It looks like Vanessa Kirby and Sebastian Stan will work on another upcoming film besides “Avengers: Doomsday.” Deadline reports that both actors are set to star in “Ruins,” Miramax’s forthcoming adaptation of Amy Taylor’s novel of the same name. Linden Entertainment put the package together with Miramax’s new President, Alexandra Loewy.
Set for release on July 1 in Australia and New Zealand and August 12 in the US, Taylor’s second novel, “Ruins,” follows a couple whose affair with a young Greek woman while summering in Athens threatens to fracture their relationship. Here’s an official synopsis for the book via The Dial Press:
At a crossroads in their lives, a couple arrives in Greece to house-sit for a friend. Emma is searching for a meaningful next step beyond work or starting a family, and Julian is struggling to come to terms with the failure of his academic career. Their visions for the future seem to be pulling them in different directions, and they hope that this summer away will help them mend their frayed connection.
Emma and Julian’s plans take an unexpected turn when they meet Lena, an enigmatic young Greek woman, who presents an opportunity for them to explore their relationship in uncharted and excitingly risky ways. However, as the heat in the city grows stifling, Emma and Julian find themselves far more entangled in Lena’s life than they’d bargained for. Engaged in a three-way struggle for control, Emma, Julian, and Lena are suddenly faced with consequences far greater—and far more explosive—than they could have predicted.
Voyeuristic and thrilling, Ruins delivers the drama of a modern Greek tragedy while exposing the tensions between privilege and power, desire and intimacy.
Miramax’s take on “Ruins” doesn’t have a director attached yet, but expect an update soon.
Kirby will star next in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” in theaters next month on July 25. She also has the Netflix thriller “Night Always Comes” on the way; this film, “Sharper”, director Benjamin Caron helms that one.
Stan adds “Ruins” to an intriguing list of upcoming projects that include Christan Munju’s “Fjord,” Just Kurzel’s “Burning Rainbow Farm,” and the aforementioned “Avengers: Doomsday.” Stan recently reprised his Marvel role of Bucky Barnes in “Thunderbolts*” and “Captain America: Brave New World.” Other recent work includes “A Different Man,” which won him the Silver Bear at the 2024 Berlinale, and an Oscar-nominated role as Donald Trump in “The Apprentice.”
Stay tuned for more details on “Ruins” as it approaches production.
