Directed by Stephen Frears Director Stephen Frears Distributed by Focus Features | Initial release 22 September 2017 (USA) Written by Lee Hall | |
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Produced by Beeban Kidron
Tracey Seaward
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner Based on Victoria and Abdul
by Shrabani Basu Starring Judi Dench
Ali Fazal
Eddie Izzard
Tim Pigott-Smith
Adeel Akhtar
Simon Callow
Michael Gambon Production
company BBC Films
Cross Street Films
Working Title Films Release date September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08) (United Kingdom)
September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22) (United States) Production companies Working Title Films, BBC Films Cast Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Michael Gambon, Tim Pigott‑Smith Similar The Solutrean, Atomic Blonde, Mrs Brown, Darkest Hour, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long | ||
Victoria and Abdul is an upcoming British-American biographical drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Lee Hall. It is based on the book of same name by Shrabani Basu. The film stars Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Tim Pigott-Smith, and Adeel Akhtar. Focus Features will release the film on September 22, 2017.
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Cast
Production
On June 17, 2016, it was reported Judi Dench would play Queen Victoria (reprising her from 1997 film Mrs Brown) in the film Victoria and Abdul, based on the book of same name by Shrabani Basu. Stephen Frears would direct the film. On August 5, 2016, it was announced that Ali Fazal had joined the film to play Abdul Karim, while the film would be co-producing by Working Title Films and BBC Films, and would be co-financing by BBC and Focus Features. Focus would also handle the domestic distribution rights while Universal Pictures International would handle all the other countries. Script was written by Lee Hall and producers would be Beeban Kidron, Tracey Seaward, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner, while the other cast included Eddie Izzard, Michael Gambon, Tim Pigott-Smith, and Adeel Akhtar.
Principal photography on the film began on September 15, 2016, at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom.
Release
Victoria and Abdul is scheduled for a limited release on September 22, 2017 by Focus Features.
