''Greatest Days'' is an upcoming British film based on the
Take That jukebox musical
of the same name (originally titled ''The Band''), directed by
Coky Giedroyc
Mary Rose Helen "Coky" Giedroyc (; born 6 February 1963) is an English director known for her work on ''Women Talking Dirty'', '' The Virgin Queen'', ''The Nativity'', and ''Penny Dreadful''.
Early life
Giedroyc was born in Kowloon on 6 Februar ...
and written by
Tim Firth
Tim Firth (born 13 October 1964) is an English dramatist, screenwriter and songwriter.
Life and career
Firth was born in Frodsham, England. He spent much of his time at school writing songs and it was only a few weeks before going to Cambrid ...
.
The film is scheduled to be released in summer 2023.
Cast
Production
Producing the film are Danny Perkins, Kate Solomon and Jane Hooks. Executive producers include
Take That themselves, Damian Jones of DJ Films, Tobias Gutzwiller of SPG3, David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers who produced the original musical, and Joe Naftalin.
In March 2022, it was announced
Aisling Bea would star in the film alongside
Alice Lowe
Alice Eva Lowe (born 3 April 1977)England & Wales births 1837 – 2006 is an English actress, writer, and comedian. She is best known for her roles as Dr. Haynes in '' Black Mirror: Bandersnatch'' and Madeleine Wool/Liz Asher in ''Garth Mareng ...
, Amaka Okafor,
Jayde Adams,
Marc Wootton
Marc James Wootton (born 8 February 1975) is an English actor, comedian and writer, best known for his role as Mr Poppy in the ''Nativity!'' film series. Wootton has also appeared in ''High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman'', ''La La Land'', ''Nig ...
,
Matthew McNulty
Michael Anthony McNulty (born 14 December 1982), known professionally as Matthew McNulty, is a German-born British actor.
Early life
McNulty was born on 14 December 1982 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany, and lived in Berlin and Münster ...
,
Lara McDonnell
Lara McDonnell (born 7 November 2003) is an Irish actress. She starred as the alternating titular role in the West End production of ''Matilda the Musical'' from 2015 to 2016. She has since landed roles in a number of films. McDonnell appeared ...
, Jessie Mae Alonzo, Nandi Sawyers-Hudson, Carragon Guest, and Eliza Dobson. Aaron Bryan, Dalvin Cory, Joshua Jung, Mark Samaras and Mervin Noronha would make up the film's fictional boy band.
Principal photography took place in
Clitheroe, Lancashire in April 2022 before moving to
Athens
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.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 12208980
Upcoming films
2023 films
British musical films
Films based on musicals
Films shot in Lancashire
Jukebox musical films