Jessica Lange’s Comeback Project That Isn’t AHS Hits Theaters Today, Ed Harris Also Stars

Two-time Academy Award winner Jessica Lange is returning to the big screen after spending much of her recent career working in television and theater. Her latest film also brings her back to a story she previously performed on Broadway. This time, however, she’s alongside Ed Harris and a supporting cast that includes Ben Foster and Colin Morgan.

The drama, a film adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night, hits select movie theaters on Friday, September 25, 2026. Quiver Distribution acquired the movie for its domestic theatrical release. 

Jonathan Kent makes his feature directorial debut, working from an adapted screenplay by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire.

Lange previously played the material on Broadway in 2016, earning a Tony Award for her performance. Harris, a four-time Oscar nominee, stars opposite her as James Tyrone, while Foster and Morgan play the couple’s sons.

The star-studded drama brings a classic story to a new generation

Long Day’s Journey into Night was first published in 1956 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The semi-autobiographical play is one of O’Neill’s best-known works and is traditionally performed as a lengthy stage production.

For the film, Kent and Lindsay-Abaire have condensed the story into a 109-minute feature.

The story takes place during one day in August 1912 at the Tyrone family’s seaside Connecticut home. Mary Tyrone (Jessica Lange) is struggling with a serious morphine addiction, while her husband James (Harris) looks back on the decisions and financial habits that have shaped his life.

Their sons are also dealing with difficult circumstances. Edmund (Morgan) has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, while his older brother Jamie (Foster) carries his own frustrations and resentment toward the family.

As the day progresses, conversations that initially appear ordinary gradually expose years of pain and conflict. The family members confront addiction, illness, regret, and resentment as their relationships begin to deteriorate.

The film marks Lange’s return to feature filmmaking with a role closely connected to one of her major stage performances.

Source: Comingsoon.net