‘Enigma Variations’: Alicia Vikander Joins Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Netflix Romance
What To Know
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson will lead Netflix’s Enigma Variations.
- It’s an adaptation of Call Me By Your Name author André Aciman’s queer romance novel.
- Alicia Vikander will play one of the love interests.
Call Me by Your Name author André Aciman has another adaptation headed to the screen. Netflix is bringing his queer romance novel, Enigma Variations, to life, and it already has some big names attached: Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Alicia Vikander, the latter of whom’s casting was announced on June 29.
Taylor-Johnson’s character is at the center of what Netflix describes as an “intimate yet sweeping portrait of masculinity, sexuality, and modern love.” It asks the question: When will we know when we’ve found the one?
Swooon is breaking down all the latest Enigma Variations updates, including the cast and plot, below.
What is Enigma Variations‘ release date?
Trust us, we’re just as eager as you for a release date, but the limited series is still in development. Now that the ball is rolling again with the castings of Taylor-Johnson and Vikander, we’re keeping our eyes peeled for any filming updates.
Who is in the Enigma Variations cast?
Taylor-Johnson stars as Paul, who is “remade” by his various lovers “who ignite and undo him across ten transformative years.” Initially, Variety reported that The Bear‘s Jeremy Allen White was attached to star in and executive produce.
Vikander will play one of Paul’s love interests, the elusive Claire. Paul and Claire marry even as he shifts between partners.
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What is Enigma Variations about?
Enigma Variations, per the novel’s description, follows Paul, whose loves remain as consuming through his adulthood as they were in his adolescence. The settings range from southern Italy, where he had a crush on his parents’ cabinetmaker, to a campus in New England, where his passion for a girl he would meet again and again over the years ignites.
His romances are interspersed with anonymous encounters with men. Paul’s attachments are out of reach, transient, and “underwritten by raw desire.” While Paul’s hopes, denials, fears, and regrets follow him, Paul’s dream of love lingers.
The book was released in 2017, and it’s been theorized by fans of Aciman’s Call Me by Your Name novels that Paul in Enigma Variations is the Paul who was introduced in Find Me. Perhaps this adaptation could confirm or deny the concept, which has been explored on Reddit.
Who is making Enigma Variations?
Netflix has tapped Amanda Kate Shuman to serve as writer and executive producer. Oliver Hermanus, known for the Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor-led The History of Sound, is set to direct. Aciman is also an executive producer, alongside Michael Ellenberg, Lindsey Springer, and Monica Levinson.
Stay tuned for more details about this series as it takes shape at Netflix.
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