To Olivia

To Olivia[2] (formerly titled An Unquiet Life)[3] is an upcoming British feature film directed by John Hay and starring Hugh Bonneville as Roald Dahl and Keeley Hawes as Patricia Neal. It is based on Stephen Michael Shearer's biography about Neal titled An Unquiet Life.[4] The film features Geoffrey Palmer in his final film appearance.[5]

To Olivia
Directed byJohn Hay
Produced byDonall McCusker
Screenplay byJohn Hay
David Logan
Based onAn Unquiet Life
by Stephen Michael Shearer
StarringHugh Bonneville
Keeley Hawes
Release date
  • February 19, 2021 (2021-02-19)[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Production

Casting

Bonneville was cast as Dahl in May 2017.[9][10][11][12] Hawes was cast as Neal in November 2019.[13] Heughan was cast as Paul Newman in December 2019.[14][15][16][17]

Filming

Principal photography began in Surrey on November 14, 2019.[13]

Palmer completed all intended shooting for his scenes before his death in November 2020.[5]

Release

The film is set to be released in theaters and on Sky Cinema in February 2021.[2][18][19]

References
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  5. Brown, Brigid (6 November 2020). "'As Time Goes By' Star Geoffrey Palmer Has Passed Away, Age 93". BBC America. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. "Hugh Bonneville to Portray Author Roald Dahl in Biopic". Hollywood.com. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. Clarke, Stewart (13 November 2019). "Keeley Hawes to Play Patricia Neal in Film About the Star and Roald Dahl (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. Wiseman, Andreas (17 December 2019). "'Outlander' Star Sam Heughan To Play Paul Newman In Patricia Neal/Roald Dahl Movie Biopic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  9. Cureton, Sean K. (11 May 2017). "Roald Dahl Movie Biopic to Star Hugh Bonneville". Screen Rant. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  10. "'Downton Abbey' Star to Portray Roald Dahl in Biopic". WGAL. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  11. White, James (11 May 2017). "Hugh Bonneville Will Be Roald Dahl For A New Biopic". Empire. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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  13. TV News Desk (14 November 2019). "Keeley Hawes Joins Hugh Bonneville In Untitled Patricia Neal/Roald Dahl Film". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  14. McRady, Rachel (17 December 2019). "'Outlander' Star Sam Heughan To Play Paul Newman In Biopic About Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  15. Romano, Nick (17 December 2019). "Outlander star Sam Heughan to play Paul Newman in Roald Dahl, Patricia Neal biopic". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  16. Mahbub, Mufsin (18 December 2019). "Which 'Outlander' Star Is Playing Paul Newman In The Roald Dahl-Patricia Neal Biopic?". International Business Times. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  17. Hallemann, Caroline (17 December 2019). "Outlander Actor Sam Heughan to Play Paul Newman in a New Biopic About Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal". Town & Country. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  18. Houghton, Rianne (12 November 2020). "First look at Line of Duty's Keeley Hawes and Paddington's Hugh Bonneville in new movie". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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