Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson are set to star within the romantic drama “Alice & Jack” for U.Okay. broadcaster Channel 4.
The collection is lead directed by Juho Kuosmanen, helmer of the Golden Globe-nominated Cannes title “Compartment Quantity 6,” with a second block directed by BAFTA-nominated “Lilting” helmer Hong Khaou. The present is written by “Mad Males” scribe Victor Levin. It’s a Fremantle manufacturing in partnership with BAFTA- and Emmy-winning Me + You Productions (“I Am Ruth”), Academy Award-nominated Groundswell Productions (“The Customer”) and De Maio Leisure. Fremantle is dealing with international gross sales on the challenge.
Rounding out the forged are Aisling Bea (“Biggest Days”), Aimee Lou Wooden (“Intercourse Schooling”) and Sunil Patel (“This Time with Alan Partridge”).
Created and written by Levin, “Alice & Jack” is billed as “a love story for the ages.” An official synopsis for the present reads: When Alice (Riseborough) and Jack (Gleeson) first meet, they’ve a connection so highly effective it appears nothing can break it, however can they discover happiness collectively, or will their very own emotional complexities get in the way in which?
The present is among the most high-profile drama launches for Channel 4 in years. Nick Lee, head of acquisitions and worldwide at Channel 4, mentioned “the intimacy of ‘Alice & Jack’ makes it each heart-wrenching and unmissable in equal measure. The ingenious producing companions, the professional performances and the general artistic power has resulted in one thing fairly particular.”
Riseborough was lately Oscar-nominated for the movie “To Leslie,” and in addition stars within the forthcoming characteristic “Lee” reverse Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard and Noémie Merlant, which tells the story of WWII wartime photographer Lee Miller and can premiere on the Toronto Movie Pageant subsequent month.
In the meantime, Gleeson — recognized for roles in “Ex Machina” and “Star Wars” — acquired a Golden Globe nomination for his work in “The Affected person” reverse Steve Carrell. He’ll subsequent seem within the Apple TV+ film “Echo Valley” reverse Julianne Moore.
Govt producers on “Alice & Jack” embody Levin, Riseborough, Gleeson, Kuosmanen, Richard Yee and Krishnendu Majumdar for Me + You Productions; Michael London and Shannon Gaulding for Groundswell; Lorenzo De Maio for De Maio Leisure; and Rebecca Dundon and Hilary Martin for Fremantle. Tracy O’Riordan produces for Me + You Productions.
Riseborough and Gleeson have been immediately concerned with Groundswell within the growth of the challenge, whereas Me + You Productions was chargeable for manufacturing and post-production within the U.Okay. Filming befell in London, southeast England and Gran Canaria in summer season 2022.
Riseborough mentioned: “We unite in craving to see proof of actual love, and, too, are soothed to share with each other the ache of its inevitable imperfection. This story is for anybody who may or couldn’t make the sacrifice that love demanded, for anybody who battles and accepts the one who makes their soul soar, for anybody who longs to really feel, who has felt, and who feels the tingling anticipation of affection’s pleasure.”
Gleeson added: “The one work I’ve needed to look at and do because the pandemic is figure about connection and love, and work with a humorousness. Alice and Jack hold coming again to one another as a result of they’ll’t assist themselves – they discover in one another one thing that they don’t have on their very own. I feel they’re soulmates, I feel it’s larger than simply the 2 of them. Their story centres on connection and love in essentially the most lovely approach and reminds us that we’re all the time allowed to smile – even when it’s by means of the tears.”
Levin described “Alice & Jack” as a “very private story” that he’s been engaged on since changing into a author. “It was impressed by the next questions: ‘Does love conquer all? Does love conquer some? Does love conquer sometimes? What does love conquer? What conquers love?’ I don’t have the solutions, however I’m drawn to the hope that the issues that bond us collectively are stronger than those that will tear us aside. I’m deeply indebted to the extraordinary workforce that introduced the story to life each behind and in entrance of the cameras, particularly Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson, who introduced ‘Alice & Jack’ to life with such tenderness, heat and authenticity.”
Riseborough, Gleeson and Levin offered quotes for the challenge previous to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
Christian Vesper, CEO of world drama at Fremantle, mentioned: “Very not often does a TV collection pitch love and comedy in such a flawless mixture. We’re each proud and humbled to be bringing such a wise and complicated drama from a workforce of world-class creatives on the very high of their recreation. Working so intently with these companions of extraordinary worth and intensive expertise from the very inception of this challenge appeared the one method to embrace this new and thrilling alternative.”
Lorenzo De Maio of De Maio Leisure added: “This challenge is the results of a very distinctive group of storytellers coming collectively, from Vic’s deeply touching scripts to the unimaginable producing workforce to Juho and Hong’s distinctive imaginative and prescient and the good forged led by Andrea and Domhnall.”
Michael London, founder and CEO of Groundswell Productions, mentioned: “Vic Levin’s Alice & Jack has been a dream challenge, an ode to real love without delay passionate and prickly and filled with the humour of actual life. Groundswell is indebted to Andrea Riseborough, Domhnall Gleeson and Juho Kuosmanen for bringing the story to life so unforgettably and to our mates at Fremantle, Channel 4, Lorenzo De Maio and Me + You for all their arduous work guiding the tone and the imaginative and prescient of such a singular challenge.”
Richard Yee of Me + You Productions mentioned: “From the second I learn the pilot script I used to be swept alongside by the gorgeous unconventional magnetism of ‘Alice & Jack.’ Vic Levin has created a collection that’s humorous, coronary heart wrenching, and depicts the trials of affection in all its messy unvarnished glory. Me + You Productions is thrilled to work with Fremantle and an impressive forged and crew to carry the script to the display and excited to be persevering with our relationship with Channel 4.”
Gleeson is repped by Paradigm and The Company. Riseborough is repped by CAA, Impartial Expertise Group, Untitled Leisure and legal professional Patti Felker.
