Taron Egerton to star in UK comedy thriller ‘Everybody Wants To F*ck Me’ for Film4, Studiocanal, Lucky Chap

Studiocanal, Film4, Parkville Pictures and LuckyChap have cast Taron Egerton and Jessica Henwick in the comedy thriller Everybody Wants To F*ck Me.

Jonathan Schey will direct his feature debut from his screenplay set in the London dating scene. Production is scheduled to commence in London in November.

Studiocanal and Film4 are fully financing, and Studiocanal will launch pre-sales at the AFM in Los Angeles and distribute theatrically in its territories, namely the UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Benelux, and Poland.

Ron Halpern, Joe Naftalin and Isobel Carter will oversee for Studiocanal. Farhana Bhula and David Kimbangi oversee for Film4. Film4 developed the screenplay.

Cecilia Frugiuele and Olivier Kaempfer of Parkville Pictures will produce with LuckyChap.

Egerton’s credits include Rocketman, Carry On, the Kingsman films, and She Rides Shotgun. Henwick’s credits include Glass Onion, The Royal Hotel, and Game Of Thrones.

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