Augenschein Moves Up a Level With Filmmaker-Driven Movies With Stars Attached Like Anne Hathaway, Ethan Hawke, Kristen Stewart
German production company Augenschein is expanding into higher-budget, star-driven Hollywood projects following the success of "Mother Mary." The company has several high-profile films in development or production, including movies starring Anne Hathaway, Ethan Hawke, Kristen Stewart, and Richard Gere. Augenschein continues to balance these larger ventures with smaller, independently financed films.
- ▪Augenschein recently launched "The Weight," starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, after its festival run at Sundance and Berlin.
- ▪"Flesh of the Gods," a vampire thriller starring Kristen Stewart and Wagner Moura, is in production and set in 1980s Los Angeles.
- ▪A24 has acquired U.S. rights to "Flesh of the Gods," while Anton handles international sales for the airplane thriller "Left Seat."
- ▪"Left Seat," starring Michelle Rodriguez and Richard Gere, finished shooting in Bavaria and has entered post-production.
- ▪Augenschein fully finances smaller films like "Bloody Tennis," which is currently being screened to buyers at Cannes.
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Home Film Global May 16, 2026 5:30am PT Augenschein Moves Up a Level With Filmmaker-Driven Movies With Stars Attached Like Anne Hathaway, Ethan Hawke, Kristen Stewart By Leo Barraclough Plus Icon Leo Barraclough International Features Editor LeoBarraclough Latest North American Rights to ‘Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day,’ Starring Haley Bennett and Lily Allen, Acquired by Quiver (EXCLUSIVE) 7 hours ago ‘Momo,’ Starring Martin Freeman, Claes Bang, Sells to Several Additional Territories at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE) 9 hours ago Marie Kreutzer, Director of Cannes Competition Film ‘Gentle Monster,’ on Exposing Evildoers: ‘It’s Not the Creepy Guy Behind the Bush … It Could Be Someone You Trust’ 21 hours ago See All Courtesy of A24 Fresh off the success of “Mother Mary,” starring Anne Hathaway and…
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