A24 is ready to bring a different kind of pop star story to the big screen. Mother Mary is the new film from director David Lowery, and it stars Anne Hathaway as a famous singer going through a personal breakdown. The movie mixes music, fashion, and psychological drama in a way that looks nothing like a regular biography of a singer.
The first trailer and posters just dropped online, giving everyone a look at this intense story. The movie is set to hit theaters very soon, and fans of A24 unique style are already marking their calendars.
When Does Mother Mary Release in Theaters?
Mother Mary is scheduled to open in United States theaters on April 17, 2026. The film will first launch in limited theaters on that date. It will then expand to more theaters nationwide on April 24, 2026.
For viewers in the United Kingdom, the movie will release on April 24, 2026. Global audiences in Canada will follow the U.S. release pattern starting April 17. Fans in Australia and India can expect the film to arrive in local theaters around the same late April window, though exact dates depend on local distributors.
The movie runs for 1 hour and 50 minutes and carries an R rating.
Watch the First Trailer and See Anne Hathaway Pop Star Look
A24 dropped the official trailer for Mother Mary in December 2025, and a new teaser arrived in April 2026. The trailer shows Anne Hathaway as Mary, a pop icon who leaves her tour because of an existential crisis. She reaches out to her old friend Sam Anselm, played by Michaela Coel, who used to be her costume designer.
The tagline for the movie says: “This is not a ghost story. This is not a love story”. This tells audiences to expect something very different from usual music dramas.
New images from the film show Hathaway wearing a bold golden bodysuit with a halo-like headpiece. She stands on stage holding a microphone, looking both powerful and broken at the same time.
Who Is in the Mother Mary Cast?
The cast of Mother Mary brings together a group of very talented actors. Here is the main lineup:
- Anne Hathaway as Mother Mary, a famous music star
- Michaela Coel as Sam Anselm, her former best friend and costume designer
- Hunter Schafer as Hilda
- FKA Twigs (also contributes to the music)
- Jessica Brown Findlay
- Sian Clifford
- Alba Baptista
- Kaia Gerber
- Atheena Frizzell
- Isaura Barbé-Brown
The movie focuses on the relationship between Mary and Sam. Their friendship fell apart years ago, but they meet again when Mary needs a new dress for her comeback show.
What Is This Movie About?
Mother Mary is not a simple story about a singer. The plot follows a pop superstar who walks away from her tour. She is struggling with who she really is versus who the world thinks she is. She goes back to Sam Anselm, the fashion designer who helped build her famous look.
Sam is the only person who knows the real Mary. When Mary asks Sam to make a new dress for her return to the stage, old problems come back. The trailer shows a lot of tension between the two women. Their past issues threaten to destroy Mary career and her sense of self.
Director David Lowery has called this “a weird, weird film” and expects people to have strong reactions to it.
The Music Behind the Film
Since Mother Mary is about a pop star, the music plays a very big role in the movie. Anne Hathaway actually sings in the film. One of the songs, called My Mouth Is Lonely For You, has already been released. FKA Twigs wrote this song and performs it with Hathaway.
The film score comes from Daniel Hart, who has worked with Lowery before. The original songs were created by Jack Antonoff and Charli XCX. This team of musicians brings a real pop music feel to the movie.
How Anne Hathaway Prepared for This Role
Playing a pop star was not easy for Hathaway. She spoke about how different this role was from her other work. She said she had to stop trying to “perform” the character and instead become the material for the director to shape.
Hathaway explained that she had to accept being a beginner again. She said showing up every day knowing she might not be perfect was hard, but it was also a transformational experience.
Michaela Coel praised Hathaway work in the film, calling it “very brave work” that required a lot of strength.
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Where Was Mother Mary Filmed?
The movie was shot in Germany. Production happened under a special agreement because of the actors’ strike. The film received approval from SAG-AFTRA to continue filming during the strike in 2023. Filming wrapped up in 2024.
Hathaway described the shoot as one of the most intense experiences of her career. There were reports about one emotional scene that left her very shaken between takes.
Why Fans Are Excited About This Movie
Fans of A24 know the studio for making interesting and different movies. David Lowery previously directed The Green Knight and A Ghost Story, so viewers expect something artistic and deep.
The combination of Anne Hathaway as a troubled pop star and Michaela Coel as a sharp fashion designer creates a lot of interest. Adding real pop music from Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff makes this feel like a real look inside the music industry.
The first look images and trailer have already started conversations online. People are talking about Hathaway dramatic look and the intense emotions shown in the previews.
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