BritBox is bringing more of Britain’s best across the pond and around the world! This month, the best-of-British TV and film streamer will be adding several titles, from critically acclaimed debuts to historical miniseries. Binge BAFTA-winning projects, including Michaela Coel’s “Chewing Gum,” the series finale of “There She Goes,” and get ready for this year’s Ee BAFTA Film Awards, which will once again be simulcast on the streamer on Sunday, Feb. 18 for BritBox subscribers in the United States, Canada, and five other countries.
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- 1/31/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
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- 10/28/2020
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
A thousand embroidery hoops, T-shirts and posters on Etsy regularly remind us that well-behaved women rarely make history. On the British High Street and in daily life, by contrast, little girls are assailed by messages telling them to sparkle, be kind and smile. So how do girls learn to stop sparkling and start behaving badly? They find role models; in music, in their friendship circles, on the big and small screen and between the pages of their favourite books.
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden featured one such role model. An audaciously rude girl called Mary Lennox who, we learn, by six years old was “as tyrannical and selfish a little pig as ever lived”. Young readers, and the grown-ups they became, have long been enchanted by Mary’s evolution from brat to heroine and the healing powers of the hidden garden she seeks refuge in, which changes the lives of everyone who enters.
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden featured one such role model. An audaciously rude girl called Mary Lennox who, we learn, by six years old was “as tyrannical and selfish a little pig as ever lived”. Young readers, and the grown-ups they became, have long been enchanted by Mary’s evolution from brat to heroine and the healing powers of the hidden garden she seeks refuge in, which changes the lives of everyone who enters.
- 10/23/2020
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Writer Shaun Pye’s Facebook posts led to the eventual creation of a BAFTA award-winning television series.
Pye and his wife Sarah Crawford serve as writers for the U.K. television series “There She Goes,” which is based on their experiences raising a child with a chromosomal disorder. The central storyline follows the Yates family, made up of Simon (David Tennant), his wife Emily (Jessica Hynes) and their children Ben (Edan Hayhurst) and Rosie (Miley Locke), who has a chromosome disorder that limits her development.
Tennant and Hynes, joined Pye and Crawford in the Variety Streaming Room, moderated by Variety senior editor Michael Schneider, for a conversation about the show’s first two seasons. The panel included discussions on the show’s origins, dual narrative and reception as a case study in parenting.
“We have a daughter called Joey who is 14 now. She has a chromosome disorder like Rosie in...
Pye and his wife Sarah Crawford serve as writers for the U.K. television series “There She Goes,” which is based on their experiences raising a child with a chromosomal disorder. The central storyline follows the Yates family, made up of Simon (David Tennant), his wife Emily (Jessica Hynes) and their children Ben (Edan Hayhurst) and Rosie (Miley Locke), who has a chromosome disorder that limits her development.
Tennant and Hynes, joined Pye and Crawford in the Variety Streaming Room, moderated by Variety senior editor Michael Schneider, for a conversation about the show’s first two seasons. The panel included discussions on the show’s origins, dual narrative and reception as a case study in parenting.
“We have a daughter called Joey who is 14 now. She has a chromosome disorder like Rosie in...
- 9/1/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
Sky Cinema has debuted a new trailer for the adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett classic children’s novel ‘The Secret Garden’.
The film tells the story of Mary Lennox, a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents.
When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin, who has been shut away in a wing of the house.
Together, these two damaged, slightly misfit children heal each other through their discovery of a wondrous secret garden, lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor. A magical place of adventure that will change their lives forever.
BAFTA-winning Marc Munden directs this new adaptation which stars Dixie Egerickx as Mary Lennox, Colin Firth as Archibald Craven,...
The film tells the story of Mary Lennox, a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents.
When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin, who has been shut away in a wing of the house.
Together, these two damaged, slightly misfit children heal each other through their discovery of a wondrous secret garden, lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor. A magical place of adventure that will change their lives forever.
BAFTA-winning Marc Munden directs this new adaptation which stars Dixie Egerickx as Mary Lennox, Colin Firth as Archibald Craven,...
- 9/1/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Children’s fantasy media has long been one of Britain’s chief exports. From Peter Pan to The Chronicles of Narnia, to Harry Potter, the UK has been entertaining audiences around the world with stories of magic. But though Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 novel, The Secret Garden, is a classic of British children’s literature, it is not an example of children’s fantasy. Nor did it ever pretend to be. Rather Burnett’s prose led its readers through a tale of catharsis and wonder that takes place completely in a setting that obeys recognizable laws of horticulture. We need both kinds of stories. One kind of story allows us to escape into a world where anything is possible while the other suggests that we can find happiness and healing in a world that acts like our own. The distinction matters, and it’s one that the latest film adaptation of The Secret Garden,...
- 8/5/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
There’s always been magic in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s “The Secret Garden,” a classic children’s story that, for all its harsh lessons about the nature of the world, relies on some pretty strange twists of fate to deliver its story. We’re talking, of course, about the robin redbreast, a cheery, chattering little bird responsible for one of the story’s biggest revelations. While Burnett’s 1911 novel never shied from the rough stuff — like most of her work, the book is concerned with orphans and illness — it used real-world pains to make its pleasures richer. And still, even it relied on a plucky robin to guide its heroine, the sassy Mary Lennox, to a literal key that opens the titular Secret Garden.
Yes, magic is part of Burnett’s world, but the story’s latest big-screen adaptation stretches that concept to strange ends, and not all of them benefit the film.
Yes, magic is part of Burnett’s world, but the story’s latest big-screen adaptation stretches that concept to strange ends, and not all of them benefit the film.
- 8/5/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Ever since David Lynch, decades ago, flirted with the prospect of making a film of “The Secret Garden,” Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 children’s novel, I’ve always leaned toward thinking it could make a great movie — and I’ve always imagined that movie as a spooky, earthy Lynchian dream, since that so connects with my memories of the book as a child. It was read aloud to my fourth-grade class, and every time the characters entered the garden of the title, it seemed to be as romantically odd and mysterious a place as Wonderland or Oz: a lushly eerie gothic Eden — a paradise that could restore life because, ironically, it held memories of death. But translating the somber magic of the book to the big screen has proved to be an elusive challenge.
In the new version of “The Secret Garden,” the Victorian setting has been jumped ahead about...
In the new version of “The Secret Garden,” the Victorian setting has been jumped ahead about...
- 8/5/2020
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Sky has acquired rights to Marc Munden’s The Secret Garden from Studiocanal. The plan is for the film to be released in cinemas and on Sky Cinema on 23 October across the UK and Ireland.
Studiocanal had already moved the film from April 3 to August 14 due to the pandemic and now it moves again.
Directed by Marc Munden (National Treasure), written by Jack Thorne (Wonder), produced by David Heyman (Harry Potter) and Rosie Alison (Paddington), the film will be re-branded as a Sky Original.
Based on the classic children’s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the film stars Dixie Egerickx (Summerland), Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) and Julie Walters (Harry Potter).
The story follows Mary Lennox (Egerickx), a 10-year-old girl sent to live with her uncle Archibald Craven (Firth), under the watchful eye of Mrs. Medlock (Walters) with only the household maid, Martha (Isis Davis) for company. Mary begins to uncover many family secrets,...
Studiocanal had already moved the film from April 3 to August 14 due to the pandemic and now it moves again.
Directed by Marc Munden (National Treasure), written by Jack Thorne (Wonder), produced by David Heyman (Harry Potter) and Rosie Alison (Paddington), the film will be re-branded as a Sky Original.
Based on the classic children’s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the film stars Dixie Egerickx (Summerland), Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) and Julie Walters (Harry Potter).
The story follows Mary Lennox (Egerickx), a 10-year-old girl sent to live with her uncle Archibald Craven (Firth), under the watchful eye of Mrs. Medlock (Walters) with only the household maid, Martha (Isis Davis) for company. Mary begins to uncover many family secrets,...
- 8/4/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Colin Firth in ‘The Secret Garden.’
On the reasonable assumption that cinemas are trading in July, albeit with staggered seating, audiences can look forward to a raft of Hollywood films and, perhaps, several new Australian releases.
Distributors have started scheduling titles in an orderly fashion, avoiding a logjam of product, from early July until the end of the year and beyond.
Exhibitors expect that if the 4 square metre distancing rule applies, that will limit the average capacity to around 33 per cent, which would be viable for cinemas and distributors.
Executives on both sides of the fence are confident business will rebound quickly. “I don’t think it will take long for punters to return to cinemas; people are tired of the restrictions Covid-19 has placed on their lives and there is a desire to return to normalcy,” says Studiocanal CEO Elizabeth Trotman.
“Films are still best enjoyed on a big...
On the reasonable assumption that cinemas are trading in July, albeit with staggered seating, audiences can look forward to a raft of Hollywood films and, perhaps, several new Australian releases.
Distributors have started scheduling titles in an orderly fashion, avoiding a logjam of product, from early July until the end of the year and beyond.
Exhibitors expect that if the 4 square metre distancing rule applies, that will limit the average capacity to around 33 per cent, which would be viable for cinemas and distributors.
Executives on both sides of the fence are confident business will rebound quickly. “I don’t think it will take long for punters to return to cinemas; people are tired of the restrictions Covid-19 has placed on their lives and there is a desire to return to normalcy,” says Studiocanal CEO Elizabeth Trotman.
“Films are still best enjoyed on a big...
- 5/18/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
"Do you know what you risk?" "It's worth the risk... Magic is on our side." Stx Ent. has debuted another official trailer for the new film based on the beloved book titled The Secret Garden. The full UK trailer was released a few weeks ago, and this new Us one has even more magical footage of the garden. This new take on the classic is directed by Marc Munden, and stars Dixie Egerickx as Mary Lennox. The story follows a young British girl born in India who returns to England as an orphan and discovers a magical garden hidden in her uncle's mansion. The book was adapted once before in 1993 into a movie starring Kate Maberly & Maggie Smith. The ensemble cast of this adaptation includes Colin Firth, Maeve Dermody, Julie Walters, Jemma Powell, Amir Wilson, Sonia Goswami, and Edan Hayhurst. This film really does ...
- 3/6/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Follow me! There are even more secrets in this garden." Studiocanal UK revealed the full-length official trailer for a new film adapted from the beloved book titled The Secret Garden. We posted the lovely first teaser last fall, this latest trailer is also quite enthralling. This new take on the classic is directed by Marc Munden, and stars Dixie Egerickx as Mary Lennox. It's about a young British girl born in India who returns to England as an orphan and discovers a magical garden hidden in her uncle's mansion. The book was adapted once before in 1993 into a movie starring Kate Maberly & Maggie Smith. The ensemble cast of this new adaptation includes Colin Firth, Maeve Dermody, Julie Walters, Jemma Powell, Amir Wilson, Sonia Goswami, and Edan Hayhurst. This does seem like a beautiful film, perhaps the dose of positivity we all need right now. Here's ...
- 2/18/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
When I saw there was another remake of the classic story The Secret Garden, I rolled my eyes because I, just like you, am tired of the remakes, and we already have a bunch of this particular story. My favorite being the 1987 TV movie version, featuring a very young Colin Firth, that my mom recorded for me on a VHS tape that I watched over and over. It was a really good movie. Then there was also the 1993 version, which was pretty good too. But upon watching this trailer, I was won over. It’s so beautiful, and an exciting new version my kids will like. Fun fact: this new film also features Colin Firth. My husband says he just can’t escape that damn garden!
The film stars Dixie Egerickx (The Little Stranger) as Mary Lennox, with Firth as her uncle, Archibald Craven. Mrs. Medlock is portrayed by Julie Walters...
The film stars Dixie Egerickx (The Little Stranger) as Mary Lennox, with Firth as her uncle, Archibald Craven. Mrs. Medlock is portrayed by Julie Walters...
- 9/19/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
Children have been reading Frances Hodgson Burnett's "The Secret Garden" for well over a century, and it looks as though we've got another feature-film adaptation of the classic novel in our future. Starring Dixie Egerickx (Patrick Melrose), Edan Hayhurst (Genius), Colin Firth (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), and Julie Walters (Paddington), the film tells the story of Mary Lennox (Egerickx), an orphaned girl who is sent to live with her uncle in Yorkshire after the…...
- 9/18/2019
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Studiocanal has released a first look image and teaser trailer for the adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett classic children’s novel ‘The Secret Garden’.
BAFTA-winning Marc Munden directs this new adaptation which stars Dixie Egerickx as Mary Lennox, Colin Firth as Archibald Craven, Julie Walters as Mrs. Medlock and Amir Wilson.
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The film hits UK cinemas April 17th 2020.
The Secret Garden Synopsis
The film tells the story of Mary Lennox, a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents.
When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin, who has been shut away in a wing of the house.
BAFTA-winning Marc Munden directs this new adaptation which stars Dixie Egerickx as Mary Lennox, Colin Firth as Archibald Craven, Julie Walters as Mrs. Medlock and Amir Wilson.
Also in trailers – Rosamund Pike stars as Marie Curie in teaser trailer for ‘Radioactive’
The film hits UK cinemas April 17th 2020.
The Secret Garden Synopsis
The film tells the story of Mary Lennox, a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents.
When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin, who has been shut away in a wing of the house.
- 9/17/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"This garden - it's capable of extraordinary things. Now will you believe in the magic?" Studiocanal UK has unveiled the first teaser trailer for another lovely movie adapted from the beloved book titled The Secret Garden. This new take on the classic is directed by Marc Munden, and stars Dixie Egerickx as Mary Lennox. We all know the story, of course. It's about a young British girl born in India who returns to England as an oprhan and discovers a magical garden hidden in her uncle's mansion. The book was adapted once before in 1993 into a mvoie starring Kate Maberly & Maggie Smith. The full cast of this new adaptation includes Colin Firth, Maeve Dermody, Julie Walters, Jemma Powell, Amir Wilson, Sonia Goswami, and Edan Hayhurst. It's only a teaser for the 2020 release, so there isn't much to see yet, but it's looking good ...
- 9/17/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
STXfilms announced on Monday that it has acquired North American rights to “The Secret Garden,” starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters.
“The Secret Garden” is a new take on the classic children’s novel of the same name written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, brought forward to a new time period in 1947 England, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of World War II.
The film was directed by BAFTA-winner Marc Munden from a screenplay by Jack Thorne (“Harry Potter and The Cursed Child”). Dixie Egerickx will also star as Mary Lennox.
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“The Secret Garden” tells the story of Mary Lennox, a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents. When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Colin Firth) on his...
“The Secret Garden” is a new take on the classic children’s novel of the same name written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, brought forward to a new time period in 1947 England, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of World War II.
The film was directed by BAFTA-winner Marc Munden from a screenplay by Jack Thorne (“Harry Potter and The Cursed Child”). Dixie Egerickx will also star as Mary Lennox.
Also Read: Gerard Butler Disaster Thriller 'Greenland' Acquired by STXFilms
“The Secret Garden” tells the story of Mary Lennox, a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents. When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Colin Firth) on his...
- 3/25/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
STXfilms has secured the North American distribution rights to Studiocanal/Heyday Films’ The Secret Garden, the Marc Munden-directing family adventure film starring Colin Firth, Julie Walters, and young actress Dixie Egerickx as Mary Lennox. Based on classic children’s novel of the same name written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the retelling was produced by David Heyman and Rosie Alison.
Jack Thorne adapted the screenplay.
Set in a new time period in 1947 England, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of WW2 in Britain, the pic follows Mary Lennox, a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents. When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Firth) on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting...
Jack Thorne adapted the screenplay.
Set in a new time period in 1947 England, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of WW2 in Britain, the pic follows Mary Lennox, a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents. When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Firth) on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting...
- 3/25/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Global Road previously acquired rights in Cannes last year.
STXfilms has picked up North American rights from Studiocanal and Heyday Films to upcoming family adventure The Secret Garden starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters.
Marc Munden directed from an adapted screenplay by Jack Thorne based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 novel. The action is transferred to the days of pre-Partition India in 1947, with Firth in the role of reclusive uncle Archibald, whose ten-year-old niece Mary is sent from India to live with him and his strict housekeeper (Walters) in the Yorkshire Moors.
Mary befriends her sickly cousin Colin, who has...
STXfilms has picked up North American rights from Studiocanal and Heyday Films to upcoming family adventure The Secret Garden starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters.
Marc Munden directed from an adapted screenplay by Jack Thorne based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 novel. The action is transferred to the days of pre-Partition India in 1947, with Firth in the role of reclusive uncle Archibald, whose ten-year-old niece Mary is sent from India to live with him and his strict housekeeper (Walters) in the Yorkshire Moors.
Mary befriends her sickly cousin Colin, who has...
- 3/25/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
STXfilms has picked up the North American rights to StudioCanal and Heyday Film's The Secret Garden.
Colin Firth and Julie Walters star in the adaptation of the classic children's story about a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl (Dixie Egerickx) who is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Firth) on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin (Edan Hayhurst), who has been shut away in a wing of the house. Together,...
Colin Firth and Julie Walters star in the adaptation of the classic children's story about a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl (Dixie Egerickx) who is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Firth) on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin (Edan Hayhurst), who has been shut away in a wing of the house. Together,...
- 3/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
STXfilms has picked up the North American rights to StudioCanal and Heyday Film's The Secret Garden.
Colin Firth and Julie Walters star in the adaptation of the classic children's story about a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl (Dixie Egerickx) who is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Firth) on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin (Edan Hayhurst), who has been shut away in a wing of the house. Together,...
Colin Firth and Julie Walters star in the adaptation of the classic children's story about a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl (Dixie Egerickx) who is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Firth) on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin (Edan Hayhurst), who has been shut away in a wing of the house. Together,...
- 3/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
In the Britbox series There She Goes, David Tennant and Jessica Hynes play parents to a nine-year-old daughter with a learning disability. Based on the family life of the show’s co-writer and creator Shaun Pye, he wanted to make sure that the story was not told through rose-tinted glasses. From the authentic representation of the daughter Rosie (Miley Locke) to the struggle and joy in raising a family, Pye wanted to give a truthful portrayal of his experiences. He was joined on the TCA stage Saturday morning by producer Clelia Mountford, BBC Comedy Commissioner Shane Allen as well as Tennant via satellite to talk about the journey in making the dramedy based on Pye’s life.
Pye said, “what I set to do was two-fold.” He didn’t want to “sugarcoat the strain” that having a child with a disability puts on a family. At the same time, he...
Pye said, “what I set to do was two-fold.” He didn’t want to “sugarcoat the strain” that having a child with a disability puts on a family. At the same time, he...
- 2/9/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Former “Doctor Who” star David Tennant will play the father of a severely learning-disabled girl in “There She Goes,” a new comedy for the BBC from Sharon Horgan’s production company Merman.
The five-part series will go out on the pubcaster’s BBC Four channel. Tennant and Jessica Hynes (“Shaun of the Dead”) star as Simon and Emily, respectively, the parents of 9-year-old Rosie, played by Miley Locke. Edan Hayhurst appears as Ben, Rosie’s brother.
Shaun Pye (“Todd Margaret”) penned the series. The producers said that each episode would shine a light on day-to-day life with Rosie, from simply trying to take her to the park to explaining that every day isn’t her birthday. Sky Vision is selling the series internationally.
Merman also won a second-season order for “Motherland,” its comedy about modern parenting and family life.
The shows were announced as part of the BBC’s new comedy slate.
The five-part series will go out on the pubcaster’s BBC Four channel. Tennant and Jessica Hynes (“Shaun of the Dead”) star as Simon and Emily, respectively, the parents of 9-year-old Rosie, played by Miley Locke. Edan Hayhurst appears as Ben, Rosie’s brother.
Shaun Pye (“Todd Margaret”) penned the series. The producers said that each episode would shine a light on day-to-day life with Rosie, from simply trying to take her to the park to explaining that every day isn’t her birthday. Sky Vision is selling the series internationally.
Merman also won a second-season order for “Motherland,” its comedy about modern parenting and family life.
The shows were announced as part of the BBC’s new comedy slate.
- 6/19/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Colin Firth and Julie Walters have been announced to star in the forthcoming children’s adaptation of The Secret Garden from Studiocanal.
The enduring classic of children’s literature has been adapted by acclaimed screenwriter Jack Thorne, known for his wonderful ability to capture the natural idiom of children, most recently showcased in the smash hit Harry Potter play. Jack has reset The Secret Garden in a slightly later period, removing it from the Edwardian era to 1947, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of WW2 in Britain.
Based on the original book by novelist Frances Hodgson Burnett, the story is set in England, The Secret Garden tells the story of Mary Lennox played by Dixie Egerickx, a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle,...
The enduring classic of children’s literature has been adapted by acclaimed screenwriter Jack Thorne, known for his wonderful ability to capture the natural idiom of children, most recently showcased in the smash hit Harry Potter play. Jack has reset The Secret Garden in a slightly later period, removing it from the Edwardian era to 1947, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of WW2 in Britain.
Based on the original book by novelist Frances Hodgson Burnett, the story is set in England, The Secret Garden tells the story of Mary Lennox played by Dixie Egerickx, a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle,...
- 4/27/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Colin Firth and Julie Walters will star in the David Heyman-produced adaptation of children’s literary classic “The Secret Garden.” The film reunites Heyday Films and Studiocanal, which developed and financed the project, after their collaboration on the “Paddington” movies.
Shooting will take place in the U.K., and starts Monday. Marc Munden directs from Jack Thorne’s screenplay. Munden’s credits include TV drama “National Treasure,” which was written by Thorne. The period setting from the book has been changed, moving from the Edwardian era to 1947, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of WW2.
Set in England, “The Secret Garden” follows Mary Lennox a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Firth). She meets her sickly...
Shooting will take place in the U.K., and starts Monday. Marc Munden directs from Jack Thorne’s screenplay. Munden’s credits include TV drama “National Treasure,” which was written by Thorne. The period setting from the book has been changed, moving from the Edwardian era to 1947, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of WW2.
Set in England, “The Secret Garden” follows Mary Lennox a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Firth). She meets her sickly...
- 4/27/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Marc Munden directs from a script by Jack Thorne.
Colin Firth and Julie Walters are set to star in a new version of The Secret Garden from Heyday Films and Studiocanal, who previously collaborated on Paddington.
The script from Jack Thorne is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 classic novel, but moves the story from the Edwardian era to 1947, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of WW2 in Britain.
Director Marc Munden is known for his TV work, including National Treasure which won him a best drama Bafta, The Mark Of Cain, The Devil’s Whore and Utopia.
Colin Firth and Julie Walters are set to star in a new version of The Secret Garden from Heyday Films and Studiocanal, who previously collaborated on Paddington.
The script from Jack Thorne is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 classic novel, but moves the story from the Edwardian era to 1947, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of WW2 in Britain.
Director Marc Munden is known for his TV work, including National Treasure which won him a best drama Bafta, The Mark Of Cain, The Devil’s Whore and Utopia.
- 4/27/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Principal photography is getting underway Monday on Studiocanal and Heyday Films’ The Secret Garden with Colin Firth and Julie Walters starring. As Deadline revealed in January, Marc Munden is directing the new take on the classic children’s novel.
Jack Thorne adapted the book for the big screen and has moved the story to a slightly later period, removing it from the Edwardian era to 1947, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of WW2 in Britain.
Set in England and based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 book, The Secret Garden tells the story of Mary Lennox (Dixie Egerickx — Genius), a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Firth), on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. There,...
Jack Thorne adapted the book for the big screen and has moved the story to a slightly later period, removing it from the Edwardian era to 1947, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of WW2 in Britain.
Set in England and based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 book, The Secret Garden tells the story of Mary Lennox (Dixie Egerickx — Genius), a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Firth), on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. There,...
- 4/27/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
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