The Dead of Winter (film)

• Laurel Marsden
• Emma Thompson
• Judy Greer
• Gaia Wise
• Marc Menchaca
• Lloyd Hutchinson
• Brían F. O'Byrne

In February 2024, it was announced that an action-thriller film titled The Fisherwoman was in development with Brian Kirk directing and Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb writing the screenplay. Laurel Marsden, Emma Thompson and Judy Greer were cast in the lead roles, alongside Gaia Wise and Marc Menchaca. Principal photography began on February 26, in Koli, Finland and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.{{cite web |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |title=Judy Greer joins Emma Thompson on Stampede, augenschein’s ‘The Fisherwoman’ (exclusive) |date=February 8, 2024 |website=Screen Daily |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/judy-greer-joins-emma-thompson-on-stampede-augenscheins-the-fisherwoman-exclusive/5190299.article |accessdate=February 26, 2024}}{{cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |title='Ms. Marvel' Actress Laurel Marsden Joins Emma Thompson & Judy Greer In Action-Thriller 'The Fisherwoman' |date=February 26, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/marvel-laurel-marsden-emma-thompson-judy-greer-fisherwoman-1235838382/ |accessdate=February 26, 2024}} In Finland, Thompson praised the skills of the local working crew,{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/emma-thompson-finnish-crew-the-fisherwoman-1235956142/|title=Emma Thompson Gushes Over Working With Finnish Crew on 'The Fisherwoman': 'They Cared for Us, and They Showed Us Where the Best Bars Were'|first=Marta|last=Balaga|website=Variety|date=30 March 2024|access-date=26 June 2024}} even writing a laudatory letter dedicated to the Finns, published by Helsingin Sanomat.{{cite web|url=https://skimbacolifestyle.com/2024/03/emma-thompson-film-in-finland.html|title=Movie Star Emma Thompson Speaks Up Why Film Production in Finland Should Be Supported|first=Katja|last=Presnal|work=Skimbaco Lifestyle|access-date=26 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000010327541.html|title=Emma Thompsonin kirje suomalaisille|trans-title=Emma Thompson's letter to Finns|work=Helsingin Sanomat|date=29 March 2024|access-date=26 June 2024}} Because of this, the Finnish president Alexander Stubb personally called Thompson and thanked the actress "for her beautiful words, trust in Finns and welcomed her back to Finland".{{cite web|url=https://www.aamulehti.fi/elokuvat/art-2000010328672.html|title=Presidentti Stubb soitti Suomea hehkuttaneelle brittinäyttelijä Emma Thompsonille|first=Veli-Pekka|last=Lehtonen|work=Aamulehti|date=30 March 2024|access-date=26 June 2024|language=fi}} Filming wrapped in June 2024.{{cite web|url=https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/shooting-summary-may-june-2024/|title=Shooting Summary / May – June 2024|website=British Cinematographer|date=June 1, 2024|access-date=August 27, 2024}} In March 2025, the film had been retitled to The Dead of Winter, with Vertical acquiring the distribution rights.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/emma-thompson-judy-greer-action-thriller-the-dead-of-winter-acquired-by-vertical-1236352510/|title=Emma Thompson & Judy Greer Action Thriller 'The Dead Of Winter' Acquired By Vertical|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 27, 2025|access-date=May 4, 2025}}

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