Mick Jagger Cast Lighthouse Keeper in Rohrwacher Film
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- Mick Jagger is playing a lighthouse keeper in Alice Rohrwacher’s new film Three Incestuous Sisters, filming on Stromboli.
- Mick Jagger arrived on Stromboli by helicopter and was photographed after landing to begin his role in the adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s 2005 visual novel.
- Alice Rohrwacher is making her English‑language debut with Three Incestuous Sisters, adapting Niffenegger’s fairytale about three sisters who fall in love with a lighthouse keeper’s son; she previously won Cannes best screenplay for Happy as Lazzaro (2018) and directed La Chimera (2023).
- Dakota Johnson is among the announced cast of Three Incestuous Sisters, together with Jessie Buckley, Saoirse Ronan and Josh O’Connor, who plays the lighthouse keeper’s son.
- Mick Jagger has a filmography that includes lead roles in Performance and Ned Kelly (both 1970) and supporting roles in Freejack (1992), Bent (1997) and The Man from Elysian Fields (2001).
- Mick Jagger has also produced films such as Enigma, The Women (remake) and Get on Up.
Why it matters: Jagger’s participation brings his global music fame to the project, and Rohrwacher’s English‑language debut expands her auteur work into anglophone markets, moving beyond Italian‑language festivals. The production is filming on the volcanic island of Stromboli, and the ensemble cast includes Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Saoirse Ronan and Josh O’Connor, further highlighting the film’s high‑profile talent pool.
