Felicity Jones' Albatross starts shooting on the Isle of Man

Sebastian Koch, Julia Ormond, Felicity Jones and Peter Vaughn will star in coming of age drama Albatross, which starts shooting on the Isle of Man tomorrow (November 3).

Written by Tamzin Rafn, the feature is being directed by Niall MacCormik, whose credits include Margaret Thatcher TV biopic The Long Walk To Finchley.

CinemaNX, the film financing and production company backed by the Isle of Man government, is behind the project.

The film is being produced by Adrian Sturges, who also produced The Disappearance of Alice Creed for CinemaNX earlier this year.

Source: http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/uk-ireland/niall-maccormicks-albatross-starts-shooting-on-the-isle-of-man/5007602.article

Emily Blunt in Philip K Dick adaptation

Another piece of news caught my eye on the Daily Mail site today:

Emily Blunt has had her pins en pointe preparing to play a ballerina who catches Matt Damon's eye.

The two star in The Adjustment Bureau, a movie based on a short story by Philip K. Dick. The London-born actress studied with the Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, based down in the Chelsea district of Manhattan, and worked on several pieces of choreography to prepare for the part.

In the movie, Damon plays a politician who falls in love with the dancer. However, he gets the feeling that his romantic liaison is somehow being 'controlled' by otherworldly forces.

Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk

I must dig out my PKD books and read that story again.

Felicity Jones in Albatross

Just seen this on the Daily Mail webpage:

Watch out for... Julia Ormond, Sebastian Koch and Felicity Jones, who are in negotiations to star in a movie called Albatross, which will be directed by Niall MacCormick, who made the TV drama about young Mrs Thatcher, The Long Walk To Finchley, with Andrea Riseborough. Albatross is about a failed writer, a beach house and a young woman. Filming will take place on the Isle of Man. Mr Koch was in the award-winning film The Lives Of Others.

Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk