Sally Hawkins Boards Stephen Frears’ ‘The Lost King’ Oscar-nominated The Shape of Water star Sally Hawkins has joined the cast of UK comedy-drama The Lost King, inspired by the remarkable 2012 true story of finding Brit monarch King Richard III’s remains under a Leicester car park.
Steve Coogan has co-written the script with his Stan & Ollie and Philomena collaborator Jeff Pope. Philomena director and two-time Oscar nominee Stephen Frears is aboard to direct the Baby Cow-produced feature.
Coogan will co-star in the film as the husband of Philippa Langley, the woman who undertook the search for King Richard’s remains.
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