BUFF Studios has announced the forthcoming UK theatrical release of British gothic romantic thriller City of Masks, with the film set to arrive in cinemas around Halloween 2026. The distributor has also unveiled the film’s first-look poster and images.
Directed by Andrea M. Catinella (Piglet) and written by Enrico Tessarin (The Habit of Beauty), the film draws inspiration from Gaston Leroux’s 1910 gothic novel The Phantom of the Opera, reworking its themes of identity, obsession and performance through a contemporary female perspective.
The film stars Amanda Jiang as Eve, a gifted composer whose identity is concealed behind a mask, with Charlie Goddard (Barbie) as Christian and Deano Bugatti Mitchison (EastEnders) as Victor.
The ensemble cast also includes Kay Boggett (Tapped) as Christian’s mother, Madalina Belariu Ion (The Young Pope) as detective Maya, and former Sky Sports presenter Charlotte Jackson Coleman (Silent Witness) as stage...
