Bucking Fastard

Bucking Fastard
Directed byWerner Herzog
Written byWerner Herzog
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Zeitlinger
Edited byMarco Capalbo
Music byErnst Reijseger
Release date
  • 3 September 2026 (2026-09-03) (Venice)
Running time
109 minutes
Countries
  • Ireland
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

Bucking Fastard is an upcoming drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog, and starring Kate and Rooney Mara alongside Orlando Bloom and Domhnall Gleeson.

The film will have its world premiere at the main competition of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2026, where it will compete for the Golden Lion.[1]

Premise

Twin sisters Jean and Joan Holbrooke, in search of an imaginary land where true love is possible, start digging a tunnel through a mountain range.[2]

Cast

Production

Referring to unrealized projects in his 2022 memoir Every Man for Himself and God Against All, Werner Herzog mentioned a concept entitled Bucking Fastard about British identical twin sisters Freda and Greta Chaplin, who gained notoriety in the 1980s for having a restraining order put on them by a man they both became involved with. The title refers to a synchronized verbal slip the sisters made in court.[3]

In February 2025, it was announced that Herzog would make a film under the same name based on a true story about twins Joan and Jean, with real-life siblings Kate and Rooney Mara on board to star in what would be their first project together.[4] Speaking about working with her sister for the first time, Kate said: "We've been looking for something to do together for a while. The first hurdle was finding a filmmaker that we both like, and while we like a lot of the same things, we both had an equal excitement about working with Werner. We're playing total equals who speak in unison and do everything the same. They dream the same in the film, and they're so in sync. We could have never imagined finding two roles in a film where we're literally equals in so many ways, and it was just so perfect."[5]

Principal photography took place in Ireland at Dublin's Pigeon House film studios and in and around the town of Naas, County Kildare; the Mara sisters were spotted during shooting on Dublin's Capel Street in early April, with additional scenes set to be filmed in Slovenia.[6] Filming wrapped by the end of the month,[7] with Orlando Bloom and Domhnall Gleeson being revealed as part of the cast. Herzog reunited with various collaborators, including cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger, editor Marco Capalbo, and composer Ernst Reijseger.[2]

Release

In May 2026, Variety reported that the film was offered a world premiere at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in the non-competitive official selection lineup, but this proposal was rejected because the film was not offered a competition slot.[8] It is set to premiere in the main competition of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2026.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Biennale Cinema 2026 | Bucking Fastard". La Biennale di Venezia. June 29, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  2. ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (April 28, 2025). "Orlando Bloom & Domhnall Gleeson Join Kate & Rooney Mara In Bucking Fastard With HanWay Boarding For Cannes; Werner Herzog Says Film Completes A Trilogy After Fitzcarraldo And Grizzly Man". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  3. ^ Lewis, Tim (October 15, 2023). "'I am not that much in pursuit of happiness': Werner Herzog on beer, yoga and what he would ask God". The Guardian. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 5, 2025). "Rooney And Kate Mara To Star In New Movie From Werner Herzog". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ^ Kate Mara on Treating 'Friendship' Like a Drama, Finally Working With Her Sister and Why She's Eager to See the New 'Fantastic Four'
  6. ^ Guillot, Jamie (April 7, 2025). "Rooney and Kate Mara seen filming Werner Herzog's Bucking Fastard in Dublin". Hot Press. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  7. ^ Whittock, Jesse (May 13, 2025). "'Bucking Fastard': First Look At Werner Herzog Pic Starring Kate & Rooney Mara". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  8. ^ Lang, Brent; Keslassy, Elsa (May 9, 2026). "Werner Herzog's 'Bucking Fastard' Turns Down Cannes Film Festival Invite After Being Denied Competition Slot (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.

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