Margaret Qualley and Callum Turner Set to Lead Paramount’s Possession Remake?
Hollywood buzz tips Margaret Qualley and Callum Turner to front Parker Finn’s Paramount remake of Andrzej Żuławski’s cult classic Possession.
File this under intriguing-but-not-locked: Paramount is said to be gearing up a remake of Andrzej Zulawski's 1981 shocker 'Possession,' with Margaret Qualley and Callum Turner circling the leads. It is a rumor for now, so keep expectations parked.
What is being reported
- Studio: Paramount is developing a new take on 'Possession'.
- Director/producer: Parker Finn of 'Smile' is set to direct and produce.
- Rumored leads: Margaret Qualley ('The Substance,' 'Happy Gilmore 2,' 'Honey Don’t,' 'How to Make a Killing') and Callum Turner ('Masters of the Air,' 'The Boys in the Boat,' 'Green Room').
- Producers: Finn is producing alongside Robert Pattinson. There is no indication Pattinson will appear on screen.
- Source: This comes from Nexus Point News; nothing is officially confirmed.
A quick refresher on the original
Zulawski released 'Possession' in 1981. The film follows Anna, a wife whose behavior spirals into something far uglier after she asks her husband for a divorce. What starts as suspected cheating morphs into a full-on nightmare. It premiered at the 34th Cannes Film Festival, where Isabelle Adjani won Best Actress for playing Anna. If you have seen clips, you know why that performance is still talked about.
Where Margaret Qualley is headed next
Qualley has been busy. After sharing the screen with Demi Moore in 2024's 'The Substance,' she has multiple projects in motion, including the dark comedy-thriller 'How to Make a Killing,' which recently wrapped. John Patton Ford wrote and directed it, with a cast led by Glen Powell, Qualley, Ed Harris, Topher Grace, and Jessica Henwick. The setup: a blue-collar outsider, Becket Redfellow (Powell), was cut off at birth by his ultra-rich family and is now prepared to do whatever it takes to claw back his inheritance, no matter who in the bloodline stands between him and the fortune. The film is dated for February 20, 2026.
What Callum Turner has on deck
Turner recently starred with Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller in the afterlife romance 'Eternity,' which has been getting the kind of praise that lands a movie in the best-of-the-year rom-com conversation. The premise: in the hereafter, souls have one week to pick their forever, and Joan has to choose between the partner she actually lived a life with and the first love who died young and has been waiting for her ever since. Up next for Turner is Karim Ainouz's 'Rosebush Pruning,' a dramatic thriller about a family on a countryside estate grappling with inherited illnesses. As everyone deals with the medical realities, the interpersonal mess gets just as tangled.
So, should we buy this?
I can see why Paramount would want to take a swing at 'Possession' with Parker Finn steering; 'Smile' proved he can sell dread to a crowd. Qualley and Turner are sharp choices on paper. But again, this is rumor territory until someone signs paperwork. If it happens, I am curious to see how far they push it and whether they keep the story's gnarlier edges. Until then, file under wait-and-see.