UK CASTING NEWS June June 2015 B UK CASTING NEWS UK Casting News

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1 June 2015 B UK CASTING NEWS

2 1. Feature Films in Preproduction AB FAB THE MOVIE ** film version of popular series (London) Mandie Fletcher Damian Jones Casting BBC-DJ Films address displayed for subscribers only ACCESS ALL AREAS ** story set at a pop festival (London) Date shoot starts: September 2015 Bryn Higgins Bill Curbishley Casting Camden Film Co 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

3 CONJURING, the II: THE ENFIELD POLTERGEIST ** supernatural story (London) Date shoot starts: September 2015 Vera Farmiga James Wan Rob Cowan Casting Rose Wicksteed address displayed for subscribers only Evergreen Productions address displayed for subscribers only CROW, the supernatural story (Wales) Corin Hardy Ryan Kavanaugh Casting Dixie Chassay address displayed for subscribers only Ed Pressman Pictures-Weinsteins-Relativity DON T KNOCK TWICE supernatural story (Wales) Date shoot starts: July 2015 Caradog James John Giwa-Amu Casting Lindsay Hayes Kroeger address displayed for subscribers only Red and Black Films ELIMINATORS US Federal Agent is on the run in London James Nunn Jonathan Sothcott Casting Richwater Films address displayed for subscribers only

4 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM based on JK Rowling novel Date shoot starts: August 2015 David Yates David Heyman Casting Fiona Weir address displayed for subscribers only Warner Bros-Heyday Films address displayed for subscribers only HIPPOPOTAMUS, the adaptation of Stephen Fry novel John Jencks Jay Taylor Casting Dan Hubbard address displayed for subscribers only Electric Shadow address displayed for subscribers only LONDON TOWN 70s-set story about a Clash fan Date shoot starts: June 2015 Derrick Borte Tom Butterfield Casting Culmination Productions address displayed for subscribers only NOEL COWARD BIOPIC story based on his early life Joe Stephenson Julia Valentine Casting Just Casting address displayed for subscribers only B Good Picture Co

5 SENSE OF AN ENDING ** story based on Julian Barnes novel (London) Date shoot starts: August 2015 Jim Broadbent Ritesh Batra David Thompson Casting Origin Pictures address displayed for subscribers only THEIR FINEST HOUR AND A HALF based on 2009 novel by Lissa Evans Date shoot starts: July 2015 Lone Scherfig Amanda Posey, Stephen Woolley Casting Lucy Bevan address displayed for subscribers only Wildgaze-BBC Films-Number 9 Films WHISKY GALORE ** remake of 1949 Ealing comedy (Scotland) Date shoot starts: July 2015 Gillies Mackinnon Willy Wands, Iain Maclean, David Rogers Casting Hubbard Casting address displayed for subscribers only Whisky Galore address displayed for subscribers only

6 2. Feature Films in Development ASSASSIN S CREED time traveler assassin story Michael Fassbender Justin Kurzel Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley Casting Jina Jay Casting address displayed for subscribers only Kennedy Marshall Co-New Regency CROAK * fantasy story Gillian Anderson Sam Fell Rebekah Gilbertson Casting Hubbard Casting address displayed for subscribers only Rainy Day Films address displayed for subscribers only 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 address displayed for subscribers only Kasander Film

7 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 FINAL PORTRAIT story about sculptor Giacometti Geoffrey Rush Script: Stanley Tucci Stanley Tucci Gail Egan Casting Potboiler address displayed for subscribers only FUNNY COW 1970s-set story about a female stand-up Maxine Peake, Martin Freeman Tinge Krishnan Kevin Proctor Casting POW Films address displayed for subscribers only

8 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 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 Script: Philip Gawthorne Sam Claflin Daniel Gill Dominic Norris, Amanda Brehemy Casting Alice Searby address displayed for subscribers only Serotonin Films address displayed for subscribers only

9 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 SLUMBER supernatural thriller Jonathan Hopkins James Harris, Mark Lane Casting Tea Shop and Film co address displayed for subscribers only TRAUTMANN ** biopic of legendary German fooller Marcus Rosenmulller Alex Boden Casting Dan Hubbard address displayed for subscribers only Pistachio Pictures address displayed for subscribers only WHITE ON RED contemporary story Rowan Athale Ed Barratt Casting Hook Pictures address displayed for subscribers only

10 YOU REALLY GOT ME ** biopic of the two brothers in The Kinks Julien Temple Jeremy Thomas Casting Nina Gold Casting address displayed for subscribers only Recorded Picture Co address displayed for subscribers only 3. Television Drama ABC, the ** TV drama series set in a comprehensive school Date shoot starts: August 2015 Lawrence Till George Faber, George Ormond Casting Beverley Keogh address displayed for subscribers only The Forge for C4 address displayed for subscribers only AGATHA RAISIN (8 x 60 mins) comedy detective story Date shoot starts: July 2015 Matthew Mulot Casting Susie Parriss Casting address displayed for subscribers only Mammoth Screen for Sky 1

11 ALIENS (6 x 60 mins) sci fi Charlie Leech Casting Clerkenwell Films for E4 address displayed for subscribers only 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 BASTARD EXECUTIONER, the ** (10 x 60 mins) period drama set in the Middle Ages (Wales) Paris Barclay Jonathan Pare Casting Amy Hubbard address displayed for subscribers only Fox 21/FX Productions BIRDS OF A FEATHER series III ** TV comedy (London) Humphrey Barclay Casting Charkham Casting address displayed for subscribers only Retort for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only

12 BOOMERS series II Paul Schlesinger Casting Nicky Bligh Casting address displayed for subscribers only Hat Trick for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only CATASTROPHE series II reprise of well-regarded series Date shoot starts: August 2015 Ben Taylor Jack Bayles Casting Avalon 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 CRACKANORY series III ** Date shoot starts: July 2015 Cat Fox Casting Tiger Aspect for Dave address displayed for subscribers only

13 CRASHING drama about a group of 20-somethings Josh Cole Casting Nadira Seecoomar c/o Big Talk Big Talk address displayed for subscribers only 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 DARK ANGEL ** (2 x 60 mins) period thriller (Yorks.) Date shoot starts: August 2015 Brian Percival Jake Lushington Casting World for ITV address displayed for subscribers only DOCTOR THORNE period drama based on Trollope Script: Julian Fellowes Julian Fellowes Casting Hat Trick address displayed for subscribers only

14 DRIFTERS series III * Al Campbell Sam Pinnell Casting Bwark 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 Juliet Charlesworth Casting Beverley Keogh address displayed for subscribers only Red Productions for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only HOME FIRES series II (Cheshire) Date shoot starts: September 2015 Louise Sutton Casting ITV Studios for ITV address displayed for subscribers only

15 I WANT MY WIFE BACK (6 x 30 mins) sitcom about a guy wondering why his wife left Date shoot starts: July 2015 Ben Miller Script: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni Carmel Maloney Casting Mainstreet address displayed for subscribers only IN THE CLUB series II * (6 x 60 mins) (Yorkshire) Kay Mellor Casting Rollem address displayed for subscribers only KBO: THE CHURCHILL SECRET TV drama Churchill story, set in 1950s Date shoot starts: June 2015 Hal Vogel, Tim Bricknell Casting Celestia Fox address displayed for subscribers only Daybreak for ITV LIVING AND THE DEAD, the 1888-set ghost story Date shoot starts: August 2015 Alice Troughton Eliza Mellor Casting Gary Davy address displayed for subscribers only Monastic Productions

16 LOVE, NINA (5 x 30 mins) period drama Date shoot starts: September 2015 Iain Canning Casting address displayed for subscribers only See Saw for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only MAIGRET (2 x 120 mins) re-working of Georges Simenon novels, Hungary, France Date shoot starts: September 2015 Ashley Pearce Jeremy Gwilt Casting Ealing Studios-ITV Studios address displayed for subscribers only MUM (6 x 30 mins) late 50s woman rebuilds her life as a widow Richard Laxton Lyndsay Robinson Casting Crowe Casting address displayed for subscribers only Big Talk address displayed for subscribers only NEW BLOOD ** TV drama detective series (London) Jill Green Casting Gary Davy address displayed for subscribers only Eleventh Hour for BBC1

17 ONE OF US (4 x 60 mins) murder story (Scotland) Date shoot starts: August 2015 Will McGregor Colin Wratten Casting Two Brothers Pictures-BBC for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only POLDARK series II (8 x 60 mins) return of ratings-buster Margaret Mitchell Casting Susie Parriss Casting address displayed for subscribers only Mammoth for BBC1 PREY series II Lewis Arnold Tom Sherry Casting Beverley Keogh address displayed for subscribers only Red for ITV address displayed for subscribers only RED DWARF series XI Doug Naylor Kerry Wadell Casting Baby Cow for UKTV Dave address displayed for subscribers only

18 SECRET AGENT (3 x 60 mins) adaptation of Joseph Conrad novel Date shoot starts: September 2015 Charles McDougall Priscilla Parish Casting World Productions for BBC1 CVs to 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 SS GB based on Len Deighton novel Lee Morris Casting Sid Gentle Films for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only TABOO (8 x 60 mins) 1813-set story about adventurer James Keziah Delaney Tom Hardy Ridley Scott Tim Bricknell Casting RSA-Scott Free Films address displayed for subscribers only

19 TALE OF TWO CITIES, a dramatisation of famous novel Date shoot starts: late 2015 Hilary Norrish Casting Shaheen Baig Casting address displayed for subscribers only Mammoth Screen for C4 address displayed for subscribers only VICTORIA ** (8 x 60 mins) biopic of Queen Victoria Dan McCulloch Casting Susie Parriss Casting address displayed for subscribers only Mammoth Screen for BBC1 address displayed for subscribers only WITLESS (6 x 30 mins) comedy about a guy in a witness protection programme Charlotte Lewis Casting Objective Productions for BBC3 address displayed for subscribers only * 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.