BBC & Stan’s ‘Lord Of The Flies’ Adaptation Unveils Cast; Hans Zimmer To Score
deadline.comThe BBC and Stan have unveiled a cast of up-and-comers for Jack Thorne‘s Lord of the Flies adaptation, with Hans Zimmer set to do the score.
The networks said they cast following an open call with many actors who don’t have previous experience. David McKenna will play Piggy alongside Winston Sawyers as Ralph, Lox Pratt as Jack, Isaac Talbut as Simon, and Thomas Connor as Roger.
Noah and Cassius Flemyng have been cast as the twins Sam and Eric, with Cornelius Brandreth as Maurice, and Tom Page-Turner as Bill, alongside an ensemble of more than 20 other boys playing the desert island camp’s “big ‘uns” and “little ‘uns”.
Zimmer, who has also scored upcoming BBC drama Virdee, will do the music with Kara Talve (Tattooist of Auschwitz, Prehistoric Planet) for Bleeding Fingers Music.
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