Overview
- Francis Lee’s new project, announced Friday, reimagines The Servant with Colman Domingo, Nicholas Hoult, Noah Jupe and Emma Corrin.
- Hoult plays Tony, a wealthy Brit in a Central Park apartment, with Domingo as Barrett, his manservant, while roles for Jupe and Corrin are not yet disclosed.
- The story relocates to 1950s New York and sharpens themes of class, sexuality and power, with Domingo’s casting adding a race dimension highlighted in trade coverage.
- Mk2 is shopping the film at the Cannes market as Blueprint Pictures produces and Film4 boards the project.
- Principal photography is scheduled for January 2027, and trades suggest a 2028 debut based on the production timeline.