The Day of The Triffids - 2nd Movie Adaptation Cast & Crew
The people I'd like to see as the cast and crew of the second film version of John Wyndham's 1951 classic sci-fi novel, should it go into production.
Note: I've given the character Susan a surname (which wasn't mentioned in the original book), and I've altered Coker's first name.
Note: I've given the character Susan a surname (which wasn't mentioned in the original book), and I've altered Coker's first name.
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- Finn Cole was born on 9 November 1995 in Kingston, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for F9: The Fast Saga (2021), Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018) and Peaky Blinders (2013).William "Bill" Masen (Early 20s)
- Actress
- Producer
- Executive
Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (born April 16, 1996) is a British-American actress. She is best known for her roles as Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit (2020), Thomasin in the period horror film The Witch (2015), as Casey Cooke in the horror-thriller Split (2016), and as Lily in the black comedy thriller Thoroughbreds (2017). She has been the recipient of the Cannes Film Festival's Trophée Chopard and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
Anya was born in Miami, the youngest of six children. Her father is Scottish who was born in South America, and her mother is Spanish-English who was born in Zambia in Africa, to an English diplomat father and a Spanish mother from Barcelona. Anya lived her childhood between Argentina and England. Her father was a banker and a powerboat racer, and her mother is a psychologist. Anya was raised in Argentina until the age of six, then moved to London, where the family lived in Victoria. She attended Northlands School in Buenos Aires, then preparatory school Hill House and Queen's Gate School in London, and is also a former ballet dancer. Anya's dream of becoming an actress came when she was very young and it finally became possible when she was offered a modeling job. It wasn't long until Taylor-Joy received her first part in the Show Business. When she was fourteen, she used her savings to move to New York, and at 16, she left school to pursue acting.
Anya's outstanding performance as Thomasin in Robert Eggers' period horror film The Witch (2015), and the positive reviews it got at the Sundance festival revealed her incredible potential to the world; it was widely released and viewed in 2016. She then starred as the title character in the thriller Morgan (2016), directed Luke Scott and also starring Kate Mara. She also starred in Vikram Gandhi's film Barry, which focused on a young Barack Obama in 1981 New York City. Taylor-Joy played one of Obama's close friends. In 2017, she headlined M. Night Shyamalan's horror-thriller film Split (2016), playing Casey Cooke, a girl abducted by a mysterious man with split personalities. In 2019, she reprised her role as Casey in the film Glass. Anya was also the lead actress in the music video for Skrillex's remix of GTA's song Red Lips. She was nominated for the 2017 BAFTA Rising Star Award.
Taylor-Joy is attached to star in Nosferatu, a remake of the film of the same name, to be directed by Eggers in her third collaboration with him. She will also star in The Sea Change.Josella Playton (later Masen) (Early 20s)- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
James Norton was born in 1985 to two teachers and has a younger sister who is a doctor. Growing up in North Yorkshire he espoused acting at a very early age - playing Joseph in his primary school nativity play aged five - and, after leaving Ampleforth College he did work experience at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough. Rather than go straight to acting school he read theology at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and then travelled to Nepal, where he became interested in Buddhism. On return he enrolled at RADA in London, graduating in 2010 and, just before graduating bagging a (very) small part as Carey Mulligan's boyfriend in the final scene of 'An Education'. In 2011 he appeared on the London stage in revivals of 'Journey's End' and 'The Lion in Winter' with Joanna Lumley and Robert Lindsay. At the tail end of 2013 he was in the faux-Austen mystery 'Death Comes To Pemberley' on television but 2014 has been the year when he became known to a wider audience via the period films 'Mr Turner' and 'Belle' as the heroine's first love interest and most particularly violent serial 'Happy Valley' as a murderous kidnapper and rapist and, by contrast in the post-war set whodunit series 'Grantchester' as a tipsy young vicar with a penchant for solving cases.Torrance- Franz Alhusaine Drameh was born on 5 January, 1993 in London, England, UK. He is a Gambian British actor. His film debut was in Clint Eastwood's fantasy drama, Hereafter (2010). He also appeared in British film Attack the Block (2011) and the blockbuster Edge of Tomorrow (2014). He stars as Jefferson "Jax" Jackson on CW's The Flash (2014) and in its spinoff, DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016).Will Coker (Ages 25-29)
- Imogen Rose Gurney is a British Actress. She is best known for her role as Tilly Chahal in Netflix's 'Safe' and her role as Lara in 'Back to Life' which premiered on Showtime (US) & BBC1. The show was nominated for an International Emmy Award in 2020.
She started dance lessons at the age of 3, singing lessons at the age of 7 and was awarded a scholarship and bursary to attend Redroofs Theatre School in Berkshire, when she was 12.
Whilst studying there, she made her television debut as Edwina Parrish in ITV's Endeavour. She also worked consistently in Theatre, performing on press night as Brigitta Von Trapp in the highly acclaimed show The Sound of Music at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, as well as the productions performance at the Olivier Awards Ceremony in 2014.
She originated the role of Pandora Braithwaite in the stage show 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13, 3/4, performing on press night at Curve Leicester in 2015.
She has completed her A Levels in History, Film Studies and Drama.Susan Masen (formerly Kenworth) (Ages 17-21) - Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Harry John Newman Treadaway (born 10 September 1984) is an English actor known for his performance as Victor Frankenstein on the horror-drama series Penny Dreadful.
Born at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Exeter, Devon, Treadaway was brought up in Sandford, Devon. His father is an architect and his mother is a primary school teacher; he has two brothers, older brother Sam (an artist) and slightly older twin Luke. Treadaway and his twin brother Luke attended Queen Elizabeth's Community College in Crediton, Devon, where they played in the twice Devon Cup winning Rugby Union team.
Inspired by a love of Eddie Vedder and with support from their secondary school drama teacher Phil Gasson, the twins formed a band called Lizardsun with Matt Conyngham and Seth Campbell. They also both joined the National Youth Theatre.
His professional debut was Brothers of the Head, a feature film about conjoined twin brothers in a punk rock band. Harry played Tom Howe, the band's rhythm guitarist and songwriter, and his brother Luke played Barry Howe, the lead singer. During rehearsals and throughout the shoot, Harry and Luke were connected to each other for fifteen hours a day, wearing sewn-together wetsuits or a harness. They also slept in one bed to simulate the conjoined nature of their characters. The Treadaways performed all tracks featured in the film themselves live on stage, as well as recording nine tracks for the sound-track album.
Treadaway took time out from his course at LAMDA to work on Brothers of the Head, and graduated in 2006.
Treadaway took on other professional commitments while still at drama school including Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder for ITV television, and a reading of a new play, Myrna Molloy for Operating Theatre Company in 2006.
Since graduating, he has taken on work such as Recovery for Tiger Aspect (playing the son of characters played by David Tennant and Sarah Parish) and as Mark Brogan on the Channel 4 series Cape Wrath (known as Meadowlands in America). In Control Harry plays Joy Division drummer Stephen Morris. In 2008 he appears in the Channel 4 drama The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall and a short film by Sam Taylor-Wood.
He has acted in horror film The Disappeared, directed by Johnny Kevorkian, and science fiction-fantasy film City of Ember.
He made his stage debut in Over There, a new play by Mark Ravenhill alongside his twin brother Luke Treadaway at the Royal Court Theatre in 2009.
Treadaway is also credited as a songwriter, after writing the piece Sink or Swim which he and Luke performed both on film and on the soundtrack of Brothers of the Head. Also he performed his song "Raise This Up" in "Brothers of the Head" as a solo performance during the scene in which Tom Howe's girlfriend breaks his heart.
In 2011, he appeared in The Last Furlong, filmed in Ireland. He starts as the title character James Furlong.
He played Victor Frankenstein in the Showtime TV series Penny Dreadful, starting in May 2014.William "Bill" Masen (Ages 32-37)- Riley Emilia Voelkel was born in Elk Grove, California, Riley Voelkel's family moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada when she was a child and she grew up in Sacramento, California. As a youth she was heavily involved in athletics, her family and schoolwork.
Riley was discovered during a modeling audition and she lost no time in taking advantage of that opportunity. She moved to Los Angeles and threw herself into the acting world. With her natural talent for the arts it did not take long before she was booking commercials and acting full time.
Her first acting role was as a club girl in the Oscar nominated film The Social Network, directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin. From there Riley's career took off and she quickly booked roles in such hit series as The Mentalist, Glee, and American Horror Story.
She worked once again with Aaron Sorkin when she was cast as student turned assistant Jenna Johnson in HBO's award-winning The Newsroom opposite Jeff Daniels. More roles followed culminating in perhaps her best-known role to date, Freya Mikaelson in CW's The Vampire Diaries spin-off, The Originals. Voelkel played Freya for four seasons (2014 to 2018) and reclaimed her role when she guest-starred on the second season of Legacies.
Voelkel was then cast in the recurring role of Jenna Cameron in CW's science fiction drama series, Roswell, New Mexico. From there she has taken on her most challenging role yet in the Jerry Bruckheimer produced Starz series Hightown, that of Renee Segna, former exotic dancer and fiancé to a drug kingpin.Josella Masen (nee Playton) (Age 30 onwards) - Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Ashley Walters was born on 30 June 1982 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Speed Racer (2008), Top Boy (2011) and Stormbreaker (2006). He has been married to Danielle Walters since 2013.Will Coker (Age 35 onwards)- David Robb was born on 23 August 1947 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Downton Abbey (2010), I, Claudius (1976) and The Young Victoria (2009). He was previously married to Briony McRoberts.Michael Beadley
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Rebecca Saire was born on 16 April 1963 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Vanity Fair (1987), The Crucible (2014) and Love in a Cold Climate (1980). She is married to Roger Allam. They have two children.Florence Durrant- Holly Earl was born on 31 August 1992 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Humans (2015), Erica (2019) and Loving Vincent (2017).Susan Masen (Age 27 onwards)
- Laura Haddock was born on 21 August 1985 in England, UK. She is an actress, known for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). She was previously married to Sam Claflin.Mary Brent
- Actor
- Executive
- Soundtrack
English-born Tom Hopper has come a long way in his acting career. A former student of Rose Bruford College where he studied acting, Tom Hopper has become widely known for his involvement in both films and in some of television's highly popular drama series including Merlin (2008) as the strongman knight Sir Percival, followed with a memorable performance (almost appearing as the spitting image of Marvel Comic's "Thor" played by Chris Hemsworth) in the medieval swashbuckler Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014). Then Hopper joined a two-part mini-series Barbarians Rising (2016) as the Roman soldier Arminius, before signing on with the Starz drama series Black Sails (2014). Without losing any demand for his 6'5", musculature presence, HBO's medieval fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011) recruited him for its seventh season to portray the swordsman-hunter Dickon Tarly.Dennis Brent- Rising UK star Hannah Dodd went straight into her first acting job from school, playing one of the series leads in 'Find Me In Paris' for Hulu, which she continued the role in a further two seasons. Hannah also featured in a recurring role in two seasons of the highly popular Hulu series 'Harlots'.
2022 saw the release of Netflix series 'Anatomy of a Scandal' with Hannah playing the younger version of series lead Sienna Miller.
She also starred as one of the leads in the mini series 'Flowers In The Attic: The Origins' for Lifetime - an adaptation of the highly popular and controversial books. Spanning two generations of family drama, the second half of the story entirely focuses on Hannah's character.
Upcoming for the end of 2022, Hannah will be seen playing a major role in 'Enola Holmes 2' for Netflix.
Hannah is currently filming the third season of 'Bridgerton' for Netflix, having booked the coveted role of Francesca Bridgerton.Willa Masen (New Character) (Age 18) - Richard Lintern is a Film Television and Stage actor based in London.
He started life in Somerset England, studied at Durham University, then won a scholarship to The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Since graduating he has worked extensively across many disciplines, enjoying success at the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre whilst developing a varied and rewarding film and television career. He also has a highly successful voice over career, including narrating BAFTA winning documentaries and voicing animated and games-based characters.
From 2013 til 2020 he starred as Thomas Chamberlain in BBC! Primetime drama Silent Witness, enjoying his role as one of the series' central figures. He left in 2020 to concentrate on developing other projects, both screen and stage basedDr. Soames - Karma Meyer was born in January 2007, in Surrey, England, as Karma Eva Natalie Meyer. Her father was born in South Africa and her mother in Sweden. She has an older brother. Karma has grown up in England, but can speak Swedish, as well as English. She has family\relatives in Great Britain, South Africa, Sweden, Finland and Australia.Willa Masen (New Character) (Age 10)
- Visual Effects
- Director
- Writer
Gareth James Edwards was born on June 1, 1975 in the English town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Growing up, he admired movies such as the 1977 classic "Star Wars", and went on to pursue a film career. He even cites George Lucas and Steven Spielberg as his biggest influences. Edwards studied BA (Hons) Film & Video at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham (formerly the Surrey Institute of Art & Design), graduating in 1996. In 2012, he received an honorary Master of Arts from UCA.
Edwards got his start in special visual effects, working on visual f/x for programs that aired on networks such as PBS, BBC and the Discovery Channel. In 2008 he entered (and won) the Sci-Fi-London 48-hour film challenge, where a movie had to be created from start-to-finish in just two days, within certain criteria. Edwards wrote and directed his first full-length feature, "Monsters", which was shot in only three weeks. Edwards personally created the film's special effects by using off-the-shelf equipment. Asides from the two main actors (real-life couple Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able), the crew consisted of just five people. The $500,000 thriller received a riotous reception at the South by Southwest festival, and was released by Veritgo Films to great success.
The success of "Monsters" resulted in Edwards getting offers from the major studios, especially Warner Bros., who tapped him to direct an English-language reboot of the 1954 Japanese classic "Gojira". Produced by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, "Godzilla" began development in 2011 with Edwards at the helm, and was released on May 16, 2014 to mixed reviews and tremendous box office success, grossing $529 million worldwide against a $160 million budget.
Following the success of "Godzilla", producer Kathleen Kennedy tapped Edwards to helm a spin-off of "Star Wars" for Lucasfilm Limited. In 2015, it was revealed that Edwards' "Star Wars" spin-off, written Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, would be titled "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", set for release on December 16, 2016. The film boasts an ensemble cast including Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen, Mad Mikkelsen and James Earl Jones among others.Director- Producer
- Production Manager
- Executive
Mary Parent was born in 1968. She is a producer and production manager, known for Dune: Part Two (2024), Dune: Part One (2021) and The Revenant (2015).Producer- Production Manager
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Rowe is a Producer and Unit Production Manager, known for "Godzilla" (2014)/Director Gareth Edwards, "Man of Steel" (2013)/Director Zack Snyder, "Sucker Punch"(2011)/Director Zack Snyder, "Red Riding Hood" (2011)/Director Catherine Hardwicke, "Watchmen" (2009)/Director Zack Snyder, "Hot Rod" (2007)/Director Akiva Schaffer, "Underworld: Evolution" (2006)/Director Len Wiseman and "Are We There Yet" (2005)/Director Brian Levant to name a few. He has been working in the film industry since 1988.Producer- Producer
- Executive
- Writer
Anna Higgs is a creative leader working with the most exceptional storytellers to connect their work with audiences in myriad ways, along with a dedication to inclusion and equity at the highest strategic and operational levels across the broadest spectrum of our creative industries.
Anna is an independent producer, consultant and Q&A host. Because side hustles are all the rage, Anna is also a columnist for Creative Review, specialising in career coaching, workplace culture and career growth advice for creatives with the 'Ask Anna' monthly feature.
Former Managing Director of Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, Anna led a team of agents and executives who work with the most exceptional talent across film, theatre, TV and new media. Founded in 1989 and based in London, the fiercely independent global agency has an illustrious history, and represents many of the world's best-known writers, directors, playwrights, theatre creatives, literary properties and heads of department.
Prior to joining Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, Anna was Director of Entertainment Partnerships at Meta, and before that Creative Director at global culture channel NOWNESS, bringing the best emerging and established filmmakers together with bold audience strategies. During her time there, she developed, commissioned, produced and distributed dozens of series, hundreds of single films and curated thousands of acquired short films. She also spearheaded a move to 50/50 gender balanced commissioning across all editorial and branded work, as well as a strategic company restructure that led to a successful merger with China's Modern Media and Dazed Media Group.
Before NOWNESS, she was a commissioner and Head of Digital at Film4, leading cinematic innovation with projects including Ben Wheatley's A Field in England, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard's 20,000 Days on Earth, Ken Loach's The Spirit of '45 and Lenny Abrahamson's Frank. This move built on a strong track record as an independent producer working across film, TV and digital projects.
Anna's work has seen her named as one Creative Review's 'Creative Leaders 50', alongside the likes of Felix Barret, Gorillaz and Maria Balshaw. In 2012 she was selected as one of the inaugural Time Out 'Culture 100', a celebration of the "innovators, visionaries and pioneers behind what's now and what's next. A search for the most original and influential people in the UK creative and media industries" alongside creative innovators such as Danny Boyle, Stella McCartney, Grayson Perry, Jonathan Ive, Zadie Smith, Thomas Heatherwick and Alan Rusbridger.Producer- Producer
- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
His father was the film director Ralph Thomas who was best known for directing the 'Doctor' film series. His Uncle was Gerald Thomas, director of the "Carry On" film series. Films were part of Jeremy's life since childhood when holiday were spent on locations or in the studios. From the age of 10 his only ambition was to make films .Originally he wanted to be a director but ended up as a producer. He started from school working in the processing labs then a year later he was in the cutting rooms as an assistant graduating to editor. After helping director Phillipe Mora edit 'Brother Can You Spare a Dime' he went with him to Australia in 1974 and produced his first film. 'Mad Dog Morgan' which Phillipe directed. After 2 years he returned to Britain and put together 'The Shout' which won the 'Grand Prix de Jury at Cannes Film Festival and found himself on the producing circuit ranging from 'The Great Rock 'n; Roll Swindle' to 'bad Timing' to 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence .In 1985 he set up his own film distribution company -Record Releasing and took over the Gate Cinema in London's Notting Hill Gate and the Cameo Cinema in Edinburgh. In 1986 he won the Vittorio de Sica prize while the following year he was invited to be a member of the Cannes Film Festival Jury.Producer- Lynn Harris is a producer and former studio executive with thirty years of experience in film and television. She founded Weimaraner Republic Pictures with her husband, Matti Leshem, in 2014. Prior to co-founding WRP, Lynn was Executive Vice President, Production at Warner Brothers Pictures where she spent a decade developing and overseeing production of a diverse and highly successful slate of films, including Gravity, Magic Mike, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Clash of the Titans, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Before joining Warner Bros., Lynn produced Blade III and The Notebook for New Line Cinema and executive produced About a Boy for Universal. She also served as EVP of Production at New Line Cinema from 1993-2003, where she executive produced films such as Se7en, Boogie Nights, and Magnolia.
Lynn has served on the board of the Entertainment Industry Foundation since 2009. She was born in 1966 and is a California native and graduate of UC Berkeley. She is married to Matti Leshem.Executive Producer