EXCLUSIVE: Filming is expected to start later this year on Mike Leigh’s next project, which will see the acclaimed writer-director reuniting with recent collaborators Cornerstone, Bleecker Street, Studiocanal and UK financier Film4.
Desmar will come on board as an equity financier. Georgina Lowe of Leigh’s production company Thin Man Films will again produce.
Bleecker Street released Leigh’s latest drama Hard Truths nationwide in the U.S. on January 10 after an awards qualifying run on December 6, with Studiocanal releasing in the UK today (January 31). Cornerstone handled international sales and is back aboard ahead of the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin.
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