Paris (2026 Film)

Paris is a 2026 romantic comedy written and directed by Daniel Stephen. It stars Calum Kelmer as Adrian Kerr, a poor Scottish migrant who has recently moved to Paris to look for work, and Emilia Clarke as Elise Barton, an upper class English girl living with her fiance in Paris who is no longer in love with him. Emma Stone, John Boyega and Richard Madden also star. The film is set in modern day Paris, when a suicidal bride to be catches her new butler stealing from her, she threatens to call the police but ends up madly in love with the wild man that stumbled into her life.

The project was meant to come out in late 2024, however, production never began due to Christy's sudden death. It wasn't until 2025, when Emilia Clarke convinced Calum to move forward with the project, that Daniel Stephen stepped in and took over the reigns. Filming took place in October-December 2025. It grossed $432 million against a budget of $85 million making it a commercial success.

Paris was praised for Kelmer and Clarke's performances, Stephen's direction and screenplay as well as the cinematography. It's theme "Paris" performed by Kelmer and Clarke, initially Christy Laughlin-Kelmer performed it with Calum, was praised and was described as the perfect preview for the film. The film received many nominations at the Golden Globes in 2026, even winning Best Actor for Kelmer, Best Screenplay and Best Film. Stephen was also nominated for Best Director and won the award at the 98th Academy Awards, Kelmer also received Best Actor and Clarke was nominated for Best Actress. Critics cite it as Calum Kelmer's best performance, some also noting it as one of the best performances, by an actor, in 21st century.

Cast and Characters

 * Calum Kelmer as Adrian Kerr
 * Emilia Clarke as Elise Barton
 * Emma Stone as Leanne Barton
 * John Boyega as Paul Davis
 * Richard Madden as Michael Mcintosh
 * Christy Kelmer-Laughlin as Street shopper

Production
Calum Kelmer and Christy Laughlin-Kelmer first conceptualized the idea in 2023 and it was meant to be their joint directorial debut, however, once Christy fell ill, the project was shelved. When Christy began to show signs of recovery, she finished the initial script while recovering in hospital and Kelmer revised it. Both were meant to star in it and production was meant to begin in March 2024, however due to Christy's sudden passing, the project was shelved again. In 2025, after Calum and Emilia Clarke began seeing each other, she convinced him to pick up the project again, he did it on the terms that she co-starred alongside him. After failing to finalise a version he was happy with, Calum enlisted the help of his friend and long time work partner, Daniel Stephen to revise the script and direct the movie.