Cast joining Andrew Scott in Ian Charleson film Elsinore revealed

Further casting has been revealed for Elsinore, a new feature starring Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman, which has begun filming.

The film will be directed by Simon Stone and written by Stephen Beresford, and is based on the life of actor Ian Charleson.

Elsinore centres on the period during which Charleson was preparing to play Hamlet at the National Theatre. Famously, Charleson, though seriously ill from AIDS, was brought in to the production after Daniel Day-Lewis abandoned the revival, and garnered rave reviews. He died less than two months later, with the Ian Charleson Awards then founded in his honour.

Scott will appear in the lead role, with Colman also starring. Stone directs following his BAFTA-nominated work on The Dig, with Beresford writing the screenplay after Pride. Scott is also attached as a producer, while Beresford serves as an executive producer alongside Ethan Silverman, who originated the project.

Joining Scott and Colman will be Billie Piper (Doctor Who), Johnny Flynn, Luke Thompson, Monica Dolan (Appropriate), Juliet Stevenson, Joe Locke, Adeel Akhtar (The Cherry Orchard), Matthew Beard (Skylight), David Dawson (The Duchess of Malfi), Kadiff Kirwan (Slow Horses), Dickie Beau (Re-Member Me) and BAFTA winner Peter Mullan (Ozark).

 The film will be released theatrically in the UK, France, Germany, Poland, Benelux, Australia and New Zealand, with Lucky Red handling distribution in Italy.

The creative team includes cinematographer Mike Eley, production designer Helen Scott, costume designer Mel Page and editor Valerio Bonelli, with casting by Jessica Ronane.