‘Epic — The Life & Times Of David Lean’ Begins Production; Assemble Media Boards Sky Doc

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EXCLUSIVE: Cameras are rolling on Epic — The Life & Times of David Lean, with Assemble Media boarding the documentary.

The Sky Arts feature comes from director Barnaby Thompson (Mad About the Boy — The Noel Coward Story), with Embankment Films and Fragile Films now joined by Assemble’s Jack Heller (Moviepass, Moviecrash) on the production and financing.

Assemble’s Caitlin de Lisser-Ellen as an executive producer. Embankment’s Nick Taussig is the producer, with the company behind The Father and The Wife also shopping the doc internationally.

A spring 2026 theatrical release date has been slated in the UK, with Sky Arts transmitting it over the summer. We first reported on the project in September last year. “I’m thrilled to join Barnaby and Nick on this journey,” said Heller, founder of Assemble. “With IMAX and large-format filmmaking shaping the future of cinema, there’s no better time to explore the life of the man who redefined epic filmmaking and laid the groundwork for it.” The film looks into the life of British director David Lean, whose films included Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and A Bridge of the River Kwai.