karim Aïnouz for Mubi, The Match Factory and Fremantle company The Apartment.

Callum Turner (“Masters of the Air,” “The Boys in the Boat”), Riley Keough (“Daisy Jones & The Six,” “Zola”), Jamie Bell (“All of Us Strangers, Rocketman”), Lukas Gage (“The White Lotus”, “Euforia”), Tracy Letts (“Lady Bird”, “Ford vs Ferrari”), Elena Anaya (“The Skin I Live In”, “MotherFatherSon”) and Pamela Anderson (“The Last Showgirl” ), the upcoming “The Naked Gun”) will begin in the film, which was first announced last year and is now filming in Spain. Kristen Stewart and Josh O’Connor were originally attached to the project in lead roles alongside Fanning, but were replaced by Keough and Turner, respectively.

Aïnouz directs from a script written by Efthimis Filippou (“Kinds of Kindness,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” “The Lobster”) and adapted from Marco Bellocchio’s 1965 feature debut, “Fists in the Pocket.” a dark satire of Family and Social Values ​​is now considered an iconic piece of Italian cinema.

“I am very excited to bring this bold and delicious script to life, which challenges our notions of traditional family and patriarchy, with this brilliant ensemble of actors whom I have long admired,” said Aïnouz.

Viola Fügen and Michael Weber produce for The Match Factory, which is also handling worldwide sales of the film. The adaptation rights were acquired from Kavac Film and the production was by Simone Gattoni of Kavac Film. Annamaria Morelli produces for The Apartment. Andreas Wentz and Juan Cano “Nono” of Surfilm co-produce in Spain and Rachel Dargavel for Crybaby co-produce in the United Kingdom

Mubi, for which “Rosebush Pruning” marks the company’s biggest step into production, is financing the production along with The Apartment, Metafilms, Anna Films and In Bloom. The film was also financed by the German Federal Film Board, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and Medienboard and the BFI.

Other creatives involved in “Rosebush Pruning” include hair and makeup designer Barbara Kreuzer (“Land of Mine,” “I’m Your Man”), Oscar-nominated costume designer Bina Daigeler (“Tár,” “Mother Mary”), Production Designer Rodrigo Martirena (“Invisible Life”, “Verdict”). Hélène Louvart, a frequent collaborator of Aïnouz (“Invisible Life”, “Firebrand”), will be the director of photography.

Callum Turner is represented by Curtis Brown Group, WME, Johnson and Shapiro and Shelter PR. Riley Keough is represented by CAA, Hansen Jacobson Teller and The Lede Company. Jamie Bell is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment, CAA and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Lukas Gage is represented by WME, 2AM and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman. Elena Anaya is represented by Kuranda Management and Independent Talent. Pamela Anderson is represented by CAA and Hansen Jacobson. Elle Fanning is represented by UTA, TFC Management and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox. Aїnouz is represented by Lark, CAA and Andre des Rochers.