Renée Zellweger is set to lead the cast of the upcoming feature film A Woman in the Sun, joining forces with fellow Academy Award winner Sissy Spacek and rising star Mia Threapleton. 

The project will see Zellweger take on the role of Claire Keating, a bartender on Nantucket whose life is upended when her mother falls ill and her daughter moves back home. 

Written and directed by Julia Cox, the film explores the struggles of the island’s shrinking middle class as Claire is forced to confront her past and take charge of her future.

The film marks a significant directorial debut for Cox, who previously earned acclaim for writing the Oscar-nominated Nyad. 

Zellweger, who is also producing the project through her Big Picture Co. banner, described the script as a “storytelling treasure” and expressed her excitement about championing Cox as an emerging filmmaker.

Production is scheduled to begin this September, with the project set to be introduced to international buyers during the Cannes Film Festival.

The cast brings together an impressive amount of industry talent. Zellweger, a two-time Oscar winner, recently returned to her iconic role in the latest Bridget Jones film, Mad About the Boy. 

She is joined by Spacek, a six-time nominee and winner for Coal Miner’s Daughter, and Threapleton, who has been making waves in projects for directors like Wes Anderson and Damien Chazelle. 

Rihanna has just added a deeply personal piece to her famous tattoo collection, choosing a design created by her three young children. 

The singer’s go-to tattoo artist, Bang Bang, also known as Keith McCurdy, shared a look at the sentimental new ink on Instagram this Friday, revealing that the Umbrella star had her kids’ scribbles meticulously tattooed onto the back of her knee. 

The artwork was taken directly from a piece of paper decorated with Paw Patrol stickers, which McCurdy used as his reference to recreate the childhood doodles with total precision.

The 38-year-old superstar, who recently welcomed her third child, was seen in social media clips looking relaxed in a black hoodie and sunglasses as McCurdy got to work. 

Rihanna shares her three children, sons RZA and Riot, and eight-month-old daughter Rocki, with her partner A$AP Rocky. 

Fans have already flooded the comments to praise the “heartwarming” choice, with many noting how precious it will be for her to look back on as the children grow up.

This latest addition joins over two dozen tattoos already adorning the singer’s body, many of which McCurdy has personally inked. 

Her collection includes famous pieces like the cascading stars on her neck, an Egyptian falcon on her ankle, and the expansive image of the Goddess Isis on her ribcage. 

She also famously has the phrase “never a failure, always a lesson” written backwards on her collarbone so she can read the motivational reminder whenever she looks in a mirror.

The new tattoo comes just days after Rihanna turned heads at the 2026 Met Gala, where she embraced the “Costume Art” theme in a metallic Maison Margiela gown.