Thomasin McKenzie and Toby Wallace have signed on to star in Frances O’Connor’s Sister Maria Goes To Rome for the UK’s Embankment.

McKenzie, whose credits include The Testament Of Ann Lee and upcoming Victorian Psycho, will play a spirited young nun with an unshakeable faith, who arrives in Rome on a quest to save her beloved village.

She clashes with a jaded tour guide, played by The Bikeriders ’ Wallace, who has lost his way, and an unexpected friendship blossoms.

Los Angeles-based Naomi Despres of Desmar Films and Piers Tempest of the UK’s Tempo Productions produce with Guglielmo Marchetti for Italy’s Notorious Pictures. Michèle Marshall executive produces for Desmar Films.

The Italian shoot begins in spring 2026, with locations throughout Lazio and Rome.

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