Guy Maddin, Galen Johnson, and Evan Johnson have set their next feature. The Confessions will star Alexander Skarsgård, Hunter Schafer, Maya Hawke, and Harry Melling. The project was announced at the American Film Market, where it is currently being presented to buyers.
The film is produced by Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen through Square Peg, alongside Daniel Bekerman's Scythia Films and the directors' company Thin Stuff. Telefilm Canada is backing the project. CAA Media Finance and WME Independent hold North American rights. Charades handles international sales. Elevation Pictures will distribute in Canada.
The story centers on a group of condemned nuns who witness a cursed global love triangle involving a missing sea captain and his poet wife. The directors describe it as a "psycho-dramedy" and, in a statement, called the film "part religio-maritime rough-music psychomachy, part hallucinated saltwater shaming parade."
The collaboration marks the second time the trio have worked with Square Peg. Their previous film together, Rumours (2024), starred Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, and Charles Dance and premiered at Cannes. No production start or release date has been announced for The Confessions.