Tahar Rahim, reigning BAFTA and Golden Globe Best Actor nominee for The Mauritanian and star of Netflix’s hit series The Serpent, has booked his next role, and it’s likely not what you’d expect from the actor, who often picks dark and brooding roles.
Rahim is set to star in She Came to Me, a rom-com from Rebecca Miller, who will be writing and directing.
Starring with Rahim will be Anne Hathaway, Marisa Tomei, Joanna Kulig and Matthew Broderick.
Whether or not he will be the romantic lead is undisclosed. All we know so far is that the film will take place in New York City and follow the stories of several characters, such as a “composer suffering from writer’s block, a couple of gifted teenagers and a woman who seemingly has it all.”
“After an incredibly difficult period in the world, we couldn’t be more excited to be producing Rebecca’s next film. Rebecca has created a hilarious, timely and uplifting New York story and we are thrilled to have such a uniquely talented cast join us on our journey,” said the film’s producers.
Rebecca Miller is the filmmaker behind Maggie’s Plan, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, The Ballad of Jack and Rose and Angela. She is also the daughter of famed playwright Arthur Miller and the wife of perhaps the greatest actor who ever lived in Daniel Day-Lewis.
Rahim graces the cover of the June issue of Esquire Middle East, and gave an in depth insight into his rise to the top.
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