Flavia (film)
{{Short description|Family adventure film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
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| director = Bharat Nalluri
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- Paula Mazur
- Mitchell Kaplan
- Robert Mickelson
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| screenplay = Susan Coyne
| based_on = Flavia de
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- Molly Belle Wright
- Martin Freeman
- Jonathan Pryce
- Toby Jones
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- The Mazur Kaplan Company
- Mystic Point
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Flavia is an upcoming family adventure film directed by Bharat Nalluri and starring Molly Belle Wright, Martin Freeman, Jonathan Pryce, and Toby Jones. It is adapted from the Alan Bradley book series.
Cast
- Molly Belle Wright as Flavia
- Ariella Glaser as Ophelia
- Martin Freeman
- Toby Jones
- Karan Gill
- Annette Badland
- Jonathan Pryce
- Tallulah Conabeare as Daphne
- Zach Colton
- Max Cortezi
Production
=Development=
The film is based on the character from the Alan Bradley series of books concerning the child detective Flavia de Luce. An option for the book series was initially optioned by Sam Mendes in 2012.{{cite web|url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/director-sam-mendes-options-flavia-de-luce-mystery-series/article4105667/|website=Theglobeandmail|accessdate=30 October 2024|title= Director Sam Mendes options Flavia de Luce mystery series
|date=May 9, 2012}}
The film was adapted from the books by Susan Coyne and is directed by Bharat Nalluri.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/martin-freeman-flavia-film-detective-sells-sky-europe-1236194732/|website=Variety|accessdate=30 October 2024|date= Oct 30, 2024 |title=Martin Freeman Family Feature ‘Flavia,’ About 11-Year-Old Detective, Sells Wide With Sky Taking the U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)|first= K.J.|last= Yossman}} The film is being produced by Paula Mazur and Mitchell Kaplan for The Mazur Kaplan Company and Robert Mickelson for Mystic Point, with Protagonist Pictures handling international sales.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/news/sherlock-martin-freeman-sandman-isla-gie-flavia-de-luce-1235603182/amp/|website=Variety|accessdate=30 October 2024|date= May 4, 2023|title=‘Sherlock’ Star Martin Freeman, ‘The Sandman’ Actor Isla Gie to Headline ‘Flavia de Luce,’ Protagonist to Launch at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)|first= Naman|last= Ramachandran}}
=Casting=
Molly Belle Wright will play the title role, replacing Isla Gie who was originally announced in the part. Ariella Glaser and Tallulah Conabeare play sisters Flavia's sisters, Ophelia and Daphne de Luce. {{cite web|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=16 December 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/flavia-ariella-glaser-white-bird-martin-freeman-jonathan-pryce-1236180184/|title= ‘White Bird’ Star Ariella Glaser Boards Teen Detective Movie ‘Flavia’|first=Max|last= Goldbart|date=November 19, 2024}} Martin Freeman, Jonathan Pryce, Meera Syal, and Toby Jones joined the cast in May 2023.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/jonathan-pryce-meera-syal-toby-jones-martin-freeman-flavia-de-luce-1235618573/amp/ |website=Variety|accessdate=30 October 2024|date= May 19, 2023|title= Jonathan Pryce, Meera Syal, Toby Jones Join Martin Freeman and Isla Gie in Cast of Family Adventure ‘Flavia de Luce’ (EXCLUSIVE) |first= Naman|last= Ramachandran}}
=Filming=
Principal photography took place in the United Kingdom in October 2024.{{cite web|website=Film Stories|accessdate=30 October 2024|url=https://filmstories.co.uk/news/flavia-de-luce-starring-martin-freeman-to-shoot-in-the-uk-this-october/|title= Flavia De Luce, starring Martin Freeman, to shoot in the UK this October|first= Maria|last= Lattila |date= September 10, 2024}} Filming locations include Reading, Berkshire and Guildford.{{cite web|url= https://www.theknowledgeonline.com/news/exclusive-new-tax-relief-bolsters-uk-shoot-for-flavia-de-luce|website=Theknowledgeonline|accessdate=30 October 2024|first= Nia|last=Daniels|date=5 September 2024|title=EXCLUSIVE: New tax relief bolsters UK shoot for Flavia De Luce}} Filming was scheduled to last 8 weeks to the end of November 2024.{{cite web|url= https://collider.com/flavia-first-image/|website=Collider|accessdate=31 October 2024|title= Martin Freeman and Molly Belle Wright Tackle a Mystery in First 'Flavia' Image|first=Ryan|last=O'Rourke|date=31 October 2024}}
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