The Christophers
The children of a once famous artist hire a forger to complete some unfinished, long ago abandoned canvases so they'll have an inheritance when he dies. Starring Michaela Coel, Ian McKellen, Jessica Gunning, James Corden and Ferdy Roberts.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Ed Solomon
Producer: Jim Parks, Iain A. Canning
Executive Producer: Michael Schaefer, Mike Larocca, Corey Bayes
© Department M, Butler & Sklar Productions (2025)
▌Part of Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentations)
The Christophers in the Press
An Artists’ Duel Proves Restorative in “The Christophers”
“Our curiosity is awakened by the meticulous clutter of Antonia Lowe’s production design”
How to make an artist’s studio, Soderbergh-style
“In Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, The Christophers, Ian McKellen’s once-celebrated artist hasn’t put brush to canvas for decades. Creating his cluttered, crusted-over studio was a gift of a project for production designer Antonia Lowe”
Behind the Making of the Art in The Christophers
“The joy of being in the art department is enriching the set with all those little details that give that texture, that sense of history, and a real life lived, and, for Julian, also this feeling of loss.”
— Antonia Lowe
Paint the Legend: Behind the scenes on The Christophers
“The studio and the artwork had to tie in together, so [we were] looking at artists who felt authentic to the time period.”
— Antonia Lowe
The Art of ‘The Christophers’: How the Film Created an Artist’s Fabled Oeuvre
“The whole studio, from an artist’s point of view… it looked like, ‘Yeah, I’m home.’”
— Barnaby Gorton, painter of the Christophers
Bohemian Wrap Story: ‘The art world archaeology of The Christophers’
“Antonia Lowe’s production design for The Christophers, is inspired by Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and real-life stories from the art world, turning one chaotic London town house into a study of creative mythology and decline”