Jessie Buckley andRiz Ahmed are set to star oppositeeach other in Christos Nikou ’s forthcoming sci - fi romance movieFingernails . The movie will stigmatise the Grecian film maker ’s first English - voice communication feature film cinema following his directorial first appearance with the   well - invite 2020 comedy - dramaApples . Fingernailsis enounce to take stead in a surreal mankind where a trial has been discover that measures whether mates are really in love . To serve couples bring home the bacon , love institutes have been spread out to guide them .

Now , Deadlinehas cover that Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed have been tapped to play lead persona in the picture , which is presently in development at FilmNation Entertainment , the studio behind acclaimed titles such as 2016’sArrivaland 2021’sSpencer . Director Christos Nikou has write the screenplay with hisApplesco - author Stavros Raptis and   Sam Steiner . Cate Blanchett ’s production company Dirty Films will co - grow the film alongside FilmNation . A release engagement is yet to be announced for the plastic film .

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The film was initially think of to star Carey Mulligan , but thePromising Young Womanactress was forced to drop out of the undertaking . However , with Jessie Buckley ’s late onscreen credit ,   which let in 2020’sI’m think of Ending Thingsand an Oscar - nominated operation for 2021’sThe Lost Daughter , her casting could prove to be a fortuity of genius . As for Ahmed , the British - Pakistani actor received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor   for 2020’sSound of Metal . Fingernailsoffers a unique   assumption and the casting of Buckley and Ahmed   promises an challenging and gifted squad - up .

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