''I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning'' is an upcoming British film adapted by
Enda Walsh
Enda Walsh (born 1967) is an Irish playwright.
Biography
Enda Walsh was born in Kilbarrack, North Dublin on 7 February 1967. His father ran a furniture shop and his mother had been an actress. He is the second youngest of six children. Walsh ...
from the book of the same name by
Keiran Goddard. It is directed by
Clio Barnard
Clio Barnard (born 1 January 1965) is a British director of documentary and feature films. She won widespread critical acclaim and multiple awards for her debut, '' The Arbor'', an experimental documentary about Bradford playwright Andrea Dunba ...
and is starring
Anthony Boyle,
Joe Cole
Joseph John Cole (born 8 November 1981) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. He was long touted as a child prodigy and as the hottest prospect in English football, wi ...
,
Jay Lycurgo
Jay Lycurgo (born 6 February 1998) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Tim Drake in ''Titans'' (2021–2023), Nathan Byrne in the Netflix series '' The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself'' (2022), and as a gang member in '' The Batman ...
,
Daryl McCormack and
Lola Petticrew.
Cast
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Anthony Boyle as Patrick
*
Joe Cole
Joseph John Cole (born 8 November 1981) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. He was long touted as a child prodigy and as the hottest prospect in English football, wi ...
as Rian
*
Jay Lycurgo
Jay Lycurgo (born 6 February 1998) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Tim Drake in ''Titans'' (2021–2023), Nathan Byrne in the Netflix series '' The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself'' (2022), and as a gang member in '' The Batman ...
as Oli
*
Daryl McCormack as Conor
*
Lola Petticrew as Shiv
*
Millie Brady
*
Lucie Shorthouse
* James Eeles
Production
The novel by
Keiran Goddard is adapted by
Enda Walsh
Enda Walsh (born 1967) is an Irish playwright.
Biography
Enda Walsh was born in Kilbarrack, North Dublin on 7 February 1967. His father ran a furniture shop and his mother had been an actress. He is the second youngest of six children. Walsh ...
for the film directed by
Clio Barnard
Clio Barnard (born 1 January 1965) is a British director of documentary and feature films. She won widespread critical acclaim and multiple awards for her debut, '' The Arbor'', an experimental documentary about Bradford playwright Andrea Dunba ...
. It has producer Tracy O’Riordan for Moonspun Films with funding from
BBC Film
BBC Film (formerly BBC Films) is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded on 18 June 1990, and has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent years, including ''Truly, Madly, Deeply (film), Truly, ...
and
BFI and
Curzon Film
Curzon Film (), formerly known as Artificial Eye or Curzon Artificial Eye, is a British film distributor, specialising in independent, foreign-language and art house films for cinema and home entertainment.
History
Artificial Eye was founded ...
distributing.
The cast is led by
Anthony Boyle,
Joe Cole
Joseph John Cole (born 8 November 1981) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. He was long touted as a child prodigy and as the hottest prospect in English football, wi ...
,
Jay Lycurgo
Jay Lycurgo (born 6 February 1998) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Tim Drake in ''Titans'' (2021–2023), Nathan Byrne in the Netflix series '' The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself'' (2022), and as a gang member in '' The Batman ...
,
Daryl McCormack and
Lola Petticrew.
Principal photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production.
Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...
took place in the United Kingdom in April 2025.
References
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Upcoming films
British drama films
Films based on British novels
2020s British films
BBC Film films
British Film Institute films