Anxious People

On the day before Christmas Eve, investment banker Zara begrudgingly finds herself mingling with a group of strangers at an open house. When a reluctant bank robber inadvertently takes the group hostage, chaos and oversharing ensues, secrets are revealed and literally nothing goes according to plan

Genres
Comedy, Crime
Director
Marc Forster

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Anxious People
  • Filmed in: Pinewood Studios

Anxious People is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Marc Forster and written by David Magee, based on the 2019 novel by Fredrik Backman. It stars Angelina Jolie, Aimee Lou Wood, Jason Segel, Carol Kane, Stephanie Allynne, Joanna Scanlan, Lennie James, and Jessica Gunning.

Production

The film, directed by Marc Forster, is an adaptation of the novel Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (2019), with screenplay written by David Magee. Both Forster and Magee previously worked on a feature film adaptation of another book from Backman, A Man Called Ove. Fredrik Wikström Nicastro and Renée Wolfe of 2DUX² are producers on the film which has been developed and financed by Hope Studios.

Principal photography began on September 2, 2025, at Pinewood Studios in London, when Jason Segel joined the cast. Carol Kane, Stephanie Allynne, Joanna Scanlan, Lennie James, and Jessica Gunning joined the cast later that month, with Solly McLeod joining in October and Kai Alexander after.

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