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Ella Purnell (Fallout, Sweetpea, Yellowjackets) joins antecedently announced Nicholas Galitzine (The Idea of You, Mary & George) successful The Return of Stanley Atwell, a seductive caller thriller from BAFTA- and Golden Globe-winning,Academy Award®-nominated shaper of Hamnet Hera Pictures and co-produced pinch John Gore Studios.
Written and directed by Brian Welsh (Beats, Black Mirror), The Return of Stanley Atwell is based connected an original communicative by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, who besides serves arsenic executive producer. The movie marks Welsh’s 2nd collaboration pinch Soderbergh pursuing their acclaimed debut Beats, and his 2nd collaboration pinch Liza Marshall and Hera Pictures aft nan acclaimed BBC play What It Feels Like for a Girl.
Stanley Atwell (Galitzine), nan presumed dormant boy and heir to Lord Atwell’s title and fortune, unexpectedly returns to nan family property having escaped a decade of mysterious captivity. Atwell’s shocking reappearance causes chaos arsenic he finds his sister Beatrice fighting to declare his inheritance, whilst adjacent friend Pamela (Purnell) manipulates his puzzling return, and a acheronian family secret, successful a bid to prehend power of nan Atwell fortune. Sex, passion, backstabbing and betrayal wreak havoc crossed nan property arsenic nan lies and deception nan Atwell sanction has been built upon commencement to unravel. How acold is each family personnel consenting to spell to protect their ain wealthiness and status… and what is really down nan return of Stanley Atwell?
Brian Welsh, Writer and Director said, “Ella has an unthinkable expertise to move betwixt vulnerability, humour and danger. She’s a wonderfully versatile character and I’m thrilled to person her joining Nicholas successful The Return of Stanley Atwell. It’s a superb operation and I look guardant to seeing Ella make nan domiciled her own.”
Liza Marshall, Producer and Founder of Hera Pictures said, “Ella is simply a singular talent whose performances are consistently some mercurial and profoundly affecting. We’re thrilled she’s starring nan movie alongside Nicholas and can’t hold to spot her bring Pamela to life.”
John Gore, Producer and Founder of John Gore Studios said, “Ella Purnell brings a magnetic surface presence, singular affectional nuance, and an small heart for making analyzable characters consciousness utterly authentic. We are thrilled to person her onboard. We’re besides delighted to beryllium collaborating pinch Hera Pictures and Brian Welsh connected specified a bold and provocative story.”
The movie is produced by Liza Marshall for Hera Pictures and John Gore for John Gore Studios.
Academy Award® winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh serves arsenic Executive Producer pinch Hilary Strong and Francis Hopkinson executive producing for John Gore Studios, alongside Protagonist Pictures. The movie is produced by Hera Pictures,co-produced and equity financed by John Gore Studios (The Duchess & I, The Queen of Fashion). Protagonist Pictures will grip world sales.
Filming is soon to statesman successful nan UK and Malta.
Purnell tin presently beryllium seen starring play 2 of Fallout connected Amazon Prime Video. Upcoming, she will reprise her domiciled successful play 2 of nan Sky and Starz bid Sweetpea , for which she besides serves arsenic an executive producer. She will besides look successful nan British drama scary movie The Scurry alongside Paapa Essiedu. Recently, Purnell was formed successful nan movie That Time We Met alongside Pete Davidson.
Purnell is repped by WME, Range Media Partners, Curtis Brown Group. Shelter PR and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
