IFC Films has acquired domestic rights to Judi Dench’s period spy thriller “Red Joan,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. IFC Films is planning to release “Red Joan” theatrically in 2019.
Loosely inspired by the biography of British Kgb agent Melita Norwood, the film had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday and is directed by Trevor Nunn. The film also stars Sophie Cookson. “Red Joan” was written by Lindsay Shapero (“Royal Wives at War”) based on Jennie Rooney’s best-selling novel of the same name.
“Red Joan” features Dench as Joan Stanley, a retired scientist living in a London suburb who is arrested for crimes committed many years ago. We flash back to 1938, and young Joan (Sophie Cookson) is a new student at Cambridge, where a chance encounter with Sonya (Tereza Srbova), an alluring fellow student, draws her into a circle of politicized...
Loosely inspired by the biography of British Kgb agent Melita Norwood, the film had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday and is directed by Trevor Nunn. The film also stars Sophie Cookson. “Red Joan” was written by Lindsay Shapero (“Royal Wives at War”) based on Jennie Rooney’s best-selling novel of the same name.
“Red Joan” features Dench as Joan Stanley, a retired scientist living in a London suburb who is arrested for crimes committed many years ago. We flash back to 1938, and young Joan (Sophie Cookson) is a new student at Cambridge, where a chance encounter with Sonya (Tereza Srbova), an alluring fellow student, draws her into a circle of politicized...
- 9/14/2018
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
IFC Films has scooped up the U.S. rights to Trevor Nunn’s period spy thriller “Red Joan” with Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson, which had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday.
Represented in international markets by Embankment Films, “Red Joan” explores the complex persona and legacy of Joan Stanley, a seemingly demure physicist who was also a long-serving British spy for the Kgb. “Red Joan” was written by Lindsay Shapero (“Royal Wives at War”) based on Jennie Rooney’s best-selling novel of the same name.
“Red Joan” stars Dench as Joan Stanley, a retired scientist living in a London suburb who gets arrested by MI5 and accused of providing intelligence to Communist Russia. We flash back to 1938, and young Joan (Cookson) is a new physics student at Cambridge, where she is drawn into a circle of pro-ussr politicized youths and falls for a young communist,...
Represented in international markets by Embankment Films, “Red Joan” explores the complex persona and legacy of Joan Stanley, a seemingly demure physicist who was also a long-serving British spy for the Kgb. “Red Joan” was written by Lindsay Shapero (“Royal Wives at War”) based on Jennie Rooney’s best-selling novel of the same name.
“Red Joan” stars Dench as Joan Stanley, a retired scientist living in a London suburb who gets arrested by MI5 and accused of providing intelligence to Communist Russia. We flash back to 1938, and young Joan (Cookson) is a new physics student at Cambridge, where she is drawn into a circle of pro-ussr politicized youths and falls for a young communist,...
- 9/14/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The stormy relationship between the late Queen Elizabeth (affectionately known as the Queen Mum) and the woman who rocked the British monarchy, Wallis Simpson, is coming to TV.
In an exclusive clip from the new PBS show Royal Wives At War, the steely Queen Mum (Emma Davies) is seen sipping a drink while remarking that she would have died if she had to live in exile like Simpson (Gina McKee).
"If you cut me open, you would find one word: duty," Elizabeth declares.
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In an exclusive clip from the new PBS show Royal Wives At War, the steely Queen Mum (Emma Davies) is seen sipping a drink while remarking that she would have died if she had to live in exile like Simpson (Gina McKee).
"If you cut me open, you would find one word: duty," Elizabeth declares.
. Want to keep up with the latest royals coverage? Click here to subscribe to the Royals Newsletter.
- 9/16/2016
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- People.com - TV Watch
The stormy relationship between the late Queen Elizabeth (affectionately known as the Queen Mum) and the woman who rocked the British monarchy, Wallis Simpson, is coming to TV. In an exclusive clip from the new PBS show Royal Wives At War, the steely Queen Mum (Emma Davies) is seen sipping a drink while remarking that she would have died if she had to live in exile like Simpson (Gina McKee). "If you cut me open, you would find one word: duty," Elizabeth declares. • Want to keep up with the latest royals coverage? Click here to subscribe to the Royals Newsletter.
- 9/16/2016
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
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