Here’s a project that hasn’t been reported yet.
Hot off the heels of “All of Us Strangers,” filmmaker Andrew Haigh has been tasked to direct an Adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s “A Long Winter,” and it’s being prepped as his next film.
Set in 1950, the film tackle Katherine Proctor, who leaves Ireland for Barcelona, hoping to escape her family and pursue life as a painter. There she falls in love with Miguel, an anarchist and veteran of the Spanish Civil War. However, her attempt at reinvention falters when Michael Graves, another Irish exile, reawakens questions about her past, her art, her homeland, and even her devotion to Miguel.
Production on the film is set to begin this October in Calgary, which means we might be looking at either a Cannes or Venice premiere in 2026. Expect casting to be announced imminently.
Haigh’s last four films, including “Weekend”, “45 Years,” and “Lean on Pete,” were critically-acclaimed, but it’s “All of Us Strangers,” starring Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott, that has truly been the breakout he needed. This success has led to Haigh being attached to a number of other projects, including “McGlue” “In the Belly of the Beast,” and a Leonardo da Vinci biopic for Universal.
However, “A Long Winter” seems to be next. It has all the intrigue and markings of another interesting outing for Haigh. Stay tuned.