Another new project! Psychological thriller, great cast and crew, Tessa in a co-leading role.. Seems 2027 could end up being a huge year for her.

DEADLINE – Director Aoife McArdle (Severance) is lining up Foxfinder, a psychological thriller set to star BAFTA and Emmy award-nominee Tessa Thompson (Creed), Golden Globe and Emmy winner Owen Cooper (Adolescence) and two-time Emmy winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear).

Cornerstone and Logical Pictures Group will co-rep international sales and distribution and will launch sales at Cannes. WME Independent, Cornerstone and Logical Pictures Group are jointly representing the U.S. rights.

The synopsis reads: “The lives of Jude and Sam, a grieving couple clinging to routine and survival, are upended when William, a coldly devout government “foxfinder,” arrives at their struggling farm with a mission to root out the designated enemy – the fox. As paranoia festers and absurd regulations tighten their grip, suspicion replaces love, and truth itself begins to warp.”

Production is set to begin in Germany, with filming taking place in Bavaria in summer 2026. The film is based on the play by Dawn King, with a screenplay co-written by director Aoife McArdle and King.

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Another lead role for Tessa – I’m excited to see how this one develops!

DEADLINE – Tessa Thompson (Hedda) has attached to produce and star in A Separation, a feature adaptation of Katie Kitamura‘s bestseller to be written and directed by Cannes award winner Jonas Carpignano (A Chiara, Mediterranea).

Published by Riverhead Books in 2017, A Separation is the story of a woman who reluctantly travels from London to an isolated peninsula in southern Greece to find her estranged husband who has gone missing. Full of suspense and quiet turmoil, the book is about the mysteries of intimacy and slippery grief that comes in the wake of a marriage that ends.

In addition to Thompson, Riva Marker will produce for Linden Productions, along with Kishori Rajan of Viva Maude, and Greta Caruso, and Christos V. Konstantakopoulos of Faliro House. Anonymous Content’s David Levine will exec produce.

The project reunites Thompson with Linden following their work on Is God Is, Aleshea Harris’ thriller adapting her award-winning stage play, which releases May 15 via Orion Pictures. Linden also reunites with Faliro House after their collaboration on David Adjmi’s Stereophonic, the most-nominated play in the history of the Tonys, which took home five awards including Best Play in 2024.

In a joint statement, the producers told Deadline: “In A Separation, Kitamura unflinchingly explores the complexities of class, race and fidelity with her trademark elegance and fearlessness. We could not be more thrilled to collaborate on such an evocative story.”

Kitamura said, for her part: “Jonas and Tessa are two of the boldest and most original artists working today. I feel very lucky to be part of this extraordinary collaboration, and to be working with such an exceptional team of producers to bring this novel onto the big screen.”

Thompson is coming off a starring role opposite Jon Bernthal in His & Hers, Netflix’s murder mystery based on the Alice Feeney novel, which her Viva Maude produced. Under a first-look film deal with Amazon MGM, the company also recently teamed with Plan B to produce Hedda, Nia DaCosta’s reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s famed 1891 stage play Hedda Gabler for Orion Pictures. Led by Thompson, the film premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Drama. Among Viva Maude’s other upcoming projects is an adaptation of Raven Leilani’s debut novel, Luster.

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