''Arthur's Whisky'' is a 2024 British comedy film starring Diane Keaton, Patricia Hodge and Lulu. It is directed and produced by Stephen Cookson from a script by

Alexis Zegerman Alexis Zegerman is a British actress and writer. Early life and training Zegerman grew up in a Jewish family in London, and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Acting career Film and TV Zegerman won a British Independent Film ...

. It premiered in the UK on Sky Cinema on 1 January 2024.

Premise

Recently widowed Joan (Hodge) discovers that her late husband invented an Elixir of Eternal Youth and shares it with two friends Linda (Keaton) and Susan (Lulu). However, are the three women still equipped to be youthful in the modern world?

Cast

Production

The film is produced by Stephen Cookson and Peter Keegan at CK Films and

Pippa Cross Pippa Cross (born 13 March 1956) is an English film producer, film and television producer. Since 1980 she has overseen the production of numerous films for ITV Studios, Granada Media and her independent production company, CrossDay Productions ...

at CrossDay Productions. Cookson also directs, with the screenplay written by

. Executive producers include

Jack Christian Jack Christian is a film and television showrunner, producer, writer and director. He is known most recently for his work on the feature films ''What Remains of Us'', ''Mercy Road'', '' The Infernal Machine'', ''Run Rabbit Run'', '' Nandor Fodo ...

, D.J. McPherson and Leighton Lloyd.

Casting

Diane Keaton was linked with the film in January 2023. In May 2023, Patricia Hodge, Lulu, David Harewood as well as

Lawrence Chaney Lawrence Chaney (born Lawrence Maidment; 16 October 1996) is a Scottish Glasgow-based drag queen. They are best known for winning the second series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', becoming the first Scottish drag queen to win across the franchise ...

and Boy George were added to the cast. Lulu helped recruit Boy George for the role whilst he was doing a residency in Las Vegas.

Filming

Principal photography took place in 2023 with filming locations including Walton-on-Thames, in England.

Release

It premiered in the UK on Sky Cinema on 1 January 2024.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arthur's Whiskey 2024 films 2024 comedy films 2020s British films 2020s English-language films Films scored by David Newman (composer)