New Film on Kate Moss’ “Cocaine Kate” Era Releases First Trailer

A new film is getting ready for a wider cinema release, and it is already drawing attention because of its subject and the people involved. The project has been in development for years and is now set to reach audiences in China, with a global rollout expected to follow interest from international distributors.

The film is called Moss & Freud and it is directed by James Lucas. It looks at a personal and creative period involving supermodel Kate Moss and painter Lucian Freud. The story focuses on their unusual friendship and the time they spent working together in London.

According to reports from The Sun, the film also explores parts of Moss’s life during the early 2000s, a period that brought intense media attention. It includes her struggles with fame, relationships, and public scrutiny during that time.

A source told The Sun, “Kate is from the start supported the filming and was involved in the process. That means she knows the content and not only approved it, but still stands behind the project. This is the closest she has ever come to acknowledging certain details from her life.”

The film features Ellie Bamber as a younger version of Moss and Derek Jacobi as Freud. It shows how the two met after Freud expressed interest in painting her, which led to long sessions in his London studio. Their collaboration lasted months, with Moss spending many hours sitting for portraits while pregnant with her daughter at the time.

Freud was already a well-known figure in the art world and much older than Moss when they worked together. Despite their differences, the film presents their time together as focused and creative, built around art and discipline.

One of the results of that collaboration was a portrait that later sold for millions at auction in 2005. Freud passed away in 2011, but his work with Moss remains one of his most talked-about late-career projects.

Moss & Freud has already had limited screenings and received mixed reactions from critics, according to The Sun. Now, with its upcoming cinema release, it is expected to reach a much wider audience and continue sparking discussion about both its subjects and the story it tells.

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