LOS ANGELES -- Searchlight Pictures has unveiled a new featurette for "The Roses," offering a deeper look at the love story turned battleground at the heart of the upcoming dark comedy. Directed by Jay Roach and written by Tony McNamara, the film stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman as Theo and Ivy Rose, a couple whose seemingly perfect life unravels in spectacular fashion.
Roach frames the film as "a cautionary tale about romance," showing how passion and pride can fuel both connection and conflict. The footage reveals the Roses at their happiest and at their most volatile.
Cumberbatch describes Theo as an architect whose career implodes after a building collapse, "taking his ego with it." As his confidence crumbles, the balance of their marriage shifts. Colman explains, "They