EXCLUSIVE: British actor Tim Downie (Outlander, Good Omens) has signed on to star within the characteristic movie All That Glitters, a younger grownup comedy-drama impressed by Shakespeare and the way his work might have been formed by trendy life.
Downie has joined the solid alongside Paul Prepared (Motherland), Elliot Grihault (Home of the Dragon), and Mark Lavery (Vikings). The pic entered pre-production this previous week.
All That Glitters is billed as “a contemporary retelling of Romeo and Juliet in a UK faculty setting, populated with anxious teenagers and TikTok scrollers.” The story follows Ryan (Grihault) who’s the lighting technician for his faculty’s play Romeo and Juliet, directed by his dad Philip (Downie). However he struggles to maintain his eye on the ball as he’s hopelessly in love with the play’s lead, Jasmine. To Ryan’s shock, one night time, the ghost of Shakespeare himself (Prepared) seems in his room and presents to show him the function of Romeo so he can star alongside Jasmine within the play. However with Jasmine’s enigmatic good friend Billy (Lavery) hanging round, his rival Romeo, Fred (Manzoor), and the varsity’s prodigy, Hugo (Craven) in the best way, how will Ryan ever show himself to Jasmine – and does he really want to?
Pic is written and directed by Peter Lavery, who’s making his characteristic debut. The producer is Joe Andrews and the chief producer is Bandit Movies’ Johnny Gogan. The supporting solid consists of Anya Preston as Cassie, Noah Manzoor (Silverpoint) within the function of Fred, and James Craven (Geek Woman) within the function of Hugo.
“Shakespeare has all the time been a terrific ardour of mine, and on this movie, Peter has written a splendidly enjoyable, uplifting love letter to the Bard that I can’t wait to get began on,” stated Downie.
Lavery added: “I’ve all the time needed to convey Shakespeare again in style, and we’re extremely proud to be working with an all-star solid who will do exactly that. It is a comedy-drama movie that tackles darkish however relatable themes and permits younger adults to attach with Shakespeare in a method that hasn’t been performed earlier than – created by a solid and crew that truly understands the age group. We couldn’t be extra excited to start manufacturing this week and see this improbable solid convey these characters to life.”