New film casts Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott to play lovers

British filmmaker Andrew Haigh's newest project will feature Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal playing lovers. The director behind queer classic Weekend and A24's Lean on Pete is now taking on a "loosely based" adaptation of Strangers, an award-winning novel by Taichi Yamada.

According to Variety, the film will follow a screenwriter Adam (Scott) who "has a chance encounter with his mysterious neighbour" Harry (Mescal). The two "get closer," and Adam makes shocking discoveries while being pulled back into his childhood home. Strangers will also feature Claire Foy, and Jamie Bell, who will portray Adam's parents.

Searchlight Pictures, Film4 and Blueprint Pictures are coming together for the project which has yet to announce a release date. Some social media content suggests that they have wrapped filming.

Wrap photo of Andrew Haigh’s film STRANGERS with Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal seen there down in the front pic.twitter.com/Ltlhv0ldgN

— Jason Adams (@JAMNPP) August 14, 2022

The film is set up for success with its highly acclaimed cast and director. Mescal has been a household name since his role in Normal People which earned him an Emmy. More recently, he starred in Aftersun which has been wildly critically acclaimed. The 'hot priest' in Fleabag, Irish actor Scott is also known from Sherlock, 1917, and Black Mirror.

Foy is known as The Crown's first queen, for which she has won two Emmys. The English actress has also appeared in First Man and The Girl in the Spider's Web. Bell recently starred in Rocketman, and currently appears on Apple TV+'s Shining Girls.