Bill Pohlad’s Next Film ‘Miles & Juliette’ Starring Damson Idris And Anamaria Vartolomei Rounds Out Cast As Production Begins; First Image Unveiled

EXCLUSIVE: Miles & Juliette, the new feature from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Bill Pohlad and his River Road Entertainment, has started production in Paris. The film stars Damson Idris as Miles Davis and Anamaria Vartolomei as Juliette Gréco.

Joining Idris and Vartolomei are J. Alphonse Nicholson as Kenny “Klook” Clarke, Jay Reeves as Tadd Dameron, Grammy-winning musician and producer Terrace Martin as Charlie “Bird” Parker; Denny Love as James Moody, Lodric D. Collins as Max Roach, and Hubert Point-Du Jour as John Coltrane.

A first look image has also been released which can see below:

Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Zora Howard, Miles & Juliette tells the story of a 22-year-old Miles Davis on a transformative trip to Paris in 1949, where he meets and falls in love with Juliette Gréco, the French singer and actress then emerging as the face of the postwar Left Bank.

Set amid the creative ferment of Paris at a turning point in music and culture, the film traces the bond between two young artists in the years before the world knew their names. For Davis, the trip marked his first journey outside the United States and placed him among a remarkable circle of musicians, artists and intellectuals at a formative moment in his life and career.

“I’ve been captivated by the idea of telling this story—a fleeting encounter between two extraordinary young artists that becomes something neither of them could have imagined,” said Pohlad. “There’s something deeply cinematic about that kind of love: the music, the city, the artists, and the moment in time. Watching Miles & Juliette come to life with this remarkable cast and crew is a dream come true.”

Pohlad previously explored the life and creative legacy of another visionary American musician in the critically acclaimed Brian Wilson film Love & Mercy, starring Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti.

Pohlad is producing with Andrew Van Wyk for River Road, alongside Kim Roth and Dan Clifton. Mick Jagger and Victoria Pearman are producing for Jagged Films.

Pascal Caucheteux’s Why Not Productions serves as the French production services company. Executive producers include Mike Overman for River Road and Darryl Porter, Erin Davis, Cheryl Davis, and Vincent Wilburn Jr for the Miles Davis estate.

The filmmaking team includes acclaimed cinematographer Maryse Alberti, production designer Dan Weil, editor Sabine Hoffman and Grammy-winning musician Robert Glasper, who serves as composer and music producer. Glasper, whose work has long bridged jazz, hip-hop, R&B and contemporary music, has frequently cited Davis as a foundational influence and previously served as producer on the 2016 Miles Davis tribute album Everything’s Beautiful.

CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights.