Alicia Vikander, Victoria Pedretti and Wagner Moura to Star in Rachel Rose’s Debut Film ‘The Last Day’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Alicia Vikander will lead Rachel Rose’s debut film “The Last Day” alongside Victoria Pedretti and Wagner Moura.
The film, which wrapped production in New York in October, follows a writer and mother who confronts her lack of creative purpose and embarks on a journey of rediscovering herself after encountering figures from her past.
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“The Last Day” is produced by Lucie Elwes, Rose, Mason Plotts, Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon of Killer Films — the production company behind last year’s “Past Lives” and “May December” — as well as David Kaplan of Kaplan Morrison (“The Brutalist”). Maja Hoffmann and Lucas Hoffmann of Luma Projects serve as executive producers.
CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group co-represent North American rights on “The Last Day.”
Vikander is an Oscar-winning actor whose credits include “The Danish Girl,” “Ex Machina” and “Tomb Raider.” This year she starred alongside Cate Blanchett and Charles Dance in the political satire “Rumours,” as well as “The Assessment” opposite Elizabeth Olsen. Next up she’ll be seen in the Korean thriller “Hope” and Oliver Assayas’ “The Wizard of the Kremlin.”
Pedretti played Nell Crain in the 2018 Netflix miniseries “The Haunting of Hill House,” and she also starred as Love Quinn opposite Penn Badgley “You.” Her film credits include “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Shirley” and “Origin.” She’ll next be seen in Esteban Arango’s “Ponyboi.”
Moura is best known for taking on the role of Pablo Escobar in the Netflix drug drama “Narcos,” which landed him a Golden Globe nomination. He recently starred in A24’s “Civil War” opposite Kirsten Dunst and Cailee Spaeny, and he’s currently shooting the Apple TV+ crime drama “Sinking Spring,” directed by Ridley Scott.
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