Impartial manufacturing agency Finite Movies & TV has unveiled its subsequent characteristic movie, and it’s a inventive collaboration with Steven Cree, recognized for his roles in Outlander and Heads of State. The film, Ben & Lucy, written by and starring Cree, will likely be directed by Cora Bissett (The Singer, I’d Prefer to Communicate to the Supervisor, Pricker).
Set in Glasgow, the movie follows middle-aged comic and recovering alcoholic Ben and his estranged daughter Lucy, a troubled artwork pupil, who’s falling into the identical patterns of dependancy. “Ben is determined to indicate Lucy that he has modified and is now not the unreliable father he as soon as was,” reads a plot description. “However Lucy’s path of self-destruction leads them to each confront their ache and see how they will cease the cycle of havoc haunting them each.”
Cree is ready to play Ben, whereas the casting for Lucy is but to be unveiled. Actor Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, 28 Weeks Later) is connected to play Dan, Ben’s sponsor. Stuart Martin (Military of Thieves, Jamestown, Miss Scarlet) can also be connected and set to play an undisclosed position.
Ben & Lucy is produced by Finite Movies founder Amy Gardner (And Then Come the Nightjars, My Home, Honeytrap).
Cora Bissett
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“We’re delighted to be working with Steven and Cora on Ben & Lucy,” stated Gardner. “They’re shaping a movie that’s each deeply shifting, narratively compelling and grounded in authenticity. At Finite Movies & TV, we’re enthusiastic about initiatives with a robust emotional core and are dedicated to collaborating with each established voices and rising expertise. This steadiness permits us to push inventive boundaries and champion tales that actually matter.”
Cree has had a busy 12 months. He featured within the lately launched All of You, the science fiction romantic drama directed by William Bridges, starring Brett Goldstein, Imogen Poots, Zawe Ashton, and Jenna Coleman, and within the upcoming I Swear, starring Robert Aramayo and directed by Kirk Jones, which follows the true story of a Tourette Syndrome campaigner.
Cree additionally options within the upcoming Apple TV+ thriller sequence Down Cemetery Street reverse Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson, in addition to stars within the upcoming drama Queen at Sea, the second characteristic from Lance Hammer, which stars Juliette Binoche.
