{"id":227724,"date":"2026-05-11T21:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/227724\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T21:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:22:09","slug":"vanessa-kirby-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-film-scenes-for-new-sci-fi-thriller-liminal-in-queens-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/227724\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa Kirby &#038; Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Film Scenes for New Sci-Fi Thriller &#8216;Liminal&#8217; in Queens &#8211; Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Liminal set photos\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Credit: Backgrid USA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/vanessa-kirby\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vanessa Kirby<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yahya Abdul-Mateen II<\/a> are hard at work on their new movie!<\/p>\n<p>The co-stars chatted with a crew member as they prepared to film a few scenes for their upcoming sci-fi thriller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/liminal\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liminal<\/a> on Sunday afternoon (May 10) in Queens, New York.<\/p>\n<p>For their time on set, Vanessa, 38, wore a black bodysuit while Yahya, 39, sported a gray jacket over a red jacket paired with brown pants and sunglasses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-05.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-05-788x943.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2208179\"   data-mwl-img-id=\"2208179\"\/><\/a>Credit: Backgrid USA<\/p>\n<p>Liminal is based on the graphic novel \u201cTelepaths\u201d by J. Michael Strazzynski, Steve Epting and Brian Reber, which \u201ctakes place in a world where a tenth of the population suddenly gains telepathic powers as a result of electromagnetic disturbance. Subsequently, newly telepathic Boston police find themselves contending with a faction, led by a wrongly convicted prisoner, who are trying to escape a world in which their powers will make them targets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, plot details of the movie are currently under wraps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-04.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-04-788x936.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2208180\"   data-mwl-img-id=\"2208180\"\/><\/a>Credit: Backgrid USA<\/p>\n<p>The film hails from Apple Studios, with Justin Rhodes serving as writer, and Louis Leterrier directing. As of right now, Liminal doesn\u2019t have a release date.<\/p>\n<p>Later this year, Vanessa is set to reprise her Fantastic Four role as Sue Storm\/Invisible Woman in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, which is scheduled to hit theaters on December 19. You can<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/01\/13\/avengers-doomsday-teaser-trailer-brings-black-panther-fantastic-four-together\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> check out the teaser trailer here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Browse through the gallery below for more photos of Vanessa Kirby and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on set of their new movie\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-01.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1768\" data-id=\"2208183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-01-1180x1768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2208183\"   data-mwl-img-id=\"2208183\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-05-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1412\" data-id=\"2208187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-05-1-1180x1412.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2208187\"   data-mwl-img-id=\"2208187\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-06.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1610\" data-id=\"2208188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-06-1180x1610.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2208188\"   data-mwl-img-id=\"2208188\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"1456\" data-id=\"2208185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2208185\"   data-mwl-img-id=\"2208185\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-04-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1402\" data-id=\"2208182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-04-1-1180x1402.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2208182\"   data-mwl-img-id=\"2208182\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-03.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1501\" data-id=\"2208184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-03-1180x1501.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2208184\"   data-mwl-img-id=\"2208184\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-07.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1671\" data-id=\"2208186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vanessa-kirby-liminal-set-in-queens-07-1180x1671.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2208186\"   data-mwl-img-id=\"2208186\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/candid-photos\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Candid Photos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/liminal\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liminal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/vanessa-kirby\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vanessa Kirby<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-2\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yahya Abdul Mateen Ii<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Backgrid USA Vanessa Kirby and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II are hard at work on their new movie! 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