Amazon MGM Studios announced that director Luca Guadagnino’s psychological thriller ‘About the Hunt,’ with Julia Roberts in the lead role is set to be released in selected theatres on 10 October 2025. It will be expanding nationwide on 17 October 2025.
‘After the Hunt’-Cast & Plot
Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Chloe Sevigny will star alongside Roberts in the film. They are already building an aura for the Oscar race. The Hollywood Reporter included the film among items considered contenders in the awards season approach, raising the stakes for tension and excitement among all critics and audiences.
In a script by Nora Garret, the film tells the dark past confronted by a university lecturer when one of her students makes a shocking accusation against a colleague.
Filmmaker Guadagnino, known for his visually arresting and emotionally intense films, collaborated with Amazon MGM Studios on Challengers (2024). His filmography includes Call Me by Your Name (2018), Suspiria (2018), Bones and All (2022), and Queer (2025).
Luca’s signature style and psychological acuity are expected to provide a gripping impetus to ‘After the Hunt’.
Julia Roberts Collab with Guadagnino
News reports claim that Julia Roberts was drawn to the screenplay and her collaboration with Guadagnino. It was since the two are now rumored to have been picky in their post-Oscar roles.
Roberts’ last two films in that context were Ticket to Paradise (2022) opposite George Clooney and Netflix’s Leave the World Behind (2023), where she shared the cast with Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke.
The date of October 17 places ‘After the Hunt’ up against Universal’s ‘The Black Phone 2’ and Lionsgate’s ‘Good Fortune,’ a comedy starring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, and Keke Palmer.
This film has a big cast and an acclaimed director, Luca Guadagnino. The ‘After the Hunt’ could likely shine on the list. It will be one of the most-watched films in 2025.
