Everybody's Talking About Jamie (film)

Everybody's Talking About Jamie is an upcoming 2021 LGBT musical drama film directed by Jonathan Butterell (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Tom MacRae and Dan Gillespie Sells, based upon the musical of the same name, inspired by the real life story of Jamie Campbell.[1] The film stars Max Harwood, Richard E. Grant, Sharon Horgan, Lauren Patel, Shobna Gulati, Sarah Lancashire, and Ralph Ineson.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Directed by	Jonathan Butterell
Produced by	Arnon Milchan Mark Herbert Peter Carlton
Screenplay by	Tom MacRae Dan Gillespie Sells
Based on	Everybody's Talking About Jamie by Dan Gillespie Sells Tom MacRae
Starring	Max Harwood Richard E. Grant Sharon Horgan Lauren Patel Shobna Gulati Sarah Lancashire Ralph Ineson
Music by	Dan Gillespie Sells
Cinematography	Christopher Ross
Edited by	Mark Everson
Production companies	Regency Enterprises Film4 Productions Warp Films New Regency
Distributed by	20th Century Studios
Release date	22 January 2021 (2021-01-22) (United States)
Country	United Kingdom United States
Language	English

Everybody's Talking About Jamie is scheduled to be released on 22 January 2021. This will be Regency Enterprises's first film under the 20th Century Studios banner.

Cast

• Max Harwood as Jamie New
  • Noah Leggott as young Jamie New
• Richard E. Grant as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
  • John McCrea as young Loco Chanelle
• Lauren Patel as Pritti Pasha
• Sharon Horgan as Miss Hedge
• Shobna Gulati as Ray
• Sarah Lancashire as Margaret New
• Ralph Ineson as Wayne New
• Charlotte Salt as Cheryl[2][3][4]
• Samuel Bottomley as Dean Paxton
• Ramzan Miah as Zayn Sharma
• Zane Alsaroori as Sayid
• Ola Jide/Son of a Tutu as Sandra Bollock
• Gareth Joyner/Myra Dubois as Laika Virgin
• Dan Wallace/Anna Phylactic as Tray Sophisticay
• Dannie Pye as Matty
• Adeel Akhtar as Iman Masood

Production

In May 2018, the film was announced.[5] In June 2019, it was announced Max Harwood, Richard E. Grant, John McCrea, Sharon Horgan, Sarah Lancashire and Shobna Gulati had joined the cast of the film, with Jonathan Butterell directing from a screenplay by Tom MacRae and Dan Gillespie Sells. Regency Enterprises, Film4, Warp Films and New Regency will produce the film, while 20th Century Fox will distribute it.[6]

Principal photography began in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England on 24 June 2019.[7]

Release

The film is scheduled to be released on 22 January 2021, by 20th Century Studios.[8] It was previously scheduled to be released on 23 October 2020,[9] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

References

1. "I was banned from prom for dressing in drag – now my story is a West End musical". BBC Three. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
2. "Everybody's Talking About Jamie". pearlanddean.com. 2020.
3. "Everybody's Talking About Jamie". thevore.com. 2020.
4. "Everybody's Talking About Jamie". filmaffinity.com. 2020.
5. Todd, Lucy (May 29, 2018). "Everybody's Talking About Jamie: West End smash to be made into film". BBC News. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
6. McNary, Dave (June 14, 2019). "Richard E. Grant to Play Former Drag Queen in 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'". Variety. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
7. Wiseman, Andreas (June 14, 2019). "New Regency, Warp & Film4 Team On Musical Adaptation 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'; Richard E. Grant, Sharon Horgan Among Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
8. D’Alessandro, Anthony (June 12, 2020). "'The One And Only Ivan' Heads To Disney+; 'Beatles: Get Back' Moves To 2021 & More: Disney Release Date Changes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
9. D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 20, 2019). "Amy Adams 'Woman In The Window' Will Now Open In Early Summer, 'Cruella' Moves To 2021". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
10. Sullivsn, Lindsey (June 12, 2020). "Everybody's Talking About Jamie Movie Musical Shifts Release Date to January 2021". Broadway.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.

External links

• Everybody's Talking About Jamie on IMDb