Wilton will play Maureen, the wife who is left bereft and bewildered when Harold doesn’t come home one day.star Broadbent will play the eponymous Harold, an ordinary man who has passed through life living on the side lines, until he goes to post a letter one day…and just keeps walking.
The character embarks on a 450-mile walk across the UK in the simple belief that his journey will save the life of his old friend Queenie who is dying in a hospice. Step by step, a spark is ignited in Harold’s hibernating soul as he rediscovers the majesty of the world, reflects on his mistakes, and finally gains the strength to face the unspoken grief that has driven him and his wife, Maureen, apart.
Shoot is due to start in the UK this September. Kevin Loader, Juliet Dowling and Marilyn Milgrom are producing. Recent development was funded by the BFI. Embankment, which is executive-producing, has completed key worldwide pre-sales on the film including in the UK and Canada to eOne Entertainment, to Constantin in Germany & Switzerland, in Spain to A Contracorriente, and in Australia/New Zealand to Transmission.
Scanbox has acquired for Scandinavia, Galapagos for Poland, Splendid for Benelux, Caichang for Taiwan, Spentzo for Greece, Filmfinity for South Africa, United King for Israel, Nos Lusomundo for Portugal, Front Row for the Middle East, and Vertigo for Hungary.Hettie Macdonald directs from author Rachel Joyce’s adaptation of her best-selling novel which was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize.
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Perfect casting. 💕 I enjoyed listening Broadbent’s reading of the book (via Audible)
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