Production is underway on “42.6 Years“ in NYC, a new comedy from Focus Features starring Andy Samberg and Annette Bening, and new photos taken in Central Park seemingly confirm another member on the cast sheet. From the look of things, Florence Pugh also stars in the film, with pics showing the actress riding on the back of Samberg’s bicycle during the movie’s shoot. Of course, Focus needs to confirm Pugh’s casting to make it official, but the pictures all but guarantee that nothing.
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And based on the set-up of “42.6 Years,” it’s highly likely Pugh plays a younger version Bening’s character. As per a logline for the film, “42.6 Years follows Ben (Samberg), who, after an experimental procedure leaves him cryogenically frozen for 42.6 years, sets out to reconnect with his ex-girlfriend Ruthie (Bening). While he hasn’t aged a day, she’s lived an entire lifetime without him.” Given that setup, it’s obvious that Pugh, decked out in a period outfit and sunglasses in the on-set pics, indeed plays a young Ruthie. Again, Focus needs to confirm before this goes official, however.
Director Michael Schwartz helms a script by “The Menu” scribe Seth Reiss for “42.6 Years.” Scwhartz had his breakout in 2019 with “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” which won the Narrative Spotlight Audience Award at SXSW. Since then, however, he’s helmed just one movie, 2024’s “Los Frikis,” which had a relatively quiet world premiere at the Miami International Film Festival that year. “42.6 Years” will no doubt garner a larger audience, given the star power of its cast (and with the man-out-of-time element of its plot similar to another Andy Samberg vehicle, “Palm Springs“).
As for Pugh, she adds “42.6 Years” to a list of upcoming films that includes “Dune: Part Three” and “Avengers: Doomsday,” in theaters later this year. The actress also has an adaptation of the fantasy book “The Midnight Library“ on the way, but that one doesn’t start shooting until 2027.
As for when “42.6 Years” will reach audiences? Sometime in 2027, to be sure.
