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The War of the Roses remake set to star Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman

April 1, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Jay Roach is looking to revamp The War of the Roses with a new version titled The Roses.

Per insider Daniel Richtman, Roach will helm The Roses, which will star Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman as the feuding couple. Tony McNamara writes the film, which comes from producers Roach, Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Ed Sinclair, Tom Carver, and Michelle Graham.

This version is a modern-day retelling of the original 1989 film based on a 1981 novel of the same name. That film starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, following a wealthy couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle.

The official synopsis for the film reads: “Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo (Cumberbatch) and Ivy (Colman): successful careers, great kids, an enviable sex life. But underneath the façade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentments that’s ignited when Theo’s professional dreams come crashing down. Marital bliss erupts into a hilariously ferocious battle of wills in this dark comedy about love, power, and the lengths we’ll go to win.”

The Roses is currently shooting in the United Kingdom.

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jay Roach, olivia colman, the roses, the war of the roses

About EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno is a film and television critic and entertainment writer who joined the pop culture website Flickering Myth in 2018 and now serves as the executive producer of Flickering Myth TV, a YouTube channel with over 27,000 subscribers. With over a decade of experience, he is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who is also part of the Critics Choice Association and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

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