Michael Angelo Covino’s Splitsville, which starred Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona, received a six-minute standing ovation at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, marking a strong debut. The film explores the intricacies of contemporary relationships and the mayhem that can result when couples try non-monogamy. It is a daring comedy about open marriage. The makers unveiled the much awaited first trailer after its highly lauded premiere, providing an insight into this incisive, emotionally charged story about love, trust, and the delicate balance between freedom and consequences.
Splitsville Movie Release Date
On August 22, Splitsville will be released in a limited number of theaters; on September 5, it will be released more widely.
Trailer
A number of fascinating and humorous situations involving two couples examining their marriage are shown in the trailer. In the film, Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona struggle with their relationship. The movie’s production company, Neon, released the trailer on their X handle.
Storyline
Michael Angelo Covino and co-writer Kyle Marvin’s open-marriage comedy revolves around Carey (Kyle Marvin) and Ashley (Adria Arjona), a couple who, after a year of marriage, find themselves at a crossroads. Carey turns to his two friends Julie (Dakota Johnson) and Paul (Covino) for guidance when Ashley requests a divorce. He is startled since he has discovered the key to their marriage’s success. Paul and Julie have an open relationship. After Carey has an affair with Julie and they both tell their partners, he causes havoc in his marriage. Variety claims that as both relationships start to fall apart, couples are forced to deal with a potentially disastrous head-on collision.
Cast
David Castañeda, O-T Fagbenle, Charlie Gillespie, Nicholas Braun, Simon Webster, Prince Rodn3y, Jessika Mathurin, Stephen Adekolu, Tyrone Benskin, Nahéma Ricci, and Letitia Brookes are among the film’s outstanding cast members in addition to the main characters.
Co-written by
Corvino and Marvin co-wrote Splitsville and served as the film’s producers. Neon, Topic Studios, Watch This Ready, and Johnson and Donnelly’s TeaTime Pictures are among the producers on the list. Samantha Racanelli and Emily Korteweg. Paul Barbeau and Arjona are executive producers.
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