Skarsgård, Schafer, Hawke, Melling Join Maddin's The Confessions

Alexander Skarsgård, Hunter Schafer, Maya Hawke and Harry Melling are set to star in The Confessions, the latest feature from directors Guy Maddin, Galen Johnson and Evan Johnson, according to Variety.

Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen's Square Peg is producing the film. CAA Media Finance and WME Independent are launching the project at the AFM for North American rights, with Charades handling international sales.

The film is described as a cautionary psycho-dramedy about condemned nuns who witness a love triangle involving a missing sea captain and his poet wife.

Daniel Bekerman's Scythia Films has joined the project. The Confessions is produced by Square Peg in the U.S., Scythia Films and Thin Stuff in Canada, with support from Telefilm Canada. Elevation Pictures will distribute the film in Canada.

Previous collaboration

Square Peg boarded The Confessions in early development after working with the filmmakers on Rumours, the political satire that premiered out of competition at Cannes in 2024. Scythia Films' credits include The Witch, The Apprentice and Falling, while Thin Stuff's include Rumours, A.Rimbaud and Strong Son.