We are nearing the four-year gap between projects that celebrated Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan typically allows between films so while this tidbit of news is slightly unconventional it logistically makes sense. Our friends at World of Reel have learned that Turkish actress Pınar Deniz is set to join the master filmmaker for what will be a summer shoot – lining up for a premiere for what is already a promising 2027 edition with Ruben Ostlund, Alice Rohrwacher and Bertrand Bonello as possible Palme d’Or competitors.
Ceylan’s 2023 About Dry Grasses (read review) gave actress Merve Dizdar the Best Actress award so this casting news is a big deal for Deniz — best known for the series Yargı (Family Secrets) (2021–2024). Production will take place in different areas of Istanbul and along the Aegean coast backdrop. Eight weeks before Cannes, we imagine we’ll find out who the international sales agent is, the film title and producers attached to what according to our math is his 10th feature film. More soon.
