Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley Reuniting for Comedy WICKED LITTLE LETTERS
A hot title hitting Cannes this year that is poised to sell at the festival is a comedy titled Wicked Little Letters, which will reunite two The Lost Daughter actresses - Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite) and Chernobyl star Jessie Buckley.
Based on a true story, the movie will see the paid play “very different neighbours who come together to solve a mystery. Buckley will be fiery Rose Gooding who has little in common with the pious Edith Swan (Colman) aside from them being neighbours in the seaside town of Littlehampton in the 1920’s. One day, Edith and others in the town start receiving scandalous letters written with foul language as eccentric as it is obscene, and the finger of suspicion immediately falls on Rose. As Rose stands to lose her freedom and the custody of her daughter, and outrageous letters continue to blight the town, police officer Gladys Moss begins to suspect something is amiss. Together with a group of resourceful women, Gladys endeavours to solve the mystery, liberate Rose, and catch the real culprit.”
Thea Sharrock (Me Before You) directs from a script by British actor and writer Jonny Sweet.
Sharrock said of the project:
“Wicked Little Letters is a divine comedy with a profoundly moving core. Hilarious, witty, joyous and based on a true story as relevant today as it was 100 years ago. Watching this film will be like hitting your funny bone; when the tears of pain and laughter are impossible to separate. Olivia Colman is hilarious, brilliant and brave. In the part of Edith, she will continue to show her extraordinary dexterity as an actor with her unique ability to make us fall in love with her. In Jessie Buckley we have cast the actress everybody wants to see; her ferociously strong energy will explode the character of Rose onto our screens. Following The Lost Daughter our film reunites two of the world’s most exciting, accessible, fun and wild actresses.”
Principal photography is due to start fall 2022, shooting on location in the UK. Are you looking forward to seeing Wicked Little Letters?
via: Deadline