Lily James will star in the psychological thriller Photo Booth. HanWay films and UTA Independent Film Group have boarded the pic and will launch sales in Cannes.
The film is set to start principal photography this October in Australia and London. James stars in the lead role of Jean Bouchet, a world-renowned performance artist who has decided to put her career before having children, and Raffey Cassidy (The Brutalist, The Killing of a Sacred Deer) is in the role of Millie, a young, free-spirited woman very much still figuring life out.
The full synopsis reads: Jean (James), a renowned performance artist at the height of her career, has always chosen ambition over family. But after another devastating setback in her struggle to have a child with her artist husband Ben, their carefully curated life and marriage begin to fracture. When Ben confesses to a drunken one-night stand with Millie (Raffey Cassidy) – a fragile, rootless young woman now unexpectedly pregnant — Jean makes a radical and unorthodox choice: she invites Millie into their home, offering financial support in exchange for the baby.
What starts as a calculated attempt to regain control quickly spirals into emotional chaos. Boundaries blur, loyalties shift, and resentments fester as the trio spirals towards implosion. All the while, Jean is racing towards the opening of her major retrospective at the Tate Modern, a career-defining moment shadowed by personal upheaval. As the retrospective nears, Jean reflects on her body of work: equally raw, visceral performances that chart the fault lines of her life, culminating in Photo Booth – her most intimate piece yet, rooted in childhood trauma and her estranged, alcoholic mother, Eileen. As reality blurs and tensions explode, Jean is forced to confront the ultimate question: can love survive the truth?
Spencer and Lloyd Harvey will direct the flick. Cathy Konrad (Girl Interrupted) and her Tree Line Films, Lily James, and Gala Gordon’s Parodos Productions will partner with Australian-based Carver Films, Sarah Shaw, and Anna McLish (Relic, Run Rabbit Run) as producers.
“Photo Booth is the story we needed to tell, one deeply rooted in the discussion of legacy and the choices that define us,” Spencer and Lloyd Harvey said in a statement. “As siblings and filmmakers, we’ve always been drawn to emotionally complex, character-driven stories that sit at the intersection of self-expression and identity. This film is deeply personal, and having the incredible Lily James as our fearless Jean, we know it will be electric. We can’t wait for the world to see what she does”.
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