EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first look at Emilia Clarke (Game Of Thrones) and Edgar Ramírez (Emilia Perez) in romantic comedy-drama Next Life, written and directed by Drake Doremus (Like Crazy). Jack Farthing (Spencer) also stars.
Rocket Science has boarded international sales and will introduce the film to buyers ahead of next week’s American Film Market; CAA Media Finance is representing domestic rights.
Next Life tells the love story of Ivy (Clarke), who finds herself confronted with parallel universes in which her life unspools in very different ways set against the modern London jazz scene. In one reality Ivy meets Diego (Ramírez), who inspires her to follow her dreams no matter the cost and, in the other, rekindles her relationship with Noah (Farthing), whom she sees a viable future with.
Pic is produced by Mutressa’s Elika Portnoy, Gleb Fetisov of Fetisoff Illusion, 42’s Ben Pugh and Kate Buckley. Doremus also produces as does Emilia Clarke via her production company Magical Thinking Pictures. John Palfery Smith also produces.
Four-time Oscar-nominated Dan Romer composed the score and the film features the first acting role of Femi Koleoso, the drummer and leader of the BRIT Award and Mercury Music Prize winning British jazz group Ezra Collective.
“Next Life is a sumptuous crowd-pleaser about following your passions. It’s full of style, heart and emotion, showcasing London and its vibrant music scene and featuring revelatory performances from the cast, led by a luminous Emilia Clarke,” said Thorsten Schumacher, CEO of Rocket Science.
Doremus’s credits include Like Crazy and sci-fi romances Zoe and Equals. Other 42 UK productions include, Peter Cattaneo’s Military Wives, Dominic Cooke’s The Courier, Agnieszka Smoczynska’s The Silent Twins.