Karma (2026 film)
| Karma | |
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| Directed by | Guillaume Canet |
| Screenplay by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Benoît Debie |
| Edited by | Laure Gardette |
Production company | Iconoclast |
| Distributed by | Pathé |
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| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Karma is an upcoming 2026 French psychological thriller film directed by Guillaume Canet from a screenplay he co-wrote with Simon Jacquet, starring Marion Cotillard, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Luis Zahera and Denis Ménochet. The film will be released theatrically in France by Pathé on 21 October 2026.
Plot
In a village in northern Spain, Jeanne tries to rebuild her life with Daniel, who knows nothing about her troubled past. One day, Mateo, Jeanne's six-year-old godson, mysteriously disappears. In order to escape the police who quickly suspect her, Jeanne takes refuge in France in a religious community where she was born and which she fled a few years earlier. Daniel does not believe in the guilt of the woman he loves and will do everything he can to find her before the police do.[1]
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Cast
Production
Development
On 16 January 2025, it was announced that Marion Cotillard would star in Guillaume Canet's upcoming thriller, Karma, produced by Iconoclast, marking their ninth collaboration and the sixth time that Canet directed Cotillard (following Little White Lies (2010), Blood Ties (2013), Rock'n Roll (2017), Little White Lies 2 (2019), and Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023)), but no info was given on the plot.[2] On 5 February 2025, it was announced that the film will be a psychological thriller.[3]
Actors Leonardo Sbaraglia and Luis Zahera joined the cast on 24 February 2025.[4] On 28 April 2025, Deadline reported that Denis Ménochet had been cast in the film.[5] Mark Ruffalo was initially linked to the film by the Catalan press,[4] but ultimately was confirmed to have no involvement.[5] Plot was still kept under wraps, but it was also reported that Canet co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Jacquet, and that Benoît Debie was hired as the director of photography and Laure Gardette as the editor.[5]
On 25 November 2025, the first still from the film featuring Cotillard with a bruised face on a dark hallway was unveiled along with the official plot.[1]
Filming
Principal photography began in El Port de la Selva in Catalonia, Spain on 24 February 2025.[4][6] Filming also took place in La Selva de Mar and France.[4] On 28 May 2025, Canet announced that shooting had wrapped.[7]
Karma marks the last time that Canet and Cotillard worked in a film together as a couple. On 27 June 2025, a month after shooting had wrapped, they announced their separation in a joint statement to French news agency Agence France-Presse, saying that they made the separation public "to avoid all speculation, rumors and risky interpretations," and that they decided to separate after 18 years together by "mutual agreement" and with "mutual goodwill".[8]
Release
The film will be released theatrically in France by Pathé on 21 October 2026.[9][5]
References
- ^ a b c Orozco, Edouard (25 November 2025). "Le nouveau Guillaume Canet avec Marion Cotillard dévoile sa première image et son synopsis" [Guillaume Canet's new film with Marion Cotillard unveils its first image and synopsis]. Première (in French).
- ^ Forhan, Laëtitia (16 January 2025). "Après le succès d'Ad Vitam, Guillaume Canet va mettre en scène un nouveau thriller avec son actrice fétiche" [After the success of Ad Vitam, Guillaume Canet will make a new thriller with his favorite actress]. AlloCiné (in French).
- ^ Texier, Aouregan (5 February 2025). "Guillaume Canet en tournage dans le Lot : Marion Cotillard confirmée dans le casting du thriller "Karma"". La Dépêche du Midi (in French).
- ^ a b c d "French thriller starring Marion Cotillard filming in Catalonia". Catalan News Agency. 24 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d Goodfellow, Melanie; Wiseman, Andreas (28 April 2025). "Pathé Launches Cannes Sales For Guillaume Canet Thriller 'Karma' Starring Marion Cotillard, Denis Ménochet & Leonardo Sbaraglia". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Tubert, Gemma (24 February 2025). "Expectació al Port de la Selva pel rodatge d'un thriller amb Marion Cotillard com a protagonista". Agència Catalana de Notícies (in Catalan).
- ^ Canet, Guillaume (28 May 2025). "Après ce long tournage… Clap de fin pour « Karma » mon 9eme film". Instagram (in French).
- ^ Maddox, Bentley (27 June 2025). "Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet Break Up After 18 Years". E! Online.
- ^ "Les distributeurs ajustent leurs line-ups". Boxoffice Pro (in French). 9 May 2025.