Exclusive: Oscar nominee Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) will star with Bridgerton actor Jonathan Bailey in comedy Maria, we can reveal.
Independent Entertainment will launch sales in Cannes on the project, which hails from Benediction and Small Axe producer Emu Films. Simon Amstell is writing and directing.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and On The Basis Of Sex actress Jones will star in the title role as a young woman with a history of running from reality. Struggling to accept her age, her boyfriend’s love and her father’s indifference, Maria spots an opportunity to feel young, free and desirable at her father’s wedding, where she meets Raffy, her new stepbrother. Their obvious, if inconvenient, sexual chemistry is made worse by the news that her father has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter) will play Maria’s father. Bailey will play Maria’s boyfriend Eddy.
Independent Entertainment will launch sales in Cannes on the project, which hails from Benediction and Small Axe producer Emu Films. Simon Amstell is writing and directing.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and On The Basis Of Sex actress Jones will star in the title role as a young woman with a history of running from reality. Struggling to accept her age, her boyfriend’s love and her father’s indifference, Maria spots an opportunity to feel young, free and desirable at her father’s wedding, where she meets Raffy, her new stepbrother. Their obvious, if inconvenient, sexual chemistry is made worse by the news that her father has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter) will play Maria’s father. Bailey will play Maria’s boyfriend Eddy.
- 5/4/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
“I May Destroy You” premiered last year on HBO to rapturous praise. The series is created by Michaela Coel, who also serves as executive producer, writer, co-director, and star. Her singular voice and creative vision have helped the limited series stand out in a crowded year. Scroll down to watch our seven in-depth video interviews with top Emmy contenders from the series.
Coel used an experience from her own life as a jumping off point for the story. Here she plays Arabella, a millennial social media star turned best-selling author. During a late night writing session, Arabella is raped when she takes a break to have a few drinks with friends. After waking up in a daze, memories of the violent experience come back to her in fuzzy fragments. With the help of her friends Terry (Weruche Opia) and Kwame (Paapa Essiedu), she endeavors to work through her trauma and rebuild her life.
Coel used an experience from her own life as a jumping off point for the story. Here she plays Arabella, a millennial social media star turned best-selling author. During a late night writing session, Arabella is raped when she takes a break to have a few drinks with friends. After waking up in a daze, memories of the violent experience come back to her in fuzzy fragments. With the help of her friends Terry (Weruche Opia) and Kwame (Paapa Essiedu), she endeavors to work through her trauma and rebuild her life.
- 7/11/2021
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
“I had no idea what I was auditioning for,” reveals Weruche Opia of her initial auditions for “I May Destroy You.” The full script was not provided to her until after she booked the role of Terry, best friend to creator and star Michaela Coel’s character Arabella. After accepting the part, Opia stayed up for an entire transatlantic flight to devour the script, thinking “oh my god, I need to be a part of this.” The actress became an integral piece of the hit HBO limited series. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
It’s fitting that Opia and Coel would portray lifelong besties because the pair clicked almost instantaneously during Opia’s auditions. “We did the scene together and it was just so natural,” the actress remembers. “There was just this chemistry in the air.” She believes that having Coel on set as a constant guiding force was...
It’s fitting that Opia and Coel would portray lifelong besties because the pair clicked almost instantaneously during Opia’s auditions. “We did the scene together and it was just so natural,” the actress remembers. “There was just this chemistry in the air.” She believes that having Coel on set as a constant guiding force was...
- 5/25/2021
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
“Visually, I always wanted it to be very simple and very direct,” explains cinematographer Adam Gillham of his approach to shooting “I May Destroy You.” The project, from writer and director Michaela Coel, is intensely personal and intimate. When HBO got involved in the limited series, the scale grew, but Gillham made sure “it retained that small, intimate sense.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
“I May Destroy You” follows Arabella (Coel), a social media influencer turned novelist. When she is sexually assaulted at a club, she attempts to find a new path forward in life with the help of her close friends. But they all learn that dynamics of power and consent play a role in nearly every aspect of their lives.
As the series explores this topic, much of the emotion is left for the actors to display on their faces, rather than express with monologues. As a result,...
“I May Destroy You” follows Arabella (Coel), a social media influencer turned novelist. When she is sexually assaulted at a club, she attempts to find a new path forward in life with the help of her close friends. But they all learn that dynamics of power and consent play a role in nearly every aspect of their lives.
As the series explores this topic, much of the emotion is left for the actors to display on their faces, rather than express with monologues. As a result,...
- 5/23/2021
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
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