The opening title cards of Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand state that history is written primarily about men and war, while “for the rest of humanity, we must draw our own—often wild—conclusions.” For audiences, it’s a warning of the revisionism to come in this story of Katherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII (Jude Law).
It is, though, not a promise of a compelling or invigorating story. That’s because the filmmakers, as intent as they were to play fast and loose in the sandbox of history, hardly explore the motives and emotions that drive Katherine as she balances her fealty to her husband and her friend Anne Askew (Erin Doherty), the famed poet who fought for the cause of English Reformation.
Instead, what follows is an often shapeless and rudderless film, focused mainly on whether or not King Henry trusts Katherine.
It is, though, not a promise of a compelling or invigorating story. That’s because the filmmakers, as intent as they were to play fast and loose in the sandbox of history, hardly explore the motives and emotions that drive Katherine as she balances her fealty to her husband and her friend Anne Askew (Erin Doherty), the famed poet who fought for the cause of English Reformation.
Instead, what follows is an often shapeless and rudderless film, focused mainly on whether or not King Henry trusts Katherine.
- 6/9/2024
- by Derek Smith
- Slant Magazine
Jude Law and Alicia Vikander star as real-life King Henry VIII and his sixth wife, Katherine Parr, in Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand trailer.
The film, based on true 16th-century events, follows Parr’s pursuit of survival in her marriage to the king, after the first five of his wives met untimely ends — divorced, beheaded, died, divorced and beheaded again.
“Katherine’s fate was to change the kingdom, forever,” the trailer’s narrator muses.
“When Henry appoints [Katherine] as Regent, the nation’s ruler during his absence when he departs to fight overseas, he lays a dangerous path for her,” the Firebrand synopsis reads. “Henry’s courtiers, suspecting she’s sympathetic to radical Protestant beliefs that have taken root in the kingdom and are a threat to their power, scheme against her and cast doubts upon her fidelity to the increasingly ailing and paranoid King.”
When the king returns, his courtiers convince...
The film, based on true 16th-century events, follows Parr’s pursuit of survival in her marriage to the king, after the first five of his wives met untimely ends — divorced, beheaded, died, divorced and beheaded again.
“Katherine’s fate was to change the kingdom, forever,” the trailer’s narrator muses.
“When Henry appoints [Katherine] as Regent, the nation’s ruler during his absence when he departs to fight overseas, he lays a dangerous path for her,” the Firebrand synopsis reads. “Henry’s courtiers, suspecting she’s sympathetic to radical Protestant beliefs that have taken root in the kingdom and are a threat to their power, scheme against her and cast doubts upon her fidelity to the increasingly ailing and paranoid King.”
When the king returns, his courtiers convince...
- 5/8/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alicia Vikander is unleashing all the fire and the fury as Queen Katherine opposite Jude Law’s King Henry VIII.
The two star in “Firebrand,” which debuted at Cannes 2023 and marked director Karim Aïnouz’s English-language debut film. During war-torn Tudor England, Katherine Parr (Vikander) reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII (Law). Katherine hopes that her fate is different from her predecessors, the queens who were either vanquished, beheaded, or died of non-murder causes.
After their union, Henry appoints Katherine as Regent, the nation’s ruler during his absence when he departs to fight overseas. Yet that power makes Katherine a target as Henry’s courtiers begin suspecting that she’s sympathetic to radical Protestant beliefs. Once Henry returns to England, his courtiers convince him to convict a series of Katherine’s confidantes with treason and burn them at the stake.
Eddie Marsan,...
The two star in “Firebrand,” which debuted at Cannes 2023 and marked director Karim Aïnouz’s English-language debut film. During war-torn Tudor England, Katherine Parr (Vikander) reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII (Law). Katherine hopes that her fate is different from her predecessors, the queens who were either vanquished, beheaded, or died of non-murder causes.
After their union, Henry appoints Katherine as Regent, the nation’s ruler during his absence when he departs to fight overseas. Yet that power makes Katherine a target as Henry’s courtiers begin suspecting that she’s sympathetic to radical Protestant beliefs. Once Henry returns to England, his courtiers convince him to convict a series of Katherine’s confidantes with treason and burn them at the stake.
Eddie Marsan,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Roadside Attractions and Vertical have acquired the U.S. rights to the historical thriller “Firebrand,” which will open in theaters on June 21. Based on the historical novel “Queen’s Gambit” by Elizabeth Fremantle, the film stars Alicia Vikander and Jude Law and is directed by Karim Aïnouz.
“Firebrand” follows “legendary Queen of England, Katherine Parr, and her quest to survive the perilous last months in the life of her ailing and abusive husband, Henry VIII,” per the release. The cast also includes Eddie Marsan, Sam Riley, Simon Russell Beale and Erin Doherty. Gabrielle Tana and Carolyn Marks Blackwood produce the film, which played competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
“I could not be more excited to be bringing ‘Firebrand’ to the screen and telling the story of Katherine Parr — a ferociously brilliant, enlightened, and emancipated woman who I am deeply inspired by — a woman who has been largely disregarded,...
“Firebrand” follows “legendary Queen of England, Katherine Parr, and her quest to survive the perilous last months in the life of her ailing and abusive husband, Henry VIII,” per the release. The cast also includes Eddie Marsan, Sam Riley, Simon Russell Beale and Erin Doherty. Gabrielle Tana and Carolyn Marks Blackwood produce the film, which played competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
“I could not be more excited to be bringing ‘Firebrand’ to the screen and telling the story of Katherine Parr — a ferociously brilliant, enlightened, and emancipated woman who I am deeply inspired by — a woman who has been largely disregarded,...
- 12/18/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Roadside Attractions and Vertical have acquired U.S. rights to Firebrand, a historical thriller starring Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) and Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley) that world premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film directed by Karim Aïnouz (Invisible Life) is slated for an exclusive theatrical release on June 21, 2024, when it will go up against Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders and an as-yet-undisclosed title from Universal.
Based on the bestselling historical novel Queen’s Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle, the film follows legendary Queen of England, Katherine Parr (Vikander), and her quest to survive the perilous last months in the life of her ailing and abusive husband, Henry VIII (Law). Eddie Marsan (21 Grams), Sam Riley (Control), Simon Russell Beale (The Death of Stalin) and Erin Doherty (The Crown) co-star.
It’s in blood-soaked Tudor England that the twice married, accomplished and educated Parr reluctantly agrees to become the...
Based on the bestselling historical novel Queen’s Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle, the film follows legendary Queen of England, Katherine Parr (Vikander), and her quest to survive the perilous last months in the life of her ailing and abusive husband, Henry VIII (Law). Eddie Marsan (21 Grams), Sam Riley (Control), Simon Russell Beale (The Death of Stalin) and Erin Doherty (The Crown) co-star.
It’s in blood-soaked Tudor England that the twice married, accomplished and educated Parr reluctantly agrees to become the...
- 12/18/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Theatrical release set for June 21, 2024.
Roadside Attractions and Vertical have acquired US rights to Karim Aïnouz’s Cannes selection Firebrand starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law.
‘Firebrand’: Cannes Review
The historical thriller premiered in Cannes Competition and is based on Elizabeth Fremantle’s 2012 historical novel Queen’s Gambit.
Vikander stars as Katherine Parr, an independent woman with radical friends who attempts to survive as the sixth wife of the notorious Henry VIII during the ailing and abusive monarch’s final months.
The cast includes Eddie Marsan, Sam Riley, Simon Russell Beale and Erin Doherty. Henrietta Ashworth and Jessica Ashworth...
Roadside Attractions and Vertical have acquired US rights to Karim Aïnouz’s Cannes selection Firebrand starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law.
‘Firebrand’: Cannes Review
The historical thriller premiered in Cannes Competition and is based on Elizabeth Fremantle’s 2012 historical novel Queen’s Gambit.
Vikander stars as Katherine Parr, an independent woman with radical friends who attempts to survive as the sixth wife of the notorious Henry VIII during the ailing and abusive monarch’s final months.
The cast includes Eddie Marsan, Sam Riley, Simon Russell Beale and Erin Doherty. Henrietta Ashworth and Jessica Ashworth...
- 12/18/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The European Film Academy has fired the starting gun in the race for the European Film Awards. It has recommended 19 films to its members who will then select the nominees from this list, as well as some additional titles from the summer festivals, which will be announced next month.
Among the selected films are Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or winner “Anatomy of a Fall,” and the winner of its Jury Prize, “Fallen Leaves,” along with fellow Palme d’Or contenders “Kidnapped,” “Firebrand,” “La Chimera” and “The Old Oak.”
Other titles include “How to Have Sex,” which won the Un Certain Regard Award in Cannes, “The Animal Kingdom,” which also played in Un Certain Regard, Cannes Directors’ Fortnight titles “Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry” and “The Goldman Case,” and “Close Your Eyes,” which played in the Cannes Premiere section.
Also selected are “Afire,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Berlinale,...
Among the selected films are Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or winner “Anatomy of a Fall,” and the winner of its Jury Prize, “Fallen Leaves,” along with fellow Palme d’Or contenders “Kidnapped,” “Firebrand,” “La Chimera” and “The Old Oak.”
Other titles include “How to Have Sex,” which won the Un Certain Regard Award in Cannes, “The Animal Kingdom,” which also played in Un Certain Regard, Cannes Directors’ Fortnight titles “Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry” and “The Goldman Case,” and “Close Your Eyes,” which played in the Cannes Premiere section.
Also selected are “Afire,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Berlinale,...
- 8/16/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Cannes Competition titles Anatomy Of A Fall, The Old Oak, and La Chimera are among the first set of titles recommended for nominations at this year’s European Film Awards.
Overall, 19 titles have been selected for the first stage of nominations by the European Film Academy Board. The selection includes films from seventeen countries. In the coming weeks, the 4,600 members of the European Film Academy will watch and vote for the selected films. The winners will be announced at the European Film Awards ceremony in Berlin on December 9.
Films eligible for the European Film Awards must be deemed European features, and have had their first official screening between June 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023. Eligible films must also have a European director. The rules state that if the director is not European, “provided they have a European refugee or similar status or have lived in Europe and worked in the European film industry...
Overall, 19 titles have been selected for the first stage of nominations by the European Film Academy Board. The selection includes films from seventeen countries. In the coming weeks, the 4,600 members of the European Film Academy will watch and vote for the selected films. The winners will be announced at the European Film Awards ceremony in Berlin on December 9.
Films eligible for the European Film Awards must be deemed European features, and have had their first official screening between June 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023. Eligible films must also have a European director. The rules state that if the director is not European, “provided they have a European refugee or similar status or have lived in Europe and worked in the European film industry...
- 8/16/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Few would have imagined that Brazilian-Algerian director Karim Aïnouz––whose The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão won the top prize in Un Certain Regard four years ago––would make his Competition debut with a Tudor period drama, Firebrand. For his English-language debut, Aïnouz was handed a script penned by Henrietta Ashworth and Jessica Ashworth (writers of Tell It to the Bees and Killing Eve), the feminist tone of which is quite obvious. Even if one can easily tell that Aïnouz was attached to the project rather than seeking it out himself, his outsider perspective brings a certain freshness to this loosely historical retelling of the last months of King Henry VIII’s (a tyrannical Jude Law) reign. Yes, the one who beheaded his wives.
Our entry point––our central character––is Queen Catherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), a confident young woman whose benevolence is only matched by her determination: to do well,...
Our entry point––our central character––is Queen Catherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), a confident young woman whose benevolence is only matched by her determination: to do well,...
- 5/27/2023
- by Savina Petkova
- The Film Stage
Sunday night at the 76th Cannes Film Festival was all about the world premiere of the Jude Law and Alicia Vikander Henry VIII period pic Firebrand, which received a royal response from the crowd in the Grand Theatre Lumiere with an eight and a half minute standing ovation.
Brazilian-Algerian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz directed the movie off a script by Henrietta Ashworth and Jessica Ashworth. The pic reps Aïnouz’s English language debut and it’s playing in competition.
Firebrand stars Oscar winner Vikander as Catherine Parr, the final wife of Henry VIII, a feminist force to be reckoned with who outlived the notorious king; the fate of his wives being either divorced, dead or beheaded. She is named Regent with the king warring abroad, and she’s done everything she can to push for a new future based on her radical Protestant beliefs. Law plays a royal on his way out,...
Brazilian-Algerian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz directed the movie off a script by Henrietta Ashworth and Jessica Ashworth. The pic reps Aïnouz’s English language debut and it’s playing in competition.
Firebrand stars Oscar winner Vikander as Catherine Parr, the final wife of Henry VIII, a feminist force to be reckoned with who outlived the notorious king; the fate of his wives being either divorced, dead or beheaded. She is named Regent with the king warring abroad, and she’s done everything she can to push for a new future based on her radical Protestant beliefs. Law plays a royal on his way out,...
- 5/21/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Tudor, or not Tudor. That is the question in “Firebrand,” a revisionist royal portrait of Henry VIII’s last wife, Katherine Parr (played here by Alicia Vikander), that features all the pageantry you’d expect from a lavish costume drama, while showing the a historical audacity to call “Time’s Up” on the gluttonous king (Jude Law). Never mind that Henry VIII died — of very different causes than the movie depicts — all of 476 years ago. When it comes to art, there’s no statute of limitations on taking toxic masculinity to task, which can be both encouraging (since history has excused no shortage of monsters) and frustrating.
There’s a big difference between exposing the truth and rewriting what came before to suit a contemporary political agenda, the way “Firebrand” does. Liberally adapted from Elizabeth Fremantle’s fast-and-loose historical fiction “The Queen’s Gambit,” director Karim Aïnouz’s tony yet dull...
There’s a big difference between exposing the truth and rewriting what came before to suit a contemporary political agenda, the way “Firebrand” does. Liberally adapted from Elizabeth Fremantle’s fast-and-loose historical fiction “The Queen’s Gambit,” director Karim Aïnouz’s tony yet dull...
- 5/21/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Everyone knows Henry VIII had six wives — but as far as filmmakers are concerned, it’s wife No. 2, Anne Boleyn, who has always been the main attraction. Still, cinema and television’s obsession with the Tudors is so intense that wife No. 6 had to have her turn on screen eventually, and so she does in “Firebrand,” a slow-burning drama directed by Karim Ainouz starring Alicia Vikander as Catherine Parr, the woman who was stuck with Henry during his oldest, fattest, sickest and maddest final years.
Adapted from Elizabeth Fremantle’s novel, “Queen’s Gambit”, “Firebrand” tries to present Catherine not as the pious nursemaid from primary school history lessons, but as a rebellious reformer who struggled to save England from tyranny. It almost succeeds.
In the opening scenes of the film, which premiered on Sunday in the Main Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Henry (Jude Law) is away in...
Adapted from Elizabeth Fremantle’s novel, “Queen’s Gambit”, “Firebrand” tries to present Catherine not as the pious nursemaid from primary school history lessons, but as a rebellious reformer who struggled to save England from tyranny. It almost succeeds.
In the opening scenes of the film, which premiered on Sunday in the Main Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Henry (Jude Law) is away in...
- 5/21/2023
- by Nicholas Barber
- The Wrap
Most movies about England’s King Henry VIII like to focus on the mercurial monarch’s failed marriages. His six wives have been collectively described as divorced, died, beheaded, divorced, beheaded, survived. That last one, the little talked-about Katherine Parr, had the distinction of outlasting Henry — their marriage was about four years as he started to succumb to the result of hard living. She was there during that time, but also a wife who if she weren’t so connected to the King easily could have qualified as a feminist. She not only was the first English woman to have a book published, was privately a radical Protestant in an England that had been staunchly Catholic, but also a sharply intelligent woman who had a head on her shoulders and was determined to keep it there.
The new movie from Brazilian-Algerian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz, Firebrand premiered in competition Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival.
The new movie from Brazilian-Algerian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz, Firebrand premiered in competition Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival.
- 5/21/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Early on in Karim Aïnouz’s richly textured and suspenseful historical drama, Firebrand, King Henry VIII commends his sixth and final wife, Catherine Parr, on her excellent job filling in as Regent while he’s been abroad engaged in warfare. Never mind the efforts to limit her powers to inconsequential matters, he tells her she won’t have to worry her “pretty little head” about all that anymore. The threat posed by women who think for themselves to the absolute power of men is a central theme in this starch-free tale of Tudor intrigue, its protofeminist perspective seamlessly woven into the narrative fabric without a hint of the didactic.
Brazilian director Aïnouz has been making hypnotically sensual movies laced with luxuriant melancholy for more than 20 years, among them such beguiling dramas as Madame Satã, The Silver Cliff and the criminally under-appreciated jewel Invisible Life (seriously, check it out, you’ll...
Brazilian director Aïnouz has been making hypnotically sensual movies laced with luxuriant melancholy for more than 20 years, among them such beguiling dramas as Madame Satã, The Silver Cliff and the criminally under-appreciated jewel Invisible Life (seriously, check it out, you’ll...
- 5/21/2023
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hot Cannes title “Firebrand,” a period drama about Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII, has sold out internationally ahead of its world premiere on Sunday.
Sources tell Variety that the film has sold into STXInternational for the U.K. and to Sony Pictures for most other overseas markets. FilmNation has sold remaining international markets to independent international distributors.
In the U.K., Variety understands that Prime Video is in the process of buying the film from STX. This could mean that STX is handling a theatrical release, while Prime Video takes the film for streaming, or that the streamer will also handle theatrical in the territory. Sources indicate that Prime Video is also picking up streaming rights in a number of other international markets.
“Firebrand” is being shopped internationally by FilmNation while CAA is handling domestic sales. The film is still available for the U.S.
Sources tell Variety that the film has sold into STXInternational for the U.K. and to Sony Pictures for most other overseas markets. FilmNation has sold remaining international markets to independent international distributors.
In the U.K., Variety understands that Prime Video is in the process of buying the film from STX. This could mean that STX is handling a theatrical release, while Prime Video takes the film for streaming, or that the streamer will also handle theatrical in the territory. Sources indicate that Prime Video is also picking up streaming rights in a number of other international markets.
“Firebrand” is being shopped internationally by FilmNation while CAA is handling domestic sales. The film is still available for the U.S.
- 5/18/2023
- by Manori Ravindran, Elsa Keslassy and Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Firebrand
After a handful of films that didn’t really stick, Karim Aïnouz made a triumphant return when he premiered The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (2019) in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section. Perhaps it allowed for this golden opportunity – the book-to-film adaptation of Queen’s Gambit. Titled Firebrand, this psychological horror tale about the bloody Tudor court stars Jude Law and Alicia Vikander (originally set to be Michelle Williams) who takes the throne as Queen Catherine Parr. Production took place in the first quarter of last year – Aïnouz got to work with cinematographer Hélène Louvart.
Gist: Written by Jessica Ashworth, a young Catherine Parr married the deteriorating, increasingly despotic King Henry VIII (Law), she had no assurances of a happy marriage; in fact, she had no assurances of surviving this marriage at all.…...
After a handful of films that didn’t really stick, Karim Aïnouz made a triumphant return when he premiered The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (2019) in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section. Perhaps it allowed for this golden opportunity – the book-to-film adaptation of Queen’s Gambit. Titled Firebrand, this psychological horror tale about the bloody Tudor court stars Jude Law and Alicia Vikander (originally set to be Michelle Williams) who takes the throne as Queen Catherine Parr. Production took place in the first quarter of last year – Aïnouz got to work with cinematographer Hélène Louvart.
Gist: Written by Jessica Ashworth, a young Catherine Parr married the deteriorating, increasingly despotic King Henry VIII (Law), she had no assurances of a happy marriage; in fact, she had no assurances of surviving this marriage at all.…...
- 1/19/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
In Andrew Legge’s feature debut ‘Lola’ you don’t have to time-travel in order to see the future. Two sisters create a machine that can intercept broadcasts from the forthcoming decades: It’s 1941 and they can already listen to Bowie. But World War II soon puts their invention to a much more sinister use.
Following its Locarno bow, black-and-white ‘Lola’ will be shown at the Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival. A Cowtown Pictures production, it was co-produced by ie ie productions. Bankside Films is handling international sales.
Legge played with a similar concept in his short “The Chronoscope,” but there was one significant difference, says the Irish director.
“The machine was similar, but it looked into the past. Which is interesting too, but you are just getting the information. I changed it to the future because I felt it gave me more options.”
Despite staying put, the sisters – played by...
Following its Locarno bow, black-and-white ‘Lola’ will be shown at the Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival. A Cowtown Pictures production, it was co-produced by ie ie productions. Bankside Films is handling international sales.
Legge played with a similar concept in his short “The Chronoscope,” but there was one significant difference, says the Irish director.
“The machine was similar, but it looked into the past. Which is interesting too, but you are just getting the information. I changed it to the future because I felt it gave me more options.”
Despite staying put, the sisters – played by...
- 8/9/2022
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Alicia Vikander has joined the cast of the psychological Tudor horror ‘Firebrand’ as principal photography gets underway.
Vikander replaces the previously announced Michelle Williams in the role of Henry VIII’s final wife Queen Katherine Parr. Law will play the role of the tyrannical Tudor King Henry the VIII.
The story will focus on Parr and her singular point-of-view of the psychological horror of living with a monster—and the remarkable will to not only survive but thrive. It will follow the last months of Katherine Parr’s survival as Queen of England, consequently the last months of Henry VIII’s life as King.
Having witnessed Henry disposing of his wives through death and divorce, not only did Parr have a secret agenda but had no assurances of a happy marriage; in fact, she had no assurances of surviving the marriage at all.
Also in news – Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu...
Vikander replaces the previously announced Michelle Williams in the role of Henry VIII’s final wife Queen Katherine Parr. Law will play the role of the tyrannical Tudor King Henry the VIII.
The story will focus on Parr and her singular point-of-view of the psychological horror of living with a monster—and the remarkable will to not only survive but thrive. It will follow the last months of Katherine Parr’s survival as Queen of England, consequently the last months of Henry VIII’s life as King.
Having witnessed Henry disposing of his wives through death and divorce, not only did Parr have a secret agenda but had no assurances of a happy marriage; in fact, she had no assurances of surviving the marriage at all.
Also in news – Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu...
- 5/10/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Alicia Vikander (Blue Bayou) is replacing Michelle Williams as Queen Catherine Parr in the royal thriller Firebrand from Brazilian helmer Karim Ainouz (The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão), Deadline has confirmed. She’ll star alongside Jude Law, who is set to portray King Henry VIII.
Ainousz’s first English-language feature, based on Elizabeth Fremantle’s bestselling historical novel Queen’s Gambit, centers on Parr—Henry VIII’s sixth and final wife, who was the only one to avoid banishment or death.
By the time young Catherine Parr (Vikander) married the deteriorating, increasingly despotic King Henry VIII (Law), she had no assurances of a happy marriage; in fact, she had no assurances of surviving this marriage at all. Of her predecessors, two were thrown out, one died in childbirth and two were beheaded. While Catherine tried to keep her head about her to navigate the politics of her position, she brought a secret agenda.
Ainousz’s first English-language feature, based on Elizabeth Fremantle’s bestselling historical novel Queen’s Gambit, centers on Parr—Henry VIII’s sixth and final wife, who was the only one to avoid banishment or death.
By the time young Catherine Parr (Vikander) married the deteriorating, increasingly despotic King Henry VIII (Law), she had no assurances of a happy marriage; in fact, she had no assurances of surviving this marriage at all. Of her predecessors, two were thrown out, one died in childbirth and two were beheaded. While Catherine tried to keep her head about her to navigate the politics of her position, she brought a secret agenda.
- 3/10/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Heating up the AFM market: Firebrand, a psychological horror tale set in the bloody Tudor court with a focus on Queen Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII, and the only one to avoid banishment or death. Michelle Williams will play her, and Jude Law will play her notorious husband.
FilmNation and CAA Media Finance are introducing the package today. Karim Aïnouz (The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão) will direct a script by Jessica Ashworth (Killing Eve) and Henrietta Ashworth (Killing Eve). Brouhaha Entertainment will produce.
By the time young Catherine Parr (Williams) married the deteriorating, increasingly despotic King Henry VIII (Law), she had no assurances of a happy marriage; in fact, she had no assurances of surviving this marriage at all. Of her predecessors, two were thrown out, one died in childbirth and two were beheaded. While Catherine tried to keep her head about her...
FilmNation and CAA Media Finance are introducing the package today. Karim Aïnouz (The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão) will direct a script by Jessica Ashworth (Killing Eve) and Henrietta Ashworth (Killing Eve). Brouhaha Entertainment will produce.
By the time young Catherine Parr (Williams) married the deteriorating, increasingly despotic King Henry VIII (Law), she had no assurances of a happy marriage; in fact, she had no assurances of surviving this marriage at all. Of her predecessors, two were thrown out, one died in childbirth and two were beheaded. While Catherine tried to keep her head about her...
- 10/27/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Michelle Williams will play Katherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six wives, in Firebrand, the English-language debut from Karim Aïnouz, who is in Cannes this year with Special Screening Mariner of The Mountains. Pic comes from Gabrielle Tana (The Dig) of Magnolia Mae Films and is written by Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth (Killing Eve); shoot will take place in early 2022 in the UK. Screen first had news of Williams’ casting.
- 7/7/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Michelle Williams is set to take on the role of Katherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six wives in Karim Aïnouz’s ‘Firebrand.’
Filmmaker Aïnouz will make his English Language debut with the project which is set to begin production in the UK in early 2022.
“I could not be more excited to be bringing the undiscovered story of Katherine Parr to the screen, a ferociously brilliant woman who I am inspired by deeply and has been largely invisible, or certainly under-represented in English history. Much is known about Henry VIII’s tyrannical reign, and those who perished and suffered at his hands, but my focus here is on a woman who not only managed to survive but also, to thrive. This is a reimagining of a “period” film, a psychological horror film set in the Tudor court; a story of intrigue, agency and survival. Having Michelle Williams portray this remarkable woman,...
Filmmaker Aïnouz will make his English Language debut with the project which is set to begin production in the UK in early 2022.
“I could not be more excited to be bringing the undiscovered story of Katherine Parr to the screen, a ferociously brilliant woman who I am inspired by deeply and has been largely invisible, or certainly under-represented in English history. Much is known about Henry VIII’s tyrannical reign, and those who perished and suffered at his hands, but my focus here is on a woman who not only managed to survive but also, to thrive. This is a reimagining of a “period” film, a psychological horror film set in the Tudor court; a story of intrigue, agency and survival. Having Michelle Williams portray this remarkable woman,...
- 7/7/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Michelle Williams will play Katherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six wives, in Karim Aïnouz’s “Firebrand.”
The film marks the English-language debut of Karim Aïnouz, and goes into production in the U.K. in early 2022. The film is produced by Gabrielle Tana of Magnolia Mae Films, and written by Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth (“Killing Eve”).
Aïnouz’s “Mariner of the Mountains” premieres in Cannes as a Special Screening on July 9.
“I could not be more excited to be bringing the undiscovered story of Katherine Parr to the screen, a ferociously brilliant woman who I am inspired by deeply and has been largely invisible, or certainly under-represented in English history,” said Aïnouz. “Much is known about Henry VIII’s tyrannical reign, and those who perished and suffered at his hands, but my focus here is on a woman who not only managed to survive, but also, to thrive.
The film marks the English-language debut of Karim Aïnouz, and goes into production in the U.K. in early 2022. The film is produced by Gabrielle Tana of Magnolia Mae Films, and written by Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth (“Killing Eve”).
Aïnouz’s “Mariner of the Mountains” premieres in Cannes as a Special Screening on July 9.
“I could not be more excited to be bringing the undiscovered story of Katherine Parr to the screen, a ferociously brilliant woman who I am inspired by deeply and has been largely invisible, or certainly under-represented in English history,” said Aïnouz. “Much is known about Henry VIII’s tyrannical reign, and those who perished and suffered at his hands, but my focus here is on a woman who not only managed to survive, but also, to thrive.
- 7/7/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Michelle Williams has signed up to star as Katherine Parr, the last of King Henry VIII’s six wives, in Firebrand.
Written by Jessica Ashworth (Killing Eve), the film will be the English-language debut of Karim Aïnouz, whose latest feature, Mariner of The Mountains, is getting a special screening in Cannes this year.
Firebrand is produced by Gabrielle Tana (The Dig) of Magnolia Mae Films and slated to go into production in the U.K. in late 2022.
“I could not be more excited to be bringing the undiscovered story of Katherine Parr to the screen, a ferociously brilliant woman who I am inspired ...
Written by Jessica Ashworth (Killing Eve), the film will be the English-language debut of Karim Aïnouz, whose latest feature, Mariner of The Mountains, is getting a special screening in Cannes this year.
Firebrand is produced by Gabrielle Tana (The Dig) of Magnolia Mae Films and slated to go into production in the U.K. in late 2022.
“I could not be more excited to be bringing the undiscovered story of Katherine Parr to the screen, a ferociously brilliant woman who I am inspired ...
Michelle Williams has signed up to star as Katherine Parr, the last of King Henry VIII’s six wives, in Firebrand.
Written by Jessica Ashworth (Killing Eve), the film will be the English-language debut of Karim Aïnouz, whose latest feature, Mariner of The Mountains, is getting a special screening in Cannes this year.
Firebrand is produced by Gabrielle Tana (The Dig) of Magnolia Mae Films and slated to go into production in the U.K. in late 2022.
“I could not be more excited to be bringing the undiscovered story of Katherine Parr to the screen, a ferociously brilliant woman who I am inspired ...
Written by Jessica Ashworth (Killing Eve), the film will be the English-language debut of Karim Aïnouz, whose latest feature, Mariner of The Mountains, is getting a special screening in Cannes this year.
Firebrand is produced by Gabrielle Tana (The Dig) of Magnolia Mae Films and slated to go into production in the U.K. in late 2022.
“I could not be more excited to be bringing the undiscovered story of Katherine Parr to the screen, a ferociously brilliant woman who I am inspired ...
Gabrielle Tana is producing for the UK’s Magnolia Mae Films.
Michelle Williams is to play Katherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six wives, in Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz’s English-language debut Firebrand.
The film will start shooting in the UK in early 2022, produced by Gabrielle Tana of London-based Magnolia Mae Films.
The film is written by former Screen Stars of Tomorrow Jessica and Henrietta Ashworth, whose credits include BBC series Killing Eve and feature Tell It To The Bees. No further casting has yet been confirmed.
Previously titled Queen’s Gambit (prior to the release of Netflix...
Michelle Williams is to play Katherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six wives, in Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz’s English-language debut Firebrand.
The film will start shooting in the UK in early 2022, produced by Gabrielle Tana of London-based Magnolia Mae Films.
The film is written by former Screen Stars of Tomorrow Jessica and Henrietta Ashworth, whose credits include BBC series Killing Eve and feature Tell It To The Bees. No further casting has yet been confirmed.
Previously titled Queen’s Gambit (prior to the release of Netflix...
- 7/7/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini star as sisters in 1940 who build a machine that can intercept broadcasts from the future.
Andrew Legge’s sci-fi feature L.O.L.A. has wrapped principal photography on location in Ireland, which took place with Covid-19 safety measures in place.
A first image from the set of the film shows Emma Appleton (The Witcher) and Stefanie Martini (The Last Kingdom) in front of L.O.L.A., a machine that can intercept radio and television broadcasts from the future.
Bankside Films has worldwide rights to the film and will be sharing a promo with...
Andrew Legge’s sci-fi feature L.O.L.A. has wrapped principal photography on location in Ireland, which took place with Covid-19 safety measures in place.
A first image from the set of the film shows Emma Appleton (The Witcher) and Stefanie Martini (The Last Kingdom) in front of L.O.L.A., a machine that can intercept radio and television broadcasts from the future.
Bankside Films has worldwide rights to the film and will be sharing a promo with...
- 11/10/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini to star in feature set during Second World War.
Bankside Films has taken worldwide sales rights to Irish filmmaker Andrew Legge’s directorial debut L.O.L.A., a sci-fi feature that will begin shooting in Ireland next week.
The London-based sales agent is introducing the project to buyers during the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
Emma Appleton, whose credits include TV series Traitors, The Witchers, and Stefanie Martini, who has appeared in Prime Suspect 1973, and The Last Kingdom, will star in the film which starts shooting on September 7.
Set in 1940, the story centres on...
Bankside Films has taken worldwide sales rights to Irish filmmaker Andrew Legge’s directorial debut L.O.L.A., a sci-fi feature that will begin shooting in Ireland next week.
The London-based sales agent is introducing the project to buyers during the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
Emma Appleton, whose credits include TV series Traitors, The Witchers, and Stefanie Martini, who has appeared in Prime Suspect 1973, and The Last Kingdom, will star in the film which starts shooting on September 7.
Set in 1940, the story centres on...
- 9/3/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
It’s been awhile since we’ve seen Anna Paquin on the big screen (and not fighting vampires), but fans of Jane Campion’s “The Piano” know that the second-youngest Oscar winner of all time is no stranger to non-episodic entertainment. Paquin will next star opposite actress and filmmaker Holliday Grainger in “Tell It to the Bees,” a period drama about two women who fall in love and are shunned from their rural British community.
Per the film’s official synopsis, the movie follows “Dr. Jean Markham (Anna Paquin) [as she] returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father’s medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie (Gregor Selkirk) in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings...
Per the film’s official synopsis, the movie follows “Dr. Jean Markham (Anna Paquin) [as she] returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father’s medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie (Gregor Selkirk) in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings...
- 3/8/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Film sells to UK, Australia and New Zealand, and Scandinavia.
Annabel Jankel’s Tell It To The Bees, which debuted at Toronto last year, has racked up key territory deals for sales agent Film Constellation.
The film, starring Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger in the story of a lesbian romance in 1950s Britain, has now gone to the UK (Vertigo), Australia and New Zealand (Transmission), Scandinavia (Lucky Dogs) and Poland (Canal+).
Good Deed Entertainment previously picked up North American on the film and is partnering for with FilmRise on streaming and linear rights. Further deals have been done for Germany...
Annabel Jankel’s Tell It To The Bees, which debuted at Toronto last year, has racked up key territory deals for sales agent Film Constellation.
The film, starring Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger in the story of a lesbian romance in 1950s Britain, has now gone to the UK (Vertigo), Australia and New Zealand (Transmission), Scandinavia (Lucky Dogs) and Poland (Canal+).
Good Deed Entertainment previously picked up North American on the film and is partnering for with FilmRise on streaming and linear rights. Further deals have been done for Germany...
- 2/8/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
The Brit List, the UK’s version of the Black List, received 134 script recommendations this year. The list of praiseworthy unproduced film scripts was led by supernatural thriller Benny In The Dark from screenwriter Phillip Morgan. Check out the full-list below.
The list, managed by UK producer Alexandra Arlango (The Duchess), is pulled together from recommendations by more than 90 UK film companies. To qualify, projects must receive a minimum of three recommendations.
The Brit List celebrates its tenth anniversary this year with a networking event in London on Monday 19 November. Since launch, 70 movies to appear on the list have gone into production, including pics such as The King’s Speech and Lion. This year also saw the launch of The Brit List TV as well as The Brit List website.
Arlango said, “The Brit List is not a competition, it’s a showcase. Our intention is twofold: to put the...
The list, managed by UK producer Alexandra Arlango (The Duchess), is pulled together from recommendations by more than 90 UK film companies. To qualify, projects must receive a minimum of three recommendations.
The Brit List celebrates its tenth anniversary this year with a networking event in London on Monday 19 November. Since launch, 70 movies to appear on the list have gone into production, including pics such as The King’s Speech and Lion. This year also saw the launch of The Brit List TV as well as The Brit List website.
Arlango said, “The Brit List is not a competition, it’s a showcase. Our intention is twofold: to put the...
- 11/19/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The Brit List, the annual survey of British film executives’ favorite unproduced screenplays (similar to the Black List in the U.S.), was unveiled Monday in London with “Benny in the Dark,” a supernatural thriller by Phillip Morgan, heading the list.
The film, which garnered nine recommendations, is a “character-driven 1950s-set allegory for the unspoken societal fears around male depression.” It will be produced by House Productions, the company headed by Tessa Ross, the former controller of film and drama at Channel 4, and Juliette Howell, the former head of television at Working Title.
Morgan, whose credits include 2017 short “Blackmoor,” has another features screenplay in development, “E for English,” with Blue Shadow Films.
Following closely with eight recommendations was thriller/drama “Surge,” written by Rupert Jones and Rita Kalnejais, and set to be produced by Rooks Nest, BBC Films and Creative England. The film, set over 24 hours, is “a stripped-back...
The film, which garnered nine recommendations, is a “character-driven 1950s-set allegory for the unspoken societal fears around male depression.” It will be produced by House Productions, the company headed by Tessa Ross, the former controller of film and drama at Channel 4, and Juliette Howell, the former head of television at Working Title.
Morgan, whose credits include 2017 short “Blackmoor,” has another features screenplay in development, “E for English,” with Blue Shadow Films.
Following closely with eight recommendations was thriller/drama “Surge,” written by Rupert Jones and Rita Kalnejais, and set to be produced by Rooks Nest, BBC Films and Creative England. The film, set over 24 hours, is “a stripped-back...
- 11/19/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Projects include Phillip Morgan’s Benny In The Dark.
The Brit List, the annual collection of unproduced UK screenplays, has unveiled its 2018 line up.
Now in its 10th year, the list highlights film projects voted for by an anonymous group of film industry professionals from more than 90 companies, including agents, financiers, producers and distributors.
This year there are 18 projects on the list. Topping them is Phillip Morgan’s Benny In The Dark, a supernatural thriller set in the 1950s, which received a total of nine recommendations. The film is set up at Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell’s House Productions.
The Brit List, the annual collection of unproduced UK screenplays, has unveiled its 2018 line up.
Now in its 10th year, the list highlights film projects voted for by an anonymous group of film industry professionals from more than 90 companies, including agents, financiers, producers and distributors.
This year there are 18 projects on the list. Topping them is Phillip Morgan’s Benny In The Dark, a supernatural thriller set in the 1950s, which received a total of nine recommendations. The film is set up at Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell’s House Productions.
- 11/19/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Anna Paquin, Holliday Grainger-starring feature sells to Germany, Spain, more.
Annabel Jankel’s romance Tell It To The Bees has continued to score Afm deals for sales agent Film Constellation.
The film has now gone to Germany (Capelight Entertainment), Spain (Filmax), Korea (World Cinema Co), Taiwan (Cai Chang) and Airlines (Captive). Those join the recent Us deal with Good Deed Entertainment.
Tell It To The Bees stars Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger in the story of a lesbian romance in 1950s Britain between a single mother, who is dealing with the breakdown of her marriage, and a doctor, returning...
Annabel Jankel’s romance Tell It To The Bees has continued to score Afm deals for sales agent Film Constellation.
The film has now gone to Germany (Capelight Entertainment), Spain (Filmax), Korea (World Cinema Co), Taiwan (Cai Chang) and Airlines (Captive). Those join the recent Us deal with Good Deed Entertainment.
Tell It To The Bees stars Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger in the story of a lesbian romance in 1950s Britain between a single mother, who is dealing with the breakdown of her marriage, and a doctor, returning...
- 11/4/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Its principal themes and metaphors repetitively highlighted as if for a freshman lit course, “Tell It to the Bees” really, really wants you to know it’s based on a novel. One that presumably worked better than this hamfisted adaptation, the kind of movie that paints the past in simplistic terms to better affirm the wisdom of our evolved values today. Combining heavy-breathing (but not particularly convincing) lesbian romance with a rote bewildered-child’s Pov, plus lots of bees — metaphorical significance alert!! — Annabel Jankel’s Scottish period drama is a BBC-style tea cosy potboiler that will be best suited to appropriate small-screen outlets.
In a Scottish village in 1952, Lydia Weekes (Holliday Grainger) barely ekes out an existence for herself and young son Charlie (Gregor Selkirk) by working at the local mill. Her husband, Robert (Emun Elliott), hasn’t been “right” since he got back from the war. He’s...
In a Scottish village in 1952, Lydia Weekes (Holliday Grainger) barely ekes out an existence for herself and young son Charlie (Gregor Selkirk) by working at the local mill. Her husband, Robert (Emun Elliott), hasn’t been “right” since he got back from the war. He’s...
- 9/13/2018
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Here’s first footage of Anna Paquin and My Cousin Rachel star Holliday Grainger in Toronto Film Festival romance-drama Tell It To The Bees.
The story chronicles a lesbian romance in 1950s Britain between a single mother who is dealing with the breakdown of her marriage, played by Grainger, and a doctor, returning to her small hometown to take over her late-father’s practice, played by Paquin.
Film Constellation handles sales on the pic, which also stars Kate Dickie, Emun Elliott, Steven Robertson, Lauren Lyle and newcomer Gregor Selkirk. Script comes from Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth, adapted from Fiona Shaw’s 2009 novel of the same name. Annabel Jankel directs.
Producers are Daisy Allsop, Nick Hill, Annabel Jankel, Nik Bower. Executive Producers are Deepak Nayar, Alison Owen, the BFI’s Lizzie Francke and Ben Roberts, and Sunny Vohra. Production companies are Reliance Entertainment Productions 8, in association with Taking A Line For A Walk,...
The story chronicles a lesbian romance in 1950s Britain between a single mother who is dealing with the breakdown of her marriage, played by Grainger, and a doctor, returning to her small hometown to take over her late-father’s practice, played by Paquin.
Film Constellation handles sales on the pic, which also stars Kate Dickie, Emun Elliott, Steven Robertson, Lauren Lyle and newcomer Gregor Selkirk. Script comes from Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth, adapted from Fiona Shaw’s 2009 novel of the same name. Annabel Jankel directs.
Producers are Daisy Allsop, Nick Hill, Annabel Jankel, Nik Bower. Executive Producers are Deepak Nayar, Alison Owen, the BFI’s Lizzie Francke and Ben Roberts, and Sunny Vohra. Production companies are Reliance Entertainment Productions 8, in association with Taking A Line For A Walk,...
- 9/6/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
A letter written by more than 75 female British TV writers, including How To Get Away With Murder writer Abby Ajayi, The Secrets writer Sarah Solemani and Fresh Meat writers Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth, urging British TV drama commissioners to order more female-penned series has received widespread support from top industry executives, creatives and politicians. The group published an open letter earlier today urging broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and…...
- 2/28/2018
- Deadline TV
Filming is underway in Scotland on BFI, Creative Scotland backed project.
Anna Paquin has boarded Tell It To The Bees, the BFI and Creative Scotland backed period romance which is now shooting on location in Scotland.
As previously announced, Holliday Grainger will also star in the project and Film Constellation will handle sales.
Also joining the cast is Kate Dickie, Emun Elliott, Steven Robertson, Lauren Lyle and newcomer Gregor Selkirk.
Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth have written the screenplay, which is adapted from Fiona Shaw’s 2009 novel of the same name, and Annabel Jankel is directing.
The story chronicles a lesbian romance in 1950s Britain between a single mother who is dealing with the breakdown of her marriage, played by Grainger, and a doctor, returning to her small hometown to take over her late-father’s practice, played by Paquin.
Producers are Daisy Allsop, Nick Hill, Annabel Jankel, Nik Bower. Executive Producers are Deepak Nayar, Alison Owen, the BFI...
Anna Paquin has boarded Tell It To The Bees, the BFI and Creative Scotland backed period romance which is now shooting on location in Scotland.
As previously announced, Holliday Grainger will also star in the project and Film Constellation will handle sales.
Also joining the cast is Kate Dickie, Emun Elliott, Steven Robertson, Lauren Lyle and newcomer Gregor Selkirk.
Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth have written the screenplay, which is adapted from Fiona Shaw’s 2009 novel of the same name, and Annabel Jankel is directing.
The story chronicles a lesbian romance in 1950s Britain between a single mother who is dealing with the breakdown of her marriage, played by Grainger, and a doctor, returning to her small hometown to take over her late-father’s practice, played by Paquin.
Producers are Daisy Allsop, Nick Hill, Annabel Jankel, Nik Bower. Executive Producers are Deepak Nayar, Alison Owen, the BFI...
- 8/10/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
True Blood star Anna Paquin has boarded Tell It to the Bees, the period romance that has now started shooting on location in Scotland.
The film — based on Fiona Shaw's 2009 novel of the same name — also stars Holliday Grainger (Tulip Fever, Cinderella), Kate Dickie (Game of Thrones), Emun Elliott (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Steven Robertson (T2: Trainspotting), Lauren Lyle (Outlander) and newcomer Gregor Selkirk.
Annabel Jankel is directing from a screenplay by Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth.
Set in 1950s small-town Britain, Tell It to the Bees chronicles a lesbian romance between a single mother (Grainger) who is...
The film — based on Fiona Shaw's 2009 novel of the same name — also stars Holliday Grainger (Tulip Fever, Cinderella), Kate Dickie (Game of Thrones), Emun Elliott (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Steven Robertson (T2: Trainspotting), Lauren Lyle (Outlander) and newcomer Gregor Selkirk.
Annabel Jankel is directing from a screenplay by Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth.
Set in 1950s small-town Britain, Tell It to the Bees chronicles a lesbian romance between a single mother (Grainger) who is...
- 8/10/2017
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Alison Owen to exec produce period romance.
Holliday Grainger (Jane Eyre) will star in Tell It To The Bees, director Annabel Jankel’s period romance which has Alison Owen onboard as executive producer.
The project has been developed by the BFI with National Lottery funding. Producers are Daisy Allsop and Nick Hill along with Film i Vast and Filmgate Films.
Film Constellation has boarded sales on the project and is introducing to buyers in Cannes.
Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth have written the screenplay, their feature debut, which is adapted from Fiona Shaw’s 2009 novel of the same name.
The story chronicles a lesbian romance in 1950s Britain between a single mother who is dealing with the breakdown of her marriage, played by Grainger, and a doctor, returning to her small hometown to take over her late-father’s practice, a role which is still being cast.
Holliday Grainger (Jane Eyre) will star in Tell It To The Bees, director Annabel Jankel’s period romance which has Alison Owen onboard as executive producer.
The project has been developed by the BFI with National Lottery funding. Producers are Daisy Allsop and Nick Hill along with Film i Vast and Filmgate Films.
Film Constellation has boarded sales on the project and is introducing to buyers in Cannes.
Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth have written the screenplay, their feature debut, which is adapted from Fiona Shaw’s 2009 novel of the same name.
The story chronicles a lesbian romance in 1950s Britain between a single mother who is dealing with the breakdown of her marriage, played by Grainger, and a doctor, returning to her small hometown to take over her late-father’s practice, a role which is still being cast.
- 5/21/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
New films on Screenbase include Eran Riklis’ drama A Borrowed Identity, Tom Barman’s The Alcoholics and twin sisters Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth’s Olivia And Jim.Israeli-French drama A Borrowed Identity
Tawfeek Barhom, Yael Abecassis and Michael Moshonov star in the Palestinian-Israeli drama from Eran Rikils about a student dealing with identity issues.
Formerly known as Dancing Arabs, Konken Studios produce, while The Match Factory handles international sales.
Tom Barman’s second feature The Alcoholics
Cult Belgian filmmaker and musician Tom Barman’s next film is currently in development. Savage Film will produce, and the Flanders Audiovisual Fund will support.
This Belgian/Irish/Spanish co-production is to revolve around a Miami nightclub janitor turned drug smuggler.
Comedy drama Olivia And Jim
BFI has supported the Stray Bear and Equation Pictures production about a widow going on a roadtrip across the UK with her stepson in order to meet her late husband’s mistresses.
Indie comedy...
Tawfeek Barhom, Yael Abecassis and Michael Moshonov star in the Palestinian-Israeli drama from Eran Rikils about a student dealing with identity issues.
Formerly known as Dancing Arabs, Konken Studios produce, while The Match Factory handles international sales.
Tom Barman’s second feature The Alcoholics
Cult Belgian filmmaker and musician Tom Barman’s next film is currently in development. Savage Film will produce, and the Flanders Audiovisual Fund will support.
This Belgian/Irish/Spanish co-production is to revolve around a Miami nightclub janitor turned drug smuggler.
Comedy drama Olivia And Jim
BFI has supported the Stray Bear and Equation Pictures production about a widow going on a roadtrip across the UK with her stepson in order to meet her late husband’s mistresses.
Indie comedy...
- 1/27/2015
- by maud.le-rest@sciencespo-toulouse.net (Maud Le Rest)
- ScreenDaily
Stray Bear Productions, producer of Iffr opening film War Book, has features lined-up including the story of a gay miner in 1980s Yorkshire.
Stray Bear Productions, the London-based company run by producers Ivana MacKinnon and Lauren Dark, is ramping up its development slate.
The production outfit is behind Tom Harper’s political drama War Book, which opened the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) last night.
Stray Bear, launched by MacKinnon in 2012, now several new projects edging closer toward production and aims to focus primarily on “female talent and female driven stories”.
One film close to being packaged is comedy drama Olivia And Jim from writers (and twin sisters) Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth. Stray Bear is partnering on the project with Diarmuid McKeown of Equation Pictures. The project has BFI support.
Olivia and Jim is described by MacKinnon as a “bittersweet” story about a woman in her late-30s who, following the death of her husband, goes on the...
Stray Bear Productions, the London-based company run by producers Ivana MacKinnon and Lauren Dark, is ramping up its development slate.
The production outfit is behind Tom Harper’s political drama War Book, which opened the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) last night.
Stray Bear, launched by MacKinnon in 2012, now several new projects edging closer toward production and aims to focus primarily on “female talent and female driven stories”.
One film close to being packaged is comedy drama Olivia And Jim from writers (and twin sisters) Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth. Stray Bear is partnering on the project with Diarmuid McKeown of Equation Pictures. The project has BFI support.
Olivia and Jim is described by MacKinnon as a “bittersweet” story about a woman in her late-30s who, following the death of her husband, goes on the...
- 1/22/2015
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
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