Fish | Carlo Hintermann

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Hunter Schafer, Tim Roth to Star in Surreal Venice-Set ‘Fish,’ Directed by Italy’s Carlo Hintermann

Hunter Schafer and Tim Roth are set to star in “Fish,” a genre-bending drama set in a dreamlike Venice, directed by Italian auteur Carlo Hintermann.

Italy’s Minerva Pictures and TVCO will be launching international pre-sales on “Fish” at the upcoming Cannes Marché du Film. The English-language film is expected to go into production in Venice in early 2026.

Roth, who recently wrapped production on Netflix’s hotly anticipated “Peaky Blinders” film opposite Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan, will be playing a character called Professor Fish Osborne. He is “a brilliant but reclusive art historian who is undergoing a mysterious transformation: he is slowly becoming a fish,” as the provided synopsis puts it. As the professor’s secret unravels, Billie (Hunter Schafer) and other students of his begin to perceive their own identities through new lenses. “Mutation becomes not a curse, but a radical act of liberation,” the synopsis says.

Schafer stars in upcoming Amazon Prime Video sci-fi drama series “Blade Runner 2099” opposite Michelle Yeoh. Earlier this year, she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her lead role in Neon’s horror thriller “Cuckoo” directed by Tilman Singer. Schafer will next be seen in the A24 feature “Mother Mary” opposite Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel.

Schafer stars in upcoming Amazon Prime Video sci-fi drama series “Blade Runner 2099” opposite Michelle Yeoh. Earlier this year, she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her lead role in Neon’s horror thriller “Cuckoo” directed by Tilman Singer. Schafer will next be seen in the A24 feature “Mother Mary” opposite Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel.