Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson are set to share the screen together for the first time, but don’t expect this to be some Twilight x Hunger Games crossover fantasy. The pair of A-listers are teaming up with Lynne Ramsay, the critically acclaimed and often challenging Scottish director of We Need To Talk About Kevin, in an adaptation of Die, My Love, a 2019 novel of the same name from Argentine author Ariana Harwicz.
Everything We Know About 'Die, My Love'
Lawrence and Pattinson are the two headliners. After taking a bit of a break from acting, Oscar-winner Lawrence has been making about a movie a year, starting with 2021’s climate change dramedy Don’t Look Up opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, followed by 2022’s army veteran-drama Causeway. Last year, she dipped her toe back into the comedy pool with raunchy rom-com No Hard Feelings.
Pattinson, for his part, has been on a bit of a run since Christopher Nolan’s Tenet in 2020. Since then, he played the titular superhero in Matt Reeves’s The Batman, and is currently working on Parasite director Bong Joon Ho’s next film, sci-fi thriller Mickey 17.
Stanfield's New Project
Lakeith Stanfield, of Atlanta fame, is also rumored to be in discussing to board the project. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in 2021’s Judas and the Black Messiah, director Shaka King’s drama about the US government’s covert takedown of the Black Panther Party, which he starred in opposite Daniel Kaluuya. He’ll also soon appear in Play Dirty alongside Mark Wahlberg, and is starring in and producing the film adaptation of El Paso, Elsewhere.
The Plot of 'Die, My Love'
As the official logline for the film reads, it’s “Set in a remote forgotten rural area, the story follows a mother who struggles to maintain her sanity as she battles with psychosis.”
The stream-of-conscious book, Harwicz’s debut, was a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize in 2018. Set in the French countryside, the unnamed protagonist, a wife and mother to a newborn son, struggles with feeling trapped in her prescribed roles and seeks out relief through increasingly erratic means, including an affair. The New Yorker declared the book part of the “motherhood horror” genre of literature, which seems apt based on its official description.
What to Expect from the Film
In an interview with Variety, Ramsay said, “It’s about mental health…and the breakdown of a marriage. But it’s really fucking funny. At least I think it’s funny…But I’m Glaswegian, so I’ve a really black sense of humor.” Ramsay is known for films that focus more on vivid vibes (think: visuals, sounds, feelings) than expository storytelling (dialogue, standard plots)—which might give a hint towards Die, My Love’s direction.
Ramsay, for her part, has directed four films over a 24-year career: Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar, We Need to Talk About Kevin, and 2017’s You Were Never Really Here.
Release Date
There’s no official release date for the film, but it’s rumored to be premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. This could make sense, given that all of Ramsay’s films have screened at the festival, where she has been a long-standing member of the main competition jury.
Stanfield Joins the Cast
EXCLUSIVE: LaKeith Stanfield is in final negotiations to star opposite Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson in the thriller Die, My Love, which Lynne Ramsay is directing. Ramsay also co-wrote the script with Enda Walsh.
Set in a remote forgotten rural area, the story follows a mother who struggles to maintain her sanity as she battles with psychosis. It is unknown who Stanfield would play.
Justine Ciarrocchi and Lawrence (through their Excellent Cadaver banner), Martin Scorsese, Andrea Calderwood and Black Label Media producing. Black Label Media is also financing pic.
Stanfield is continuing to deliver a diversified slate as he continue to be one of Hollywood’s busier stars. He was most recently seen in Sony and Legendary’s The Book of Clarence as well as Disney’s The Haunted Mansion. On the TV side, he starred in the Apple TV+ drama The Changeling, which he also exec produced.
In 2021, he was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Judas and the Black Messiah. Upcoming projects include Play Dirty alongside Mark Wahlberg, Dermot Mulroney and Tony Shalhoub; starring and producing the film adaptation of El Paso, Elsewhere and lending his voice to the documentary Ernest Cole: Lost and Found.
Stanfield recently joined the ensemble of Bernard Rose’s Lear Rex. He is repped by CAA and Stark Management.
