Their new film was released last week in the UK on 8 January after it was aired in October at the American Film Institute festival.
And a new candid snap has emerged of Olivia Colman and co-star Anthony Hopkins in between filming for The Father.
The film follows Anthony, played by Hopkins, 83, who is heading towards 80 and is refusing to use the nurses his daughter Anne, played by Colman, 46, has set up for him.
Candid: A new candid snap has emerged of Olivia Colman and co-star Anthony Hopkins in between filming for The Father, which was released in the UK last week on 8 January
In the behind-the-scenes snap shared to Instagram, the two Oscar-winning stars can be seen chatting while film crew surround them.
Olivia, who is dressed as her character Anne in a navy blue ensemble, appears engrossed in conversation with Anthony, who is also channelling his role.
The Father, which first premiered at Sundance in January of 2020, was released in the US on December 18, followed by the UK on January 8, 2021.
Roles: The film follows Anthony, played by Hopkins, 83, who is heading towards 80 and is refusing to use the nurses his daughter Anne, played by Colman, 46, has set up for him
In October, Olivia delighted fans as she appeared in conversation with co-star Anthony following the premiere of their film The Father.
The drama was aired during the American Film Institute festival, which was aired virtually due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic across the globe.
Olivia appeared in high spirits as she chatted to fellow Oscar winner Anthony in an interview after the film was shown through the AFI website.
Release: The Father, which first premiered at Sundance in January of 2020, was released in the US on December 18, followed by the UK on January 8, 2021
The actress looked fresh-faced as she went makeup-free and sported a simple white T-shirt for the virtual appearance.
Meanwhile Anthony looked smart in a blue shirt as he happily waved to fans watching the chat.
The film follows Anthony who is heading towards 80 and is refusing to use the nurses his daughter Anne [Olivia] has set up for him.
Hello! In October, Olivia delighted fans as she appeared in conversation with co-star Anthony following the premiere of their film The Father
Anthony struggles as his memory begins to fade, while Anne announces she is planning a move to Paris with her new boyfriend.
However Anthony later speaks to a man who claims to be Anne’s husband and confusion sets in for the elderly man.
The chat was led by Claudia Puig while filmmaker Florian Zeller was also present to discuss the new film.
Chatting: The drama was aired during the American Film Institute festival, which was aired virtually due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic across the globe
The film has generated an early buzz that they could well be up for more coveted trophies in 2021 after the first look trailer was unveiled in September.
During the trailer, as the pair sit down to speak with a medical professional, Anthony is asked if he is living with his daughter as she sits beside him.
‘The situation is very simple,’ he answers. ‘I’ve lived in this flat for 30 years now and my daughter is very interested in it.’
Glowing: Olivia looked fresh-faced as she went make-up free and sported a simple white T-shirt for the virtual appearance
Role: During the trailer, as the pair sit down to speak with a medical professional, Anthony is asked if he is living with his daughter as she sits beside him
Ignoring protests from his daughter that what he’s saying isn’t true, he continues: ‘So she’s moved in with this man she met.
‘I don’t know what she’s cooking up against me, but she’s cooking something up. That I do know. There’s something funny going on, Believe me, there’s something going on, It’s been going on for some time. Strange things going on around us.’
His continued deterioration becomes evident throughout the emotional trailer, as he’s seen defiantly yelling at his daughter: ‘I am not leaving my flat!’
He’s shown enquiring about the whereabouts of different possessions in his house, under the apparent impression that they have been stolen.
Refusing help: ‘The situation is very simple,’ he answers. ‘I’ve lived in this flat for 30 years now and my daughter is very interested in it.’
Move: Anne prepares to move from London to Paris with her partner amid her dad’s struggles
Ultimately, the signs of his illness become impossible to ignore as Anthony fails to recognise his own daughter one day when she walks into his abode.
‘Who are you exactly?’ Anthony asks toward the end of the trailer, before he’s also heard heartbreakingly enquiring: ‘Who exactly am I?’
Zeller directed his own screen adaptation of the project, which gives viewers the opportunity to see the dementia through the eyes of the person with the condition.
‘The idea was never just to tell a story about dementia from the outside — it was to give the opportunity to the audience to experience signs of dementia, as if they were in the main character’s head,’ he told EW earlier this year.
Possessions: He’s shown enquiring about the whereabouts of different possessions in his house, under the apparent impression that they have been stolen
Who am I: ‘Who are you exactly?’ Anthony asks toward the end of the trailer, before he’s also heard heartbreakingly enquiring: ‘Who exactly am I?’
‘I really wanted to keep that narrative in the adaptation,’ added the French playwright and filmmaker.
Producers David Parfitt and Philippe Carcassonne and executives at Film4 and Embankment reworked the schedule to ensure that Hopkins and Colman could be available to work together on the production, which began shooting in May 2019.
The pair did the majority of their scenes together on a sound stage at a studio complex in west London.
Olivia Williams, Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots and Mark Gatiss are also included in the cast of the film, which is expected to receive award nods in 2021.
Partner: Rufus Sewell (pictured) portrays Anne’s husband in the anticipated screen adaptation