UPDATED: I’ve added three new stills below.
EARLIER: Variety has the exclusive first look at Todd Haynes’ “May/December,” which is premiering at Cannes in less than three weeks. We also have a synopsis:
Moore and Melton star as married couple whose 20-year relationship inspired a national tabloid obsession at its offset. Now preparing to send their grown children off to college – as Melton reconciles with empty nest syndrome in his mid-30s – an actress (Natalie Portman) embeds with the family to study them for an upcoming film where she’ll play Moore. The couple buckles under the pressure as Portman probes as deeply as she can for an honest performance.
Haynes is the filmmaker behind such acclaimed works as “Safe,” “Far From Heaven,” and “Carol.” Another female-led picture is not that surprising coming from him. However, his last film, 2019’s underrated “Dark Waters,” featured a male lead (played by Mark Ruffalo).
This latest Haynes also doesn’t feature DP Edward Lachman. You just can’t imagine a Haynes movie without Lachman’s sultry photography. The duo were set to shoot their sixth collaboration together with “May/December,” but Lachman broke his hip and wasn’t able to collaborate.
We learned that Christopher Blauvelt, a longtime collaborator of Haynes’ close friend Kelly Reichardt, stepped in to replace Lachman. Blauvelt shot key Reichardts such as “Meek’s Cutoff”, “Certain Women”, and “First Cow.”
