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Olivia Colman is set to star in Empire of Light, Sam Mendes new original film which he has penned without a co-writer for the first time.
The actress, 47, has entered into discussions for a starring role in the upcoming romance movie, which the director, 55, is filming for Searchlight Pictures, it was revealed on Tuesday.
Sam also wrote the film and this marks the first time he s penned a screenplay without a co-writer – his Oscar-nominated film 1917 was written alongside Krysty Wilson-Cairns.
Exciting: Olivia Colman is set to star in Sam Mendes new original film Empire Of Light which he has penned without a co-writer for the FIRST time, it was announced on Tuesday
Olivia Colman is teaming up with
Sam Mendes for a love story. The Oscar-winning actress has signed on to star in
Empire of Light, a romantic drama for Searchlight Pictures that will reteam the
1917 director with his Oscar-winning cinematographer
Roger Deakins.
1917 in
Empire of Light, a new romantic drama which he also wrote, for Searchlight Pictures. Mendes will team up with
The Crown and
The Favourite actress Olivia Colman for the first time with this project, which also marks his first solo outing as a screenwriter (he previously co-wrote
1917 with Krysty Wilson-Cairns). Deakins, his cinematographer on
1917, Skyfall, and
Revolutionary Road, is also on board.
Olivia Colman to star in Empire of Light ANI | Updated: Apr 07, 2021 13:21 IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): Ace filmmaker Sam Mendes has found the leading lady for his next project Empire of Light in Oscar-winning actor Olivia Colman.
As per Variety, Mendes, after his Oscar-winning drama 1917 , is teaming up with Searchlights Pictures for his next project titled Empire of Light , with Colman set to star in the film.
The upcoming drama is aiming for a fall 2022 release. The project is described as a love story set in and around a beautiful old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s.
Over a year after the critical and box office success of
1917, acclaimed director Sam Mendes has finally found his next major directing project in the form of a romantic drama film titled
Empire of Light. Searchlight Pictures has officially boarded the project, with Academy Award-winning actress Olivia Colman in negotiations to lead the feature.
Should the deal push through,
Empire of Light will be the British actress’ latest collaboration with Searchlight after 2018’s
The Favourite. In addition, this will also mark the reunion project between Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins, who earned his second Oscar for his work on
1917.
“I have long been an admirer of Searchlight and the dynamic way they have produced and released some of my favorite theatrical releases of recent years,” Mendes said in a statement (via The Wrap).