What Happens At Night

A married American couple travel to a small, snowy European town to adopt a baby. As they struggle to claim their baby, they seem to know less about themselves.

• Leonardo DiCaprio as The Man
• Jennifer Lawrence as The Woman
• Mads Mikkelsen as Brother Emmanuel
• Patricia Clarkson
• Jared Harris
• Welker White

Development

In April 2023, it was announced that the film What Happens at Night would be produced by Martin Scorsese from a script by Patrick Marber adapted from the 2020 novel of the same name by Peter Cameron.^[1] In September 2025, it was reported that Scorsese was set to direct the film, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence joining the cast in the lead roles. Apple Original Films was in talks to distribute and co-produce the film with a planned January 2026 shoot.^[2] Scorsese, Lawrence and DiCaprio were previously tapped to work on a Frank Sinatra biopic before production was postponed the year prior.^[3] Deadline Hollywood's Justin Kroll reported that, while DiCaprio was rumored for many roles that year, What Happens at Night was the project that the trio were secretly aiming for after the script had been finished earlier in the year.^[4] Later that month, DiCaprio stated Scorsese had him rewatch Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958) as a "reference point" for the film.^[5] In December 2025, Mads Mikkelsen joined the cast.^[6] In January 2026, Patricia Clarkson joined the cast.^[7] In February, Jared Harris joined the cast.^[8] In March 2026, Welker White joined the cast.^[9] On March 20, it was reported that Marber's script was rewritten by Paul Thomas Anderson.^[10]

Filming

Principal photography began in the Czech Republic on February 24, 2026.^[11][12]