Oscar Winner Simon Beaufoy Joins ‘Acute, Urgent and Funny’ Tale of Climate Change ‘S.O.L.’ Created by the Late Ruth McCance (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMarta Balaga Oscar-winning writer Simon Beaufoy – behind “Slumdog Millionaire,” “127 Hours” or “The Full Monty” – has joined “S.O.L.” The six-episode thriller, presented at Berlinale’s Co-Pro Series and developed with TV4, is produced by Warp Films (UK) and Rainy Days (Sweden).
It was created by Ruth McCance. Diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer, she died in December, aged 53. “Ruth had written a pilot episode script and outlines for the remaining five episodes,” explained producer Peter Carlton. “It had always been our intention to bring on another writer to work alongside her.
When we knew Ruth was dying, we spoke about the future of the project. We felt we would like to complete the work she had started in her honor and for her kids.” “With her blessing, we are doing just that.
We were able to tell her it had been selected for Berlinale.” Beaufoy was an “obvious first choice,” Carlton stated. “Simon met Ruth when she was head of development at Pathé, many moons ago, they worked on his feature ‘The Darkest Light’ [co-directed with Bille Eltringham].
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