Rappy Veteran Posted September 5, 2013 Veteran Share Posted September 5, 2013 A Slight Trick of the Mind is based on the novel of the same name by Mitch Cullin and boasts a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher (The Duchess). The film marks a reunion for Condon and McKellen, as the two previously worked together on the 1998 film Gods and Monsters, which netted Oscar nods for both and a win for Condon for Best Adapted Screenplay. Production on A Slight Trick of the Mind is expected to begin in April in the UK with an eye towards a 2014 release, with Anne Carey (The American) onboard to produce. Condon?s latest film, the WikiLeaks drama The Fifth Estate, is making its world premiere later tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival. Read the full press release below: ICON/AI FILMS TO FINANCE AND CO-PRODUCE A SLIGHT TRICK OF THE MIND, DIRECTED BY BILL CONDON AND STARRING IAN MCKELLEN Anne Carey of Archer Gray Productions to co-produce with Iain Canning and Emile Sherman of See-Saw Films FilmNation to handle international sales TORONTO - Thursday 5 September 2013. AI Film, the production arm of the Icon UK Group owned by Len Blavatnik?s Access Industries, has announced it is financing and co-producing A SLIGHT TRICK OF THE MIND to be directed by Oscar?winner Bill Condon and starring Ian McKellen in the lead role. Set to film next April in the UK, the film will be produced by Anne Carey, producer of Anton Corbijn?s The American, through her new venture Archer Gray Productions, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman of See-Saw Films, producers of the Oscar?-winning British feature The King?s Speech, with Aviv Giladi, CEO of Icon/AI Film, and Len Blavatnik exec producing. Christine Langan, Head of BBC Films, is an exec producer on behalf of BBC Films which is also co-financing. Based on a novel by Mitch Cullin, A SLIGHT TRICK OF THE MIND, the screenplay is being adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher whose credits include The Duchess, Casanova and Stage Beauty. In 1947, Sherlock Holmes, long retired, lives in a sleepy Sussex village with his housekeeper and her amateur-sleuthing son. But far from living out a peaceful retirement, he is haunted by an unsolved case from fifty years ago. He remembers only fragments: a confrontation with an angry husband, a secret bond with his beautiful but unstable wife. With his legendary mental powers on the wane, and without his old sidekick Watson, Holmes is faced with the toughest case of his life ? a case that might finally reveal to him the mysteries of the human heart. A SLIGHT TRICK OF THE MIND is the second time the director and actor have worked together. Gods and Monsters, which Condon wrote and directed, won the best screenplay American Academy? award for the filmmaker and a best actor nomination for McKellen. Writer/director Condon, nominated by the Directors? Guild of America for directing the critically acclaimed Dreamgirls which received two Oscar? awards and eight nominations, is in Toronto this week for the world premiere of his latest film The Fifth Estate about the rise and fall of Wikileaks and its fascinating founder Julian Assange played by Benedict Cumberbatch. Condon?s credits also include writing the Oscar? nominated screenplay for the best picture winner Chicago, writing and directing Kinsey for which he won the Directors? Guild of Great Britain Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement, and directing The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2, the final instalments in the worldwide blockbuster franchise. Ian McKellen, a two-time Oscar? nominee (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Gods and Monsters) and one of the world?s greatest actors on stage and screen will play Holmes. Further casting will be announced in the coming weeks. Anne Carey says, ?Mitch Cullin?s elegiac novel is not so much about solving a mystery, as it is about accepting life?s mysteries. I could not be more excited about the talent who have come together to make this film a reality.? AI Film CEO Aviv Giladi says, ?Bill Condon and Ian McKellen are a perfect match for this clever and intriguing project, the third on our current production slate. The next few months will be exciting as we move closer to shooting with our producer partners Anne Carey and Iain Canning.? FilmNation Entertainment will handle international sales of the film. A SLIGHT TRICK OF THE MIND marks a stepping up in film production and investment for AI Film with three production announcements this summer. In Cannes Len Blavatnik announced the Icon production arm would be co-financing Martin Scorsese?s Silence with Emmett/Furla Films, Corsan Films and IM Global. Silence is set to shoot in Taiwan in July next year with Andrew Garfield and Ken Watanabe. AI Film is also co-financing and producing the spectacular musical event film chronicling the journey of pop music legend Elton John, Rocketman with Rocket Pictures and acquired for US distribution by FilmDistrict in June. Icon /AI Film has also just seen Lee Daniels? The Butler starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey and John Cusack and which it has co-financed break open at the US box office with a huge $27 million on its first weekend and has continued to lead the US box office with over $60 million in two weeks. Released by The Weinstein Company, the press forecasts the film should be in the frame for awards. http://collider.com/ian-mckellen-sherlock-holmes-bill-condon-slight-trick-of-the-mind/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted November 1, 2013 Author Veteran Share Posted November 1, 2013 One of the most exciting projects being readied at the moment is Bill Condon's adaptation of Mitch Cullin's "A Slight Trick Of The Mind". Set in 1947, Ian McKellen plays a long-retired Sherlock Holmes. Holmes now lives in a sleepy Sussex village with his housekeeper and her amateur-sleuthing son. The famous Baker Street detective is haunted by an unsolved fifty year old case involving an angry husband and his unstable wife, a case of which he only remembers fragments. Speaking with Empire recently, he briefly discussed the project: "It?s a charming book. That?s going to be my next job, when I?m finished on Broadway and I?m back with Bill Condon again, who I did Gods And Monsters with, and I?ll be filming in London, which will be wonderful. I?ve never had ambitions to play Sherlock Holmes, but this is Sherlock in a very particular place? he?s nearly 100 years old, and in retirement, and it?s more about being a beekeeper than it is being a detective." Source Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 they should get benedict to cameo as a young holmes! +E.Worm Jimmy and Victor Rambo 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamushroom Veteran Posted November 1, 2013 Veteran Share Posted November 1, 2013 Ian McKellen? This is gonna be good! Was already looking very much forward to this though! +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted November 2, 2013 Member Share Posted November 2, 2013 This could be quite the winner. It's a unique take on Holmes, for sure. +E.Worm Jimmy, Victor Rambo and Jamushroom 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted July 9, 2014 Author Veteran Share Posted July 9, 2014 Victor Rambo, Jamushroom and DarkyDan 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 That settles it - they're going to have to carry Sir Ian off the stage in a pine box. No retirement for top-end actors like him!! Looking forward to this (y) Victor Rambo and DarkyDan 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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McCordRm Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Release already!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfish Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Mitch Cullin, who wrote the book, also wrote Tideland, btw..which Terry Gilliam a few years back made into a film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bamsebjørn Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Oh wow, really looking forward to this. +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted February 6, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 6, 2015 looks great. LOVE sherlock holmes and all interpretations too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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