UK CASTING NEWS March March 2015 B UK CASTING NEWS UK Casting News

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1 March 2015 B UK CASTING NEWS

2 Another busy year in production seems to have got under way. As ever, we try to list only the productions we believe to be real, as well as those starting in the foreseeable future, and with established producers and/or directors attached. We could list a lot more if we include those Features in deep, as well as those that have no money attached, where payment is usually made in the form of expenses. But our aim has always been to present quality over quantity, in the belief that our subscribers do not want to waste time on wild goose chases, or pursuing jobs that won t be ready to fill for a good long time. Do let us know your thoughts on this. Vivienne Blandford vivienne@ukcastingnews.com Head of Subscriptions, UK Casting News 1. Feature Films in Preproduction 47 METRES DOWN divers get trapped in shark-infested waters Johannes Roberts Mark Lane, James Harris Casting Colin Jones address displayed for subscribers only Teashop and Film Co BEAUTY AND THE BEAST live action version of the famous fairy tale (Pinewood) Bill Condon Jeffrey Silver Casting Lucy Bevan address displayed for subscribers only Disney

3 CAPTAIN OF THE GATE ** story of Winston Churchill Kevin Spacey Saul Dibb Damon Lane, Cameron Lamb Casting Lila 9 th address displayed for subscribers only CORRESPONDENCE, the ** romantic story, Italy Jeremy Irons, Olga Kurylenko Giuseppe Tornatore Isabella Cocuzza Casting Zimmermann Casting address displayed for subscribers only Paco Cinematografica DON T KNOCK TWICE ** supernatural story (Wales) Caradog James John Giwa-Amu Casting Lindsey Hayes Kroeger c/o Red and Black Films Red and Black Films address displayed for subscribers only ITS WALLS WERE BLOOD four-segment horror pic Paul Davis, Sean Hogan, Paul Hyett, Tom Shankland Paul Fischer Casting Ten Cent Adventures address displayed for subscribers only

4 PEACE war drama set in Afghanistan (Wales) Robert Port Stephen Cranny Casting Collective Films address displayed for subscribers only STRATTON ** story about a Special Forces operative Henry Cavill Simon West Henry Cavill, Charlie Cavill Casting Debbie McWilliams Casting address displayed for subscribers only Amber Entertainment 2. Feature Films in Development CROSS MY MIND love story about a married woman and a soldier (Glasgow) Kevin McKidd, Olivia Williams, Peter Mullan Script: Bruce McLeod, Naomi Wallace Kees Kasander Casting Gary Davy Casting address displayed for subscribers only Kasander Film address displayed for subscribers only

5 Location of production: Date shoot starts: Casting ENEMY OF MAN re-working of Macbeth UK unknown Sean Bean, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Grint, Charles Dance, James D Arcy, Sam Spruell Vincent Regan Steve Harvey, Nick Saunders Hell Kite Films, Milk and One Sugar FUNNY COW 1970s-set story about a female stand-up Date shoot starts: early 2015 Maxine Peake, Martin Freeman Tinge Krishnan Kevin Proctor Casting POW Films address displayed for subscribers only FUTURES City trader works out how to time-travel Rob Green Martin Gentles, Ed King Casting Starchild Pictures address displayed for subscribers only HERETIKS period horror Paul Hyett Mike Riley Casting Sterling Pictures address displayed for subscribers only

6 IBOY man wakes from coma with parts of an iphone in his head Adam Randall Emily Leo Casting Syson Grainger Casting address displayed for subscribers only Wigwam Films address displayed for subscribers only MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH based on novel by Philip Gawthorne Date shoot starts: early 2015 Script: Philip Gawthorne Sam Claflin Daniel Gill Dominic Norris, Amanda Brehemy Casting Alice Searby Casting address displayed for subscribers only Serotonin Films address displayed for subscribers only PILGRIMAGE, the 12 th century-set story Location of production: Ireland Date shoot starts: early 2015 Brendan Muldowney Conor Barry Casting Hubbard Casting address displayed for subscribers only Savage Films address displayed for subscribers only ROCKETMAN Elton John biopic Tom Hardy Script: Lee Hall Michael Gracey David Furnish, Steve Hamilton Shaw Casting Jessica Ronane address displayed for subscribers only Rocket Pictures address displayed for subscribers only

7 SLUMBER supernatural thriller Date shoot starts: early 2015 Jonathan Hopkins James Harris, Mark Lane Casting Tea Shop and Film co address displayed for subscribers only SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS re-working of Arthur Ransome s children s classic Script: Andrea Gibb Tom and Charles Guard Nick Barton, Suzanne Mackie Casting Shaheen Baig Casting address displayed for subscribers only Harbour Pictures/BBC address displayed for subscribers only THEA supernatural story Nirpal Bhogal Gareth Maxwell Roberts, Uzma Hasan Casting Moli Film address displayed for subscribers only WHITE ON RED contemporary story Rowan Athale Ed Barratt Casting Hook Pictures address displayed for subscribers only

8 3. Television Drama AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (3 x 60 mins) dramatisation of Agatha Christie story Abi Bach Casting KLS Casting address displayed for subscribers only Mammoth Screen for ITV CALL THE MIDWIFE series V ** (8 x 60 mins) return of popular drama Annie Tricklebank Casting Rebecca Wright Casting address displayed for subscribers only Neal Street for BBC1 CAPITAL * (3 x 60 mins) dramatisation of John Lanchester novel Date shoot starts: April 2015 Euros Lyn Matt Strevens Casting Toby Whale Casting address displayed for subscribers only Kudos for BBC1 CATASTROPHE series II reprise of well-regarded series Jack Bayles Casting Avalon for C4 address displayed for subscribers only

9 CHEWING GUM * sitcom Tom Marshall Casting Retort for C4 address displayed for subscribers only CLOSE TO THE ENEMY period drama with music Stephen Poliakoff Helen Flint Casting Andy Pryor address displayed for subscribers only Little Island for BBC2 CROWN, the biopic about HM Queen Elizabeth II Stephen Daldry Andy Harries Casting Nina Gold Casting address displayed for subscribers only Left Bank Pictures for Netflix address displayed for subscribers only DANNY AND THE HUMAN ZOO TV drama (1 x 90 mins) dramatization of the early years of Lenny Henry Date shoot starts: May 2015 Lucy Robinson Casting Lisa Makin c/o Red Ltd Red for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only

10 DEATH IN PARADISE series V and Caribbean Date shoot starts: May 2015 Tony Jordan, Yvonne Francas Casting Julia Duff address displayed for subscribers only Red Planet Pictures for BBC address displayed for subscribers only DICKENSIAN (20 x 30 mins) various Dickens characters interact Date shoot starts: April 2015 David Boulter Casting Jill Trevellick Casting address displayed for subscribers only Red Planet for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only EVERMOOR series II (Lancs) Tim Compton Casting Lime Pictures for the Disney Channel address displayed for subscribers only FIVE, the (10 x 60 mins) drama about a group of friends Karen Lewis Casting Priscilla John c/o Red Production Company Red for Sky Living

11 FUNGUS THE BOGEYMAN ** (4 x 60 mins) dramatisation of Raymond Briggs book Catherine Morshead Ben Evans Casting Crowe Casting address displayed for subscribers only Imaginarium for Sky 1 address displayed for subscribers only GRANTCHESTER series II (6 x 60 mins) Emma Kingsman-Lloyd Casting Lovely Day for BBC2 address displayed for subscribers only HAPPY VALLEY series II Casting Beverley Keogh address displayed for subscribers only Red Productions for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only HUNDERBY REVISITED ** (8 x 60 mins) Tony Dow Ted Dowd Casting Baby Cow for Sky Atlantic address displayed for subscribers only

12 JOB LOT, the series III Date shoot starts: May 2015 Lyndsay Robinson Casting Big Talk address displayed for subscribers only LINE OF DUTY series III TV drama (1 x 30 mins) return of popular drama (Belfast) Peter Norris Casting KRJ Casting address displayed for subscribers only World Productions for BBC2 address displayed for subscribers only LIVING AND THE DEAD, the 1888-set ghost story Date shoot starts: May 2015 Alice Troughton Eliza Mellor Casting Gary Davy address displayed for subscribers only Monastic Productions MAIGRET ** (2 x 120 mins) re-working of Georges Simenon novels, Hungary, France Jeremy Gwilt Casting Ealing Studios-ITV Studios address displayed for subscribers only

13 MIDWINTER OF THE SPIRIT * (3 x 60 mins) dramatisation of Phil Rickman novel Date shoot starts: April 2015 Richard Clarke Phil Collinson Casting VHJ Casting address displayed for subscribers only ITV Studios for ITV Encore MR SELFRIDGE series IV (10 x 60 mins) Date shoot starts: April 2015 Dominic Barlow Casting Daniel Edwards Casting address displayed for subscribers only ITV Studios for ITV1 PEOPLE JUST DO NOTHING series II (5 x 30 mins) return of popular drama Date shoot starts: March 2015 Jon Petrie Casting Nadira Seecoomer c/o Roughcut TV Roughcut TV address displayed for subscribers only SHERLOCK series IV (4 x 60 mins) return of ratings-winning drama Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman Sue Vertue Casting Hartswood for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only

14 SILENT WITNESS series XIX ** Date shoot starts: April 2015 Emilia Fox Madonna Baptiste Casting Andy Brierley address displayed for subscribers only BBC for BBC1 SS GB ** based on Len Deighton novel Lee Morris Casting Sid Gentle Films for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only STAN AND OLLIE TV movie story of Laurel and Hardy s final UK tour Date shoot starts: early 2015 Jon S Baird Faye Ward, Simon Vaughan Casting Andy Pryor address displayed for subscribers only Lookout Point for BBC address displayed for subscribers only TABOO (8 x 60 mins) 1813-set story about adventurer James Keziah Delaney Tom Hardy Ridley Scott Ridley Scott Casting RSA-Scott Free Films address displayed for subscribers only

15 TALE OF TWO CITIES, a dramatisation of famous novel Hilary Norrish Casting Shaheen Baig Casting address displayed for subscribers only Mammoth Screen for C4 address displayed for subscribers only VERA series VI Date shoot starts: June 2015 Letitia Knight Casting Maureen Duff Casting address displayed for subscribers only ITV Studios for ITV1 * Updated listing since a previous weekly or monthly edition ** New listing for the monthly edition (may have been previously listed in a UKCN weekly edition) Updates since previous edition(s) in bold italics 2015 UK Casting News. All Rights Reserved. Information contained herein is not to be copied, sold or distributed in whole or in part without the express permission of UK Casting News. All information set out is provided in good faith but may not be accurate at the date of publication. UK Casting News or its owners are not responsible for any errors or omissions. No promise of employment is expressed or implied.