Over the past year,Andrew ScottandGreta Leehave broken audiences' hearts with their respective dramas,All of Us StrangersandPast Lives. Now, the powerhouse pair are teaming up for a new movie which aims to inflict thesame level of emotional damage whilst blending in elements from thesci-figenre.My Notes On Marsis the first English-language movie by acclaimed Hungarian filmmaker Lili Horvát (Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time) and, perDeadline, the new movie is scheduled to begin production in Spring 2025, shooting in Budapest and Vienna.
The movie is based on an original scriptpenned by Lili Horvát, and is being produced by Poste Restante. No additional cast members have been announced, but Scott and Lee in the lead should be more than enough to draw audiences in. The report also features a synopsis for the movie, which sets it up to be an emotionally devastating drama with two of the best actors currently working. The synopsis reads:
“[My Notes on Mars] centers on Margot (Lee), a brilliant young scientist with a troubled marriage, who disappears inexplicably while hiking with her husband Sam (Scott) and a group of friends. A few weeks later, she miraculously reappears the day of her own memorial service. Margot is clearly not the same as before the accident. Nevertheless, Sam sees his wife’s miraculous reappearance as a second chance.”
All of Us Strangers
Ahead of the announcement, Lili Horvát teased what audiences can expect from her first English-language movie. The writer/director said thatMy Notes on Marsis about the frequently shifting dynamics of love, and how a long-term marriage evolves and changes over time. Horvát explained:
“[It’s] a story about the labyrinthine human psyche, about the ever-changing faces of love. To start over a marriage, to rediscover the other, to fall in love again — our story is about the grueling realization of this impossible desire.”
Andrew Scott & Greta Lee Both Delivered Tear-Jerking Performances In Their Last Movies
If the description ofMy Notes on Marswasn’t enough to suggest that the movie will be a whirlwind of emotions, take a look at Andrew Scott and Greta Lee’s filmography. Andrew Scott first broke mainstream audiences' hearts in theBritish comedy/dramaFleabag, written by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Scott played the “Hot Priest” who develops feelings for Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, but cannot act on them, knowing it will destroy his life. According to Hot Priest in the final episode, “It’ll pass.” But, spoiler alert, it didn’t.
Last year, Scott followed up that emotional performance with a similarly devastating role in Andrew Haigh’sAll of Us Strangers, alongside bona-fide tear-jerker Paul Mescal (seeNormal PeopleandAftersunfor proof).
Why Movies Like Past Lives Are Much Needed in Today’s World
Movies like Past Lives are a lesson in simplicity.
As for Greta Lee, as well as recently earning an Emmy nomination for her supporting role inThe Morning Show, Lee broke audiences hearts last year with her starring role in Celine Song’sPast Lives. A fresh take on the childhood sweethearts narrative trope, Lee plays Nora, who leaves South Korea as a child to live in America, leaving behind her best friend Hae Sung (Teo Yoo). 20 years later, the pair re-unite when Hae Sung vacations to America, but Nora is already happily married to Arthur (John Magaro). As well as making audiences break down in tears,Past Liveswas nominated fortwo Oscars at the 2024 awards, including Best Picture.
No release date has been announced forMy Notes on Mars.
