Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell & Wagner Moura to Star in ‘Art’

‘City of God’ director Fernando Meirelles is behind the camera for the adaptation of the award-winning play that has been produced on stage since 1994.

(Left) Ralph Fiennes arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Credit/Provider: Etienne Laurent / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Center) Colin Farrell attends the Headline Gala screening of Netflix's 'Ballad of a Small Player' during the 69th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on October 9th, 2025 in London, England. Photo by StillMoving.Net for Netflix. (Right) Wagner Moura arrives on the red carpet of the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Phil McCarten / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.

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Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell & Wagner Moura will star in a film adaptation of ‘Art’.
It’ll be based on Yasmina Reza’s stage play.
Fernando Meirelles will direct.

While they might not have generated quite the same number of movies as books or other media, stage plays have certainly fueled their fair share.

And a classic of the stage, ‘Art’ is the latest to head to cinema screens, with a hefty combo of cast and creative talent aboard.

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Via Deadline, word arrives that Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell and Wagner Moura will star in the new movie, which has ‘City of God’ director Fernando Meirelles calling the shots.

What’s the story of ‘Art’?

Colin Farrell attends the Headline Gala screening of Netflix's 'Ballad of a Small Player' during the 69th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on October 9th, 2025 in London, England. Photo by StillMoving.Net for Netflix.

Yasmina Reza’s play opened in Paris in 1994 and has been staged in London’s West End, on Broadway and in Sydney, Australia.

Christopher Hampton has written the adaptation. It deals with art and friendship. It follows three long-time friends, Serge, Marc, and Yvan. Serge, indulging his penchant for modern art, buys a large, expensive, completely white painting, with some slightly less white lines.

Marc is horrified that Serge would waste such money on this, and their relationship suffers considerable strain as a result of their differing opinions about what constitutes “art”. Their troubled friend, Yvan, finds himself caught in the middle of the conflict. He attempts to please and mollify both of them, but this only serves to make things worse.

Where else can we see the leads?

Wagner Moura in 'The Secret Agent.' Photo: Neon.

Fiennes will be back on our screens for ‘Hunger Games’ prequel ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’, Farrell has the second season of Apple TV series ‘Sugar’ on the way and Moura can be heard as part of the voice cast for new ‘Star Wars’ TV show ‘Maul ––Shadow Lord’.