# Gillian Anderson & Rebecca Hall To Star As Illicit Lover & Wife On A Collision Course In Thriller ‘The Portrait’; Rocket Science & WME Launch For AFM

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gillian-anderson-rocket-science-wme-launch-for-afm/
- Published: 2026-11-04T18:01:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T05:51:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/gillian-anderson-rebecca-hall-cast-lover-wife-the-portrait-1237213291/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, Space, Technology

## Key points

- Gillian Anderson and Rebecca Hall lead a psychological thriller.
- The story brings a secret lover and an artist wife together.
- Filming is planned in the UK from early 2027.

## Summary

Gillian Anderson and Rebecca Hall will star in *The Portrait*, a psychological thriller written and directed by Sara Colangelo. The story follows a writer who secretly commissions the wife of her wealthy lover to paint her portrait, drawing the two women into an uneasy encounter inside his family home.

Anderson will play Valeria, whose lover Martín becomes inaccessible after a sudden illness; Hall will play Isla, his artist wife. Based on Ilaria Bernardini’s novel, the film is due to shoot in the UK from the first quarter of 2027. Rocket Science will sell international rights, with WME Independent and UTA Independent Film Group representing domestic rights at the American Film Market.

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