The Room Next Door

The Room Next Door (La habitación de al lado) is an upcoming Spanish film directed by Pedro Almodóvar in his English-language full-length debut. The cast features Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore.

Plot
The plot deals with the rift between a very imperfect mother and war correspondent (Martha) and her resentful daughter, as well as with the former's relationship with author Ingrid.

Production
Almodóvar talked about plans to shoot an English-language film set in New York City on the eve of his trip to the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The title The Room Next Door was advertised in late 2023. In January 2024, El Deseo announced that Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton had been cast in the lead roles, with John Turturro as another cast member. Swinton described the film as "a natural successor, strangely, to Pain and Glory". The film is an El Deseo production with the participation of Movistar Plus+. Filming began on 3 March 2024 in Madrid. Alessandro Nivola joined the cast that same month. On 12 June 2024, Juan Diego Botto, Raúl Arévalo, Melina Matthews, and Victoria Luengo were announced as additional cast members. Edu Grau lensed the film.

Release
In advance of the start of production, Almodóvar's recurring North American distributor Sony Pictures Classics picked up rights to the film in North America, the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The film is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 18 October 2024 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Warner Bros. also acquired distribution rights for the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, the Nordics, Central and Eastern Europe (excluding Poland), Latin America and some territories in Asia-Pacific, including Japan. It will be made available on Movistar Plus+ in Spain after its theatrical window. In July 2024, the film was reportedly likely to premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, although this could not immediately be confirmed by Warner Bros.' Italian branch.