May December
May December is a 2023 American black comedy-drama film directed by Todd Haynes from a screenplay by Samy Burch, based on a story by Burch and Alex Mechanik. It follows an actress (Natalie Portman) who travels to Georgia to meet and study the life of the controversial woman (Julianne Moore) she is set to play in a film. It is loosely inspired by the story of Mary Kay Letourneau. May December premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2023. It is scheduled to be released in select theaters in the United States on November 17, 2023, before streaming on Netflix on December 1, 2023. Premise
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple with a large age gap buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past. Cast
 Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry
 Julianne Moore as Gracie Atherton-Yoo
 Charles Melton as Joe Yoo
 D. W. Moffett as Tom
 Piper Curda as Honor 
 Elizabeth Yu as Mary  
 Gabriel Chung as Charlie  
 Cory Michael Smith
 Lawrence Arancio

Production
In June 2021, it was announced that Portman and Moore were cast in the film. In September 2022, Melton was added to the cast. In January 2023, it was reported Piper Curda, Elizabeth Yu and Gabriel Chung had joined the cast of the film. Principal photography took place in Savannah, Georgia, and wrapped after 23 days in November 2022. Edward Lachman was initially going to serve as cinematographer but was replaced by Christopher Blauvelt due to Lachman's hip injury. The script, which is set in Savannah, was originally set in Camden, Maine. Release
In February 2023, Sky Cinema acquired the UK distribution rights. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on May 20, 2023. In May 2023, Netflix acquired the North American distribution rights at the Marché du Film for $11 million. The film also screened as the "Opening Night Film" at the 2023 New York Film Festival on September 29. The film is scheduled to be released in select theaters in the United States on November 17, 2023, before streaming on Netflix in the U.S. and Canada on December 1, 2023. Reception

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2020s American films
2020s English-language films
2023 romantic drama films
2023 films
American romantic drama films
Films about child sexual abuse
Films directed by Todd Haynes
Films produced by Christine Vachon
Killer Films films
Films shot in Savannah, Georgia
Films produced by Will Ferrell
Films scored by Marcelo Zarvos
Gloria Sanchez Productions films
Films produced by Natalie Portman
Films set in Savannah, Georgia