In February 2019, it was announced that Rob Ashford had signed on to direct the film, with Close recreating her role as Norma Desmond, and that production would begin in October of that year, but was then delayed to the fall of 2020. In an October 2020 interview, Close, along with her being confirmed to co-produce the film with Lloyd Webber, said that she hopes that filming will commence in early 2021, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for the delay.