Angels in the Asylum
{{Short description|British drama film}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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| director = Rob Sorrenti
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- Heather Greenwood
- Rob Sorrenti
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| screenplay = Rob Sorrenti
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| music =
| cinematography = James Friend
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| production_companies = {{plainlist|
- AITA Films Limited
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| distributor = Parkland Pictures
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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Angels in the Asylum is a suspended British film written and directed by Rob Sorrenti in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Katherine Waterston, Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver, Aurora Perrineau, Rose Williams and Lesley Nicol.
The future of the film was put in uncertainty after being halted in February 2025 due to lack of funds.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/simon-pegg-angels-in-the-asylum-halts-filming-crisis-1236350832/|title=Simon Pegg Film 'Angels In The Asylum' Halts Shoot Indefinitely After Funding "Crisis" Leaves Crew, Producers & Suppliers Out Of Pocket|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Jake|last=Kanter|date=March 27, 2025|access-date=March 27, 2025}}
Premise
The film is inspired by a BBC Newsnight exposé on the women who were incarcerated in 1907 at Long Grove Asylum in Surrey, a former hospital for the mentally ill, because they were typhoid carriers.
Cast
Production
Writer and director Rob Sorrenti had developed the project since 2008, prior to Heather Greenwood and James Friend joining as producer and cinematographer, respectively.{{cite web|website=Screen Daily|access-date=14 May 2024|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/katherine-waterston-simon-pegg-to-star-in-angels-in-the-asylum-exclusive/5193359.article|title=Katherine Waterston, Simon Pegg to star in 'Angels In The Asylum' (exclusive)|first=Mona|last=Tabbarra|date=14 May 2024}} The cast includes Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver, Rose Williams, Aurora Perrineau, and Katherine Waterston.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/aurora-perrineau-joins-angels-in-the-asylum-rob-sorrenti-1236271629/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=5 February 2025|title= Aurora Perrineau Joins Katherine Waterston, Simon Pegg & Minnie Driver In Drama 'Angels In The Asylum'|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=January 29, 2025}} Principal photography began in Kent in January 2025.{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/473089|website=Cineuropa.org|access-date=5 February 2025|title=Cameras rolling for Rob Sorrenti's UK-set debut feature, Angels in the Asylum|first=Olivia|last=Popp|date=31 January 2025}} Filming was scheduled for Louth, Lincolnshire in February 2025.{{cite web|first=David|last=McKenna|date=29 January 2025|title=Town to feature in film starring Pegg and Driver|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8ky5jx8dyo|website=BBC News|access-date=29 January 2025}} After 15 days of filming, production was halted indefinitely due to lack of funding; it was originally set to last for a month.
In April 2025, production company AITA Films Limited filed for bankruptcy after exhausting their funds, owing 150 crew members at least £600,000 in wages.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/angels-in-the-asylum-simon-pegg-administration-1236363000/ |title='Angels In The Asylum': Production Company Behind Simon Pegg Film Files For Administration |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Jake |last=Kanter |date=April 8, 2025 |access-date=April 8, 2025}} Sorrenti claimed that distributor Parkland Pictures had failed to provide funding, while Parkland said that it had "no agreement to finance Angels in the Asylum beyond its work as a sales agent".
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|36133278}}
Category:2020s English-language films
Category:2020s historical drama films
Category:British historical drama films
Category:British independent films
Category:English-language drama films
Category:English-language independent films
Category:Films set in the 20th century