Six Minutes to Midnight

Six Minutes to Midnight is an upcoming war drama film directed by Andy Goddard from a screenplay by Goddard, Celyn Jones and Eddie Izzard. The film will star Eddie Izzard as Thomas Fisher, with Judi Dench, Carla Juri, James D'Arcy and Jim Broadbent in supporting roles.[1]

Six Minutes to Midnight
Film poster
Directed byAndy Goddard
Produced by
Written by
Starring
Music byMarc Streitenfeld
CinematographyChris Seager
Edited byMike Jones
Production
company
  • Mad as Birds
  • West Madison Entertainment
Distributed byLionsgate
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Thomas Miller (Eddie Izzard), a school teacher is sent to a finishing school on the south coast of England only to find out that among his students are daughters of the Nazi High Command.[2]

Cast

Development

In an interview with Chortle, actor Eddie Izzard finished co-writing his first script with Celyn Jones with a setting of the Second World War, taking place in Bexhill-on-Sea where Izzard grew up.[3] Izzard's former girlfriend, Sarah Townsend was originally set to direct the film following previous collaborations on documentaries with Izzard.[3] However, it was announced that the director would be Andy Goddard, who is known for his work on Downton Abbey. The same day, Judi Dench was cast as the headmistress.[4] Liongate will distribute the film domestically, with the international distribution rights currently up for sale.[2]

Principal photography began in July, 2018 and ran for six weeks, shooting in Wales and various locations around the UK.[5]

Release

It was scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on 29 May 2020, however it was pulled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] IFC Films will distribute the film in the United States.[7]

References
  1. "Six Minutes to Midnight". British Council Film. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. McNary, Dave. "Film News Roundup: Production Starts on Eddie Izzard-Judi Dench's 'Six Minutes to Midnight'". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  3. Richardson, Jay. "Eddie Izzard writes his first movie". Chortle. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  4. Kay, Jeremy. "Judi Dench in talks to join Eddie Izzard in 'Six Minutes To Midnight' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  5. Wiseman, Andreas. "Shoot Begins On Lionsgate Thriller 'Six Minutes To Midnight' With Eddie Izzard, Judi Dench, Carla Juri, Jim Broadbent". Deadline. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  6. "Six Minutes to Midnight". Launching Films. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. Kay, Jeremy (22 February 2020). "IFC Films snaps up US rights to 'Six Minutes To Midnight' with Judi Dench, Eddie Izzard (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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