The Roses: Release date news, cast details and more about the upcoming satirical black comedy starring Benedict Cumberbatch

The upcoming satirical black comedy The Roses, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman in the leads shall make its release on 29th August, 2025.

A reimagination of the 1989 film, The War of the Roses starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, both these films have been established on Warren Adler's novel from 1981, of the same name.

The film is helmed by Jay Roach, who is well known for directing films including the Austin Powers films (1997, 1999, 2002), the Meet the Parents film series (2000, 2004), Mystery Alaska (1999), The Campaign (2012), Bombshell (2019). The screenplay is penned by Tony McNamara.

Let us know more about the forthcoming film, The Roses.

When is The Roses releasing?

The film is set to make its release on 29th August, 2025.

The film is produced by South of the River Pictures and SunnyMarch, along with Adler Entertainment serving as the executive producers. The lead actors, Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch shall also produce the film, from the banners South of the River Pictures and SunnyMarch respectively.

Its distribution is handled by Searchlight Pictures. As reported by Deadline, the president of the distribution company, Matthew Greenfield has expressed his thoughts about the upcoming film, by mentioning:

“The Roses is a wildly funny, bigger than life, and yet deeply human story,”

“With Jay at the helm, and Benedict and Olivia and Tony, we have a dream team bringing it to life.”

Who all are in the cast of The Roses?

Along with Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch as Ivy and Theo Rose, the film also stars:

Allison Janney
Andy Samberg
Belinda Bromilow
Ncuti Gatwa
Jamie Demetriou
Sunita Mani
Kate McKinnon
Zoë Chao
Akie Kotabe as Alan
Hala Finley

In the additional cast, we have actors including:

Emily Piggford as Lily
Wells Rappaport as Teen Roy
Delaney Quinn as Young Katie
Ollie Robinson as Young Roy
Lauren Beacham as Barbecue Guest
Jude Coward Nicoll as Teenager on Airplane

What could be the plot of The Roses?

The film follows the plot of a couple, who despite having everything to make their married life blissful, find themselves to be at the nearing end of sabotaging their marriage. It is primarily due to buried grudges and jealousy in relation to their respective careers.

Its synopsis, as per Rotten Tomatoes, goes as follows:

"Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing -- as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites."

While speaking to Variety, Benedict Cumberbatch has talked about the crux of its storyline, as he states:

“The film is a parable of two people who loved each other intensely, then ended up hating each other intensely and missing the middle ground,”

“Much of it is shockingly recognizable: how we struggle to show love toward the people we love the most, and how this can all go wrong very quickly if we’re not careful about nurturing and nourishing the relationships at the center of our families.”