EXCLUSIVE: Rupert Everett and Ruby Stokes (Bridgerton) have signed on to lead Madfabulous, a 19th-century-set feature from director Celyn Jones (The Almond and the Seahorse, The Vanishing), which has just rolled cameras in Wales.
Described as a “fantastical reimagining set in the late 19th Century,” the film is inspired by the life of the fifth Marquess of Anglesey.
Per the official synopsis, the story follows the outrageous Henry Paget, a flamboyant character, so ahead of his time that he smashes through society’s protocols of elitism and gender.
Known for his gregarious theatrical expressions, exuberant sense of fashion, and lavish social life, Paget spent a multi-million-pound fortune before his untimely death at age twenty-nine.
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