Coverage dated September 3, 2026 to September 5, 2026

Rooney and Kate Mara had to speak in unison in ‘Bucking Fastard’

Headline from FOX 21 Colorado Springs

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara play sisters who speak in unison in Werner Herzog’s new film “Bucking Fastard,” which is having its world premiere Thursday at the Venice Film Festival. The 83-year-old German filmmaker had actually met twins who spoke in unison some 45 years ago.

FOX 21 Colorado Springs's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. Variety

    How Rooney and Kate Mara Learned to Speak in Unison for Werner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’: ‘It Happened Quite Naturally’ (opens Variety)

    Published

    Variety's feed description

    Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara had to talk in sync with each other for Werner Herzog’s drama “Bucking Fastard,” revealing the challenge was “surprisingly” easy for them. The film follows two siblings who are close they “speak in unison, love the same man, and have the same dreams,” according to the sy…

  2. Deadline

    Werner Herzog Reveals Orlando Bloom Was Upset On Set Of ‘Bucking Fastard’ After They Captured His Scene In One Take – Venice (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    Oscar-nominated German director Werner Herzog set down in Venice Film Festival on Thursday with Golden Lion contender Bucking Fastard, in the company of its stars Kate and Rooney Mara and supporting cast members Domhnall Gleeson and Orlando Bloom.

  3. The Hollywood Reporter

    Werner Herzog Reveals Touching Reason Behind ‘Bucking Fastard’ Dedication to David Lynch Ahead of Venice Premiere (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

    Published

    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Kate and Rooney Mara, who play sisters with a deep and spooky bond in the German's new film, joined the director for a press conference with co-stars Domhnall Gleeson and Orlando Bloom.

  4. FOX 21 Colorado Springs

    Rooney and Kate Mara had to speak in unison in ‘Bucking Fastard’ (opens FOX 21 Colorado Springs)

    Published

    FOX 21 Colorado Springs's feed description

    VENICE, Italy (AP) — Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara play sisters who speak in unison in Werner Herzog’s new film “Bucking Fastard,” which is having its world premiere Thursday at the Venice Film Festival. The 83-year-old German filmmaker had actually met twins who spoke in unison some 45 years ago.

  5. Variety

    ‘Bucking Fastard’ Review: Herner Werzog’s Uddled-Mup Fairytale Stars the Mara Sisters as You’ve Never Seen Her Before (opens Variety)

    Published

    Variety's feed description

    Occasionally sublime, often ridiculous and always extravagantly weird, Werner Herzog’s “Bucking Fastard,” unlike its gorgeously interlinked protagonists, is a film of multiple personalities that only rarely speak in unison.

  6. The Guardian

    Bucking Fastard review – Herzog’s starry twins soap provokes a syncing feeling (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Venice film festival: Rooney and Kate Mara play the real-life Chaplin sisters who spoke in unsettling unison in this silly, pointless drama Werner Herzog is such a unique film-maker that even a dud from him has some interest, but sadly a dud is what this is.

  7. The Hollywood Reporter

    ‘Bucking Fastard’ Review: Kate and Rooney Mara Embrace the Weirdness in Werner Herzog’s Nutty but Thin Tale of Two Sisters Who Behave as One (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

    Published

    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Orlando Bloom and Domhnall Gleeson also star in this mock-Irish fable about siblings whose hunger for love compels them to tunnel through a mountain.

  8. Variety

    Rooney and Kate Mara as Horny Sisters Lusting for Orlando Bloom Get 6.5-Minute Venice Standing Ovation for ‘Bucking Fastard’ (opens Variety)

    Published

    Variety's feed description

    Werner Herzog’s “Bucking Fastard,” starring real-life sisters Rooney and Kate Mara as a pair of siblings who do absolutely everything together, earned a solid 6.5-minute ovation at Venice on Thursday night.

  9. The Hollywood Reporter

    Werner Herzog Teary as ‘Bucking Fastard’ Starring Rooney and Kate Mara as Sisters in Sync Lifts Off (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

    Published

    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The film, described by Kate Mara as "quite beautiful and very unusual," focuses on two sisters who not only speak in unison but love the same man and share the same dreams.

  10. Deadline

    Warner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’ Earns 7-1/2 Minute Venice Ovation As Kate & Rooney Mara Laugh & Hug (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    Werner Herzog enjoyed a warm welcome at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday as his Golden Lion Contender Bucking Fastard starring Kate and Rooney Mara world premiered in the Palazzo del Cinema’s Sala Grande.

  11. UPI

    Look: Mara sisters, Orlando Bloom attend 'Bucking Fastard' premiere (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    Sisters Kate and Rooney Mara, and Orlando Bloom were at the Venice Film Festival Thursday promoting their new drama, "Bucking Fastard."

  12. Time

    Rooney and Kate Mara Are Brilliant in Werner Herzog's Fractured Fairytale Bucking Fastard (opens Time)

    Published

    Time's feed description

    The real-life sisters play scorned sisters, inspired by a real-life duo from York, in a meandering story that's pure, sweet, gaga Herzog.

  13. The Hollywood Reporter

    Kate and Rooney Mara Talk ‘Bucking Fastard,’ Synchronized Sisterhood and Werner Herzog Life Lessons: “He Doesn’t Give a S***” (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

    Published

    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The real-life sisters play Irish siblings who speak, love and dream in unison in the new drama from the director of 'Grizzly Man' and 'Fritzcaraldo,' which premiered in competition in Venice.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Rooney and Kate Mara had to speak in unison in ‘Bucking Fastard’ | Since Then