Louis Wain (film)

Louis Wain is an upcoming biographical film directed by Will Sharpe and written by Sharpe and Simon Stephenson. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough and Toby Jones.

Louis Wain
Directed byWill Sharpe
Produced by
  • Adam Ackland
  • Ed Clarke
  • Leah Clarke
  • Guy Heeley
Written by
  • Will Sharpe
  • Simon Stephensen
Starring
CinematographyErik Wilson
Edited bySelina Macarthur
Production
company
Distributed by
  • Amazon Studios
  • StudioCanal
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Depicts the life of artist Louis Wain.

Cast

Production

Simon Stephenson's original script was selected for the Britlist of the UK's hottest unproduced scripts in 2014.[2]

The film was announced in July 2019, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough and Toby Jones cast. Will Sharpe will co-write and direct, with filming beginning on August 10 in London.[3] In August 2019, Hayley Squires, Stacy Martin, Julian Barratt, Sharon Rooney, Aimee Lou Wood, Adeel Akhtar and Asim Chaudhry joined the cast of the film.[4]

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References

  1. Trapunski, Charles (July 13, 2020). "INTERVIEW: SEX EDUCATION'S AIMEE LOU WOOD". Brief Take. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  2. Andreas Wiseman2014-11-20T11:54:00+00:00. "Brit List topped by Matinee Idol, Gateway 6". Screen. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. And Deal kent Benedict Cumberbatch & Claire Foy To Star In Movie ‘Louis Wain’ For StudioCanal, SunnyMarch, Shoebox, Film4 & Amazon
  4. Ritman, Alex (August 27, 2019). "Stacy Martin, Hayley Squires Join Benedict Cumberbatch in 'Louis Wain' for Amazon, StudioCanal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
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