Bill Nighy and ‘Jojo Rabbit’s’ Roman Griffin Davis to Star in Road Movie ‘500 Miles’ From BAFTA Winner Morgan Matthews
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Bill Nighy and “Jojo Rabbit” breakout Roman Griffin Davis are lined up to star in “500 Miles,” directed by BAFTA winner Morgan Matthews.
Beta Cinema has acquired international sales rights to the film, and will launch sales at next week’s European Film Market. The film, described as a “thrilling road movie full of heart, wit and wonder,” follows a broken family forced to come together when 16-year-old Finn (Davis) and his livewire younger brother Charlie run away from trouble at home in England to reach their estranged grandfather (Nighy) on Ireland’s stunning and wild west coast.
Matthews, director of drama “X+Y” starring Asa Butterfield and Sally Hawkins as well as documentary “Williams,” is set to direct from a script by Malcolm Campbell (“What Richard Did,” “Herself”), based on the novel “Charlie and Me” by Mark Lowery.
Former head of BBC Film David Thompson (“Billy Elliot,” “Notes on a Scandal”) is producing with Alex Gordon and Keren Misgav Ristvedt for Origin Pictures (“Hope Gap,” “Sense of an Ending”), Martina Niland (“Once,” “Sing Street”) from Dublin-based Port Pictures, and Minnow Films.
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