Star Trek co-stars Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Mission: Impossible franchise) and Sofia Boutella (Hotel Artemis, The Mummy) are starring with Charlotte Gainsbourg (Melancholia) and Quentin Tarantino in the feature Only What We Carry, marking Tarantino’s biggest on screen role since the Robert Rodriguez classic From Dusk Til Dawn (1996).
The drama, which has quietly wrapped in Deauville, France, is the latest from Welsh writer-director Jamie Adams (She Is Love, Wild Honey Pie!). Other members of the cast include French actor Liam Hellmann (Ibiza) and singer Lizzy McAlpine in her feature debut.
Set against the windswept coast of Normandy, Only What We Carry is described as “a meditation on love, loss, and the quiet courage it takes to move forward.”
Pegg plays Julian Johns, “a once-formidable instructor whose former student Charlotte Levant (Boutella) returns home to face the ghosts of her past. Joining them are John Percy (Tarantino), Julian’s old friend whose sudden arrival stirs long-buried truths; Josephine Chabrol (Gainsbourg), Charlotte’s protective sister; Vincent (Hellmann), a restless artist caught between love and loyalty, and Jacqueline (McAlpine), a young aspiring dancer whose presence forces everyone to confront the weight of what they’ve left behind.”
Director Jamie Adams, who specializes in an improvisational style, said: “It’s always been a dream of mine to shoot an Eric Rohmer styled picture in Normandy, a dream that included collaborating with an exceptional international ensemble cast and crew. It turns out that by embracing the freedoms of independent cinema, that dream has come true. I’m forever grateful to the cast and crew of Only What We Carry for this moment.”
Tarantino has cameoed in most of his own movies, including Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019). He has also had small roles in other films and series and narrated 2022 series Super Pumped.
Only What We Carry is currently in post-production, and has not yet set a release date.
via: Deadline
