H Is for Hawk (film)
{{Short description|British drama film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
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| director = Philippa Lowthorpe
| producer = Lena Headey
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
- Emma Donoghue
- Philippa Lowthorpe
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| based_on = {{Based on|H is for Hawk|Helen MacDonald}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| music =
| cinematography = Charlotte Bruus Christensen
| editing = Nico Leunen
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- Film4
- Good Gate Media
- Plan B Entertainment
- Peephole Productions
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| distributor = Lionsgate
| released =
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| country = {{Plainlist|
- United Kingdom
- United States
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| language = English
| budget =
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H Is for Hawk is an upcoming biographical drama film directed by Philippa Lowthorpe and starring Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson. It is an adaptation by Emma Donoghue of the 2014 memoir by Helen MacDonald of the same name.
Premise
The true life story about Helen who tends to a Goshawk after the death of her father.
Cast
- Claire Foy as Helen
- Brendan Gleeson
- Sam Spruell
- Josh Dylan as James
Production
The film was announced in February 2024, the to be directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, and written by Emma Donoghue, adapting H is for Hawk, the 2014 memoir by Helen MacDonald. It is set to star Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson and has been developed with Film4 who will executive produce and co-finance.{{cite web|url=
https://deadline.com/2024/02/claire-foy-brendan-gleeson-hawk-planb-poor-things-film4-efm-1235820819/|title= Claire Foy & Brendan Gleeson To Star In ‘H Is For Hawk’ For Plan B & ‘Poor Things’ Things Backer Film4; Protagonist Launches EFM Buzz Pic|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=9 February 2024|accessdate=February 9, 2024}} The film is also being produced by Plan B Entertainment who had previously been attached to an adaptation of the book with Lena Headey.{{cite web|url= https://womenandhollywood.com/lena-headey-to-star-in-and-produce-adaptation-of-h-is-for-hawk-with-plan-b-c96e716a2ab9/|website=Woman and Hollywood|accessdate=9 February 2024|title=Lena Headey to Star in and Produce Adaptation of “H Is for Hawk” with Plan B|first=Laura|last=Berger|date= July 7, 2017}}{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/arts/television/game-of-thrones-season-7-lena-headey-cersei.html|website=New York Times|accessdate=9 February 2024|title= Lena Headey, Cersei in ‘Game of Thrones,’ Has Her Own Power Moves|first=Jeremy|last=Egner|date=5 July 2017}} In November 2024, Lionsgate acquired UK and Irish distribution rights to the film from Protagonist Pictures.{{cite web|title=Lionsgate picks up 'H Is For Hawk' with Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson for UK-Ireland, as Wales shoot gets underway |website=Screen Daily|url-access=limited|first=Mona|last=Tabbara|date=7 November 2024|access-date=10 November 2024|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/lionsgate-picks-up-h-is-for-hawk-with-claire-foy-brendan-gleeson-for-uk-ireland-exclusive/5198957.article}}
Filming began in Cambridge in November 2024.{{cite web|first=Cait|last=Findlay|date=18 October 2024|title= The Crown actress Claire Foy set to star in movie filming soon in Cambridge|url= https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/crown-actress-claire-foy-set-30173053.amp |website=Cambridge-News|accessdate=18 October 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/gallery/h-hawk-begins-filming-cambridge-30302084.amp|website=Cambridge-News|accessdate=5 November 2024|title= Movie featuring Netflix star begins filming in Cambridge|first=Cait|last=Findlay|date=5 November 2024}} Filming is also scheduled to take place in Wales and London.{{cite web|title= Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson’s ‘H Is For Hawk’ Begins Filming in Wales and London in October|first= Sartaj|last=Singh|date=August 6, 2024|url=https://thecinemaholic.com/h-is-for-hawk-filming/|website=The Cinemaholic|accessdate=18 October 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|10329560}}
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Category:2020s English-language films
Category:2020s biographical drama films
Category:American biographical drama films
Category:British biographical drama films
Category:Films shot in Cambridgeshire
Category:Films based on British books
Category:Plan B Entertainment films