Studiocanal, Film 4, Blueprint Pictures, and South Of The River Pictures release first look image and Irish release date of Wicked Little Letters. The film will have its world premiere at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival on September 9th.
Wicked Little Letters stars IFTA winner and Academy Award nominee Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter, Wild Rose) alongside Academy Award and BAFTA Film and Television winner Olivia Coleman (The Lost Daughter, The Favourite). The supporting cast includes Alisha Weir (Matilda!), Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts, Killing Eve), Timothy Spall (Mr Turner, Spencer), Joanna Scanlan (After Love, Notes On A Scandal), Hugh Skinner (Fleabag, Mamma Mia), Malachi Kirby (Small Axe, Anansi Boys), Gemma Jones (Bridget Jones trilogy, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 & 2), Lolly Adefope (Ghosts), and Eileen Atkins (The Crown).
In the seaside town of Littlehampton in the 1920s, Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley) has little in common with her pious neighbour Edith Swan (Olivia Colman). One day, Edith and others in the town start receiving scandalous letters written with language as eccentric as it is obscene. The finger of suspicion falls on Rose. As Rose stands to lose her freedom and the custody of her daughter, and the outrageous letters continue, police officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) 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.
The film is directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You, The Beautiful Game), with a script from Jonny Sweet (Gap Year, Together), based on a true story.
Blueprint Pictures (The Banshees of Inisherin, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) produce alongside South of the River Pictures (Landscapers) and Jo Wallett (Catherine Called Birdy, Emma). Studiocanal CEO Anna Marsh, EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin executive produce for Studiocanal. Daniel Battsek, Ollie Madden and Farhana Bhula executive produce for FILM4, with People Person Pictures’ Jonny Sweet and Simon Bird also on board as executive producers.
Studiocanal is handling worldwide sales. The film is co-financed with Film4.
Wicked Little Letters is set to release in Irish cinemas on February 23rd 2024.
