Odessa A’zion, Ewan Mitchell, Cherry Jones Joins Justine Triet’s Fonda

Oscar and Palme d’Or-winning “Anatomy of a Fall” director Justine Triet has expanded the cast for her next feature and full English-language debut.

“Fonda” was first announced prior to Berlin Film Festival with Mia Goth (“Frankenstein”), Andrew Scott (“All of Us Strangers”), Frank Dillane (“Urchin”) and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (“Candyman”) signed up to star and Allison Janney (“The West Wing,” “I Tonya”) in talks.

Now, Janney has officially joined the cast in addition to “Marty Supreme” breakout Odessa A’zion, fast-rising British star Ewan Mitchell (“House of the Dragon,” “Wuthering Heights”), three-time Emmy winner Cherry Jones (“24,” “The Handmaid’s Tale”) and established U.K. actor Benedict Wong (“Weapons,” “Doctor Strange”). Shooting is scheduled from April to June.

According to its synopsis, “Fonda” is a “psychological thriller set in a seemingly idyllic huis clos,” set to take audiences “on a vertiginous dive into the shifting limits of a sound mind, as grief and obsession take hold.”

“Fonda” reunites writer-director Triet with both her “Anatomy of a Fall” producers Marie-Ange Luciani (Les Films de Pierre) and David Thion (Les Films Pelléas), as well as sales agent MK2 Films. Delphine Tomson, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s Belgian company Les Films du Fleuve (“Rosetta”) are co-producing the film. U.K. partners House Productions (“Conclave,” “The Zone of Interest”) and BBC Film have also joined the project as co-producers.

MK2 Films (“Sentimental Value”) is handling international sales and is also financing and co-producing, alongside Studiocanal’s Anna Marsh, Francois Mergier and Assia Barge. Nathanaël Karmitz, Elisha Karmitz and Fionnuala Jamison are also credited as producers. Studiocanal will distribute “Fonda” theatrically in its own territories including France, Germany, Italy, Benelux, Poland, Australia and New Zealand. IPR.VC, with which MK2 Films has a multi-year financing deal, is also a financier. Casting for the film has been assembled by Cynthia Arra (“Anatomy of a Fall”) and Kharmel Cochrane (“Saltburn”).