Buckley and Mescal Reunite for New Film

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal will reunite for Hold On To Your Angels, a new film that brings together two of the most closely watched performers in contemporary cinema.

The project also pairs them with filmmaker Benh Zeitlin, who wrote the script and will direct, according to reports. That gives the film a distinct creative center from the start, while its producers add more industry weight: Plan B will produce alongside Alex Coco under his Rapt Film banner. Sources suggest the package will draw strong attention as it heads to the Cannes market, where buyers and financiers often move quickly on prestige-driven titles.

Buckley, Mescal, Zeitlin and Plan B give this film the kind of combination that can turn an early market title into a major conversation.

The reunion carries extra interest because Buckley and Mescal already share a high-profile screen connection through Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet. Their return in what the source describes as an “impossible love story” gives the new film an emotional hook before cameras even roll. Even with few plot details available, that framing signals an intimate, character-led drama rather than a conventional studio play.

The teams behind the film matter almost as much as the cast. Plan B has long backed acclaimed, awards-friendly work, while Coco’s involvement under Rapt Film adds another layer of recent prestige. In the film market, those names can shape early momentum, helping a project stand out before distributors, sales agents, and festival programmers lock in their bets.

What happens next will likely depend on how the project lands in Cannes and when production details come into focus. For now, the announcement matters because it joins proven talent on both sides of the camera at a moment when original films need strong packages to break through. If the market responds the way insiders expect, Hold On To Your Angels could move quickly from promising package to one of the more closely tracked films on the horizon.