UK CASTING NEWS July July 2014 «B» UK CASTING NEWS UK Casting News

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1 July 2014 «B» UK CASTING NEWS

2 1. Feature Films in Preproduction GENERATION Z (formerly Zafari) ** zombie drama, Spain Date shoot starts: August 2014 Steve Barker Charlotte Walls Casting Hubbard Casting address displayed for subscribers only Matador Pictures IBOY man wakes from coma with parts of an iphone in his head Date shoot starts: July 2014 Adam Randall Emily Leo Casting Syson Grainger Casting address displayed for subscribers only Wigwam Films MISS YOU ALREADY two lifelong friends fall out after illness and pregnancy Date shoot starts: Autumn 2014 Script: Morwenna Banks, Paul Andrew Williams Cast: Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore Catherine Hardwicke Chris Simon, Felix Vossen Casting Lucy Bevan Casting l address displayed for subscribers only Embargo Films address displayed for subscribers only

3 SPACESHIP alien abduction fantasy (Hampshire) Script: Alex Taylor Alex Taylor Nicola Bowen Casting Hammond Cox Casting address displayed for subscribers only BBC Films-iFeatures TIGER RAID mercenaries on a kidnapping raid /Jordan Date shoot starts: Summer 2014 Simon Dixon Gareth Evans Casting Debbie McWilliams Casting address displayed for subscribers only Story address displayed for subscribers only 2. Feature Films in Development 47 METERS DOWN divers get trapped in shark-infested waters Johannes Roberts Mark Lane, James Harris Casting Colin Jones Casting address displayed for subscribers only Teashop and Film Co address displayed for subscribers only DAYLIGHT ROBBERY bank heist comedy (London) Nigel Cole James Gay-Rees Casting Susie Figgis 19 Spencer Rise, London, NW5 1AR Playmaker Films address displayed for subscribers only

4 DEADLOCKED ash cloud falls over a city Ryan Tohill Chris Patterson, Paddy McCarney Casting Causeway Pictures address displayed for subscribers only DEEP WATER story of RTW yachtsman Donald Crowhurst Cast: Colin Firth, Kate Winslet Script: Scott Burns Scott Burns Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin Casting Blueprint Pictures address displayed for subscribers only DETOUR road movie thriller Location of production: unknown Christopher Smith Julie Baines, Jason Newmark Casting Dan Films address displayed for subscribers only ENEMY OF MAN re-working of Macbeth Cast: Sean Bean, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Grint, Charles Dance, James D Arcy, Sam Spruell Vincent Regan Steve Harvey, Nick Saunders Casting Hell Kite Films, Milk and One Sugar

5 GOLD story of Seb Coe and Steve Ovett s competitiveness James Watkins Joana Anderson, Vicky Licorish Casting KLS Casting address displayed for subscribers only AL Films address displayed for subscribers only GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, the story set just after WW2 (London, Channel Islands) Date shoot starts: late 2013 Simon Curtis Mitchell Kaplan, Paula Mazur Casting Michelle Guish Casting address displayed for subscribers only Mazur Kaplan Co address displayed for subscribers only HERETIKS period horror Paul Hyett Mike Riley Casting Sterling Pictures address displayed for subscribers only JUNGLE BOOK, the live action version of the Kipling story Andy Serkis Jonathan Cavendish Casting Imaginarium Studios address displayed for subscribers only

6 KEYS TO THE STREET, the contemporary thriller Julius Sevcik Steve Norris, Gail Mutrux Casting Apollo Productions-Pretty Pictures address displayed for subscribers only LADY WHO WENT TOO FAR, the period pic about Lady Hester Stanhope + elsewhere Script: David Seidler Tom Hooper Gareth Unwin Casting Bedlam Productions address displayed for subscribers only LARRY AND VIV story of the relationship between Laurence Olivier and Viven Leigh (London) Michael Radford Warren Derosa Casting Elstree Studio Productions address displayed for subscribers only LONDON HAS FALLEN thriller set in London Date shoot starts: Autumn 2014 Cast: Gerard Butler Avi Lerner Casting Millennium Films address displayed for subscribers only

7 MESSENGER, the Young man sees dead people Date shoot starts: July 2014 David Blair Terry Stone Casting Gateway Films address displayed for subscribers only PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN V continuing story, USA Cast: Johnny Depp Joachim Ronning, Espen Sandberg Jerry Bruckheimer Casting Susie Figgis 19 Spencer Rise, London, NW5 1AR Bruckheimer Films-Disney address displayed for subscribers only POLAR BEAR drama Date shoot starts: Summer 2014 Sean Buckley Dan Winch Casting Shaheen Baig Casting address displayed for subscribers only Inflammable Films-Creative England POWER AND THE GLORY, the Story of Michael Faraday Tony Tew Dale Bradley Casting Aristos Films address displayed for subscribers only

8 RING OF BRIGHT WATER Remake of classic story by Gavin Maxwell (Scotland) Nigel Cole Luke Jones Casting Michelle Guish Casting address displayed for subscribers only Cool Hand International address displayed for subscribers only RISE OF THE KRAYS story of the Kray Twins Paul Tanter Billy Murray Casting Topps Casting address displayed for subscribers only Press On Features ROAD GAMES thriller /France Date shoot starts: Summer 2014 Abner Pastoll Junyoung Jang Casting Matilda Snodgrass Casting address displayed for subscribers only February Films address displayed for subscribers only ROCKETMAN Elton John biopic Cast: Tom Hardy Script: Lee Hall Michael Gracey David Furnish, Steve Hamilton Shaw Casting Jessica Ronane Casting address displayed for subscribers only Rocket Pictures address displayed for subscribers only

9 SURVIVE ** woman survives apocalyptic earthquake in Los Angeles Date shoot starts: Carl Strathie Charlette Kilby Casting Strathie Film 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 i address displayed for subscribers only Harbour Pictures/BBC address displayed for subscribers only TABOO 1813-set story about adventurer James Keziah Delaney Date shoot starts: January 2015 Cast: Tom Hardy Ridley Scott Ridley Scott Casting RSA-Scott Free Films address displayed for subscribers only TOM JONES dramatization of Henry Fielding novel Tom Vaughan Janette Day Casting Hubbard Casting address displayed for subscribers only Crossday Productions address displayed for subscribers only

10 TROUBLE WITH YOU romcom about an actor who ends up a reality TV star Nick Moore Simon Price Casting Gail Stevens Casting address displayed for subscribers only Stonetown Films address displayed for subscribers only WINTER QUEEN, the crime thriller set in Moscow 1876 Location of production: Budapest Fyodor Bondarchuk Peter Hoffman Casting 7 Arts Pictures address displayed for subscribers only ZOOKEEPER S WIFE, the WW2 story based on Diane Ackerman novel Date shoot starts: August 2014 Cast: Jessica Chastain Script: Diane Ackerman Niki Caro Michael Tollin, Kim Zubick Casting Tollin Productions address displayed for subscribers only

11 3. Television Drama BOY IN THE DRESS ** TV drama (1 x 60 mins) dramatization of David Walliams novel Date shoot starts: Autumn 2014 Matt Lipsey Sue Longstaff address displayed for subscribers only Casting BBC CIDER WITH ROSIE ** TV drama (1 x 90 mins) dramatization of Laurie Lee novel Date shoot starts: Autumn 2014 Philippa Lowthorpe David Thompson Casting Shaheen Baig Casting address displayed for subscribers only Origin Pictures for BBC CODE OF A KILLER TV series story based on early DNA profiling James Strong Priscilla Parish Casting Jill Trevellick Casting address displayed for subscribers only World Productions for ITV 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: 2015 Tom Sherry Casting Lisa Makin Casting address displayed for subscribers only Red for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only

12 DIARY OF A SNOB ** TV pilot (1 x 30 mins) teenage drama Date shoot starts: August 2014 Dominic Brigstocke Charles Harrison Casting Buccaneer Media for Nickelodeon GO BETWEEN, the TV drama (1 x 90 mins) dramatization of LP Hartley novel Date shoot starts: August 2014 Pete Travis Claire Bennett Casting Rache Freck Casting address displayed for subscribers only BBC HOFF THE RECORD ** TV drama (6 x 30 mins) spoof David Hasselhof doc Date shoot starts: August 2014 Misha Manson-Smith David Finnigan address displayed for subscribers only Casting Me and You Productions for UKTV HOLLOW CROWN series II ** TV pilot (1 x 30 mins) continuation of BBC Shakespearean epic Dominic Cooke Rupert Ryle-Hodges Casting Sam Jones Casting address displayed for subscribers only Neal Street for BBC

13 HUMANS TV series (8 x 60 mins) a future where robots and humans are interchangeable Date shoot starts: Autumn 2014 Chris Fry Casting VHJ Casting address displayed for subscribers only Kudos for Channel 4 INSPECTOR GEORGE GENTLY series VIII ** TV series (4 x 90 mins) return of popular series Date shoot starts: August 2014 Peter Norris Casting Company Pictures for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only JAMBUSTERS ** TV drama (6 x 60 mins) drama about the Womens Institute, set in WW2 (Cheshire) Bruce Goodison Sue de Beauvoir Casting ITV Studios for ITV Network LAST KINGDOM, the ** TV series (8 x 60 mins) Bernard Cornwell s story of the Saxons, Hungary Date shoot starts: Autumn 2014 Nick Murphy Chrissy Skinns Casting VHJ Casting address displayed for subscribers only Carnival Films for BBC2 address displayed for subscribers only

14 LIFE IN SQUARES TV series (3 x 60 mins) period drama about the Bloomsbury Set Date shoot starts: August 2014 Simon Kaijser Douglas Rae Casting Rachel Freck Casting address displayed for subscribers only Tiger Aspect-Ecosse Films for BBC2 ORDINARY LIES ** TV drama (6 x 60 mins) drama set in a car showroom Juliet May Tom Sherry Casting Beverley Keogh Casting address displayed for subscribers only Red for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only OUTCAST, the ** TV drama (2 x 60 mins) period drama, set in 1940s Date shoot starts: August 2014 Philip Martin Graham Broadbent Casting KRJ Casting address displayed for subscribers only Blueprint Pictures for BBC PARTNERS IN CRIME ** TV series (6 x 60 mins) based on Agatha Christie stories of the Beresfords Georgina Lowe Casting Crowley Poole Casting address displayed for subscribers only BBC for BBC1

15 RAISED BY WOLVES TV series sisters growing up in Wolverhampton (Manchester) Ian Fitzgibbon Caroline Norris Casting Rosalie Clayton Casting address displayed for subscribers only Big Talk for C4 address displayed for subscribers only SAFE HOUSE TV series (4 x 60 mins) couple run a safe house in the Lake District Date shoot starts: Autumn 2014 Marc Evans Jill Green Casting Eleventh Hour for ITV address displayed for subscribers only UNDERCOVER TV series comedy (Newcastle) Tom Marshall Margery Bone, Henry Normal Casting Baby Cow-Bonafide Films for UKTV Dave WAR AND PEACE TV series (6 x 60 mins) dramatisation of novel Date shoot starts: January 2015 Tom Harper George Ormond, Simon Vaughan Casting Susie Figgis 19 Spencer Rise, London, NW5 1AR BBC-Lookout Point TV

16 WOODY * TV series Sitcom set in Spain, Spain Ben Palmer Neil Webster, Ben Palmer Casting Rosalie Clayton Casting address displayed for subscribers only Happy Tramp for BBC1 * 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 2014 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.