Actor Pierce Brosnan plays the role of King Louis XIV who is hoping to achieve immortality by capturing a mermaid and stealing her life force, but a discovery by his illegitimate daughter threatens to ruin the king’s plans. It also stars Kaya Scodelario, Pablo Schreiber, Benjamin Walker, William Hurt, Rachel Griffiths and Fan Bingbing.

Based on Vonda N. McIntyre’s 1997 novel, The Moon and the Sun, it opens on January 21st.