The Personal History of David Copperfield

The Personal History of David Copperfield
Directed by Armando Iannucci
Produced by
Screenplay by
Based on David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens
Starring
Music by Christopher Willis
Cinematography Zac Nicholson
Edited by Mick Audsley
Production
company
Distributed by Lionsgate
Country
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Language English

The Personal History of David Copperfield is an upcoming film written and directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.

Premise

The life of David Copperfield is chronicled from his youth into adulthood.

Cast

Production

It was announced in February 2018 that Armando Iannucci would be writing, directing, and producing a modern retelling of the Charles Dickens novel. Iannucci wrote the screenplay alongside his co-writer Simon Blackwell.[1] Dev Patel was cast in the lead role later that month.[2] In April, the supporting cast was added, which included Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Aneurin Barnard, Ben Whishaw and Morfydd Clark.[3] In May 2018, Peter Capaldi was cast to play Mr. Micawber and pre-production was underway.[4]

Filming began in June 2018 in Norfolk, with Gwendoline Christie, Benedict Wong, Paul Whitehouse, and Daisy May Cooper joining the cast.[5][6] Scenes were shot in Hull,[7][8] Bury St Edmunds,[9] Weybourne[10] and King's Lynn in July.[11][12] Aimee Kelly was added to the cast the same month.[13] Principal photography on the film concluded in August 2018.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (1 February 2018). "FilmNation To Launch Armando Iannucci's 'Personal History Of David Copperfield' In Berlin". Deadline Hollywood.
  2. ↑ "Dev Patel Joins Armando Iannucci's 'David Copperfield' Film". hollywoodreporter.com.
  3. ↑ Kroll, Justin (26 April 2018). "Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie Join Dev Patel in 'David Copperfield' (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com.
  4. ↑ Mitchell, Robert (8 May 2018). "Peter Capaldi Re-Teams With Armando Iannucci for 'David Copperfield'". variety.com.
  5. ↑ Pochin, Courtney (10 May 2018). "David Copperfield adaptation starring Dev Patel and Tilda Swinton to be filmed in Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Gwendoline Christie, Benedict Wong, Paul Whitehouse join Armando Iannucci's 'David Copperfield' (exclusive)". screendaily.com.
  7. ↑ Young, Angus (28 June 2018). "A major British film is being shot in Hull next week". Hull Live. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  8. ↑ Robinson, Hannah (8 July 2018). "Full list of roads that will close as major British movie is filmed in Hull". Hull Live. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Derrick, Paul (3 July 2018). "PICTURES: David Copperfield film prepares to shoot scenes in Bury St Edmunds today". Bury Free Press. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  10. ↑ Bethell, Karen (18 July 2018). "Dev Patel spotted filming scenes for David Copperfield movie on Norfolk beach". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Ali, Taz (7 June 2018). "Purfleet drained ahead of Dickens film adaptation". Lynn News. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Dozens line the streets to watch star-studded cast shoot major movie". Eastern Daily Press. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  13. ↑ N’Duka, Amanda (31 July 2018). "Carrie Preston To Star In 'Avalanche'; Taryn Manning Set For 'The Haunting of Nicole Brown Simpson'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  14. ↑ Blackwell, Simon (9 August 2018). "Today is the last day of principal photography on our David Copperfield film". Twitter. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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