EXCLUSIVE: John Gore Studios and Embankment Films have unveiled a first look at Joan Collins and Isabella Rossellini in Mike Newell’s The Bitter End.
Miranda Richardson, star of The Last Anniversary and Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, Game Of Thrones and Frankestein actor Charles Dance, and Elle star Laurent Lafitte have joined the cast, as production gets underway in the UK. It is the first production to shoot at the historic Ealing Studios following its recent expansion and renovation.
The film charts the untold story of the final years of Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee who became the Duchess of Windsor after marrying King Edward VIII, the British king who chose love over duty.
Collins stars as Simpson alongside Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, the formidable French lawyer and confidante of Simpson who at the hands of Blum found herself ensnared in a menacing grip of obsession and coercive control.
Four Weddings And A Funeral filmmaker Newell directs, with John Gore of John Gore Studios, Richard Holmes and Francis Hopkinson producing. Louise Fennell writes the script.
Richardson is an Oscar and Bafta nominee and Golden Globe winner for her role in Enchanted April. Dance is Emmy-nominated for his role in The Crown.
Further cast includes Buom Tihngang, Yves Heck, Roxane Duran, Jill Baker, Lambert Wilson, Philippe Spall, Richard Meek, David Langham and David Bamber.
Key creatives are Oscar and Bafta-winning Shakespeare In Love costume designer Sandy Powell, Oscar and Bafta-winning Poor Things hair and make-up designer Nadia Stacey, Emmy-winning Game Of Thrones production designer Gemma Jackson and the Bafta-winning director of photography Mike Eley, whose credits include The Dig.
“We are thrilled to announce the exceptional cast and creative team joining Joan Collins and Isabella Rossellini in The Bitter End,” said Gore. “Assembling a team of this calibre – under Mike Newell’s direction, from Louise Fennell’s sharp script to the extraordinary talents of Sandy Powell, Nadia Stacey, Gemma Jackson and Mike Eley – speaks to the strength of the project. It’s an exciting project for John Gore Studios as we commit to producing distinctive British stories for global audiences.”
Embankment handles world sales on the film.
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