‘Starter For 10′, Film That Launched Star Careers, Being Adapted As Stage Musical
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The 2006 film Starter for 10, which helped launch the big-screen careers of James McAvoy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Dominic Cooper and James Corden, is being developed into a stage musical.
The show, based on David Nicholls 2003 novel and director Tom Vaughan’s HBO/Playtone movie, will have its world premiere at the Bristol Old Vic in February. “The film launched the careers of so many young actors, and we hope the musical will do the same,” producer Emma Hall told us.
London-based Hall revealed that Rebecca Hall “is my big sister, so she is just totally thrilled about this. This film, this book has a very special place in her heart.” The story set in 1985 follows working-class freshman Brian Jackson, the part played by McAvoy in the film, as he begins his student days at Bristol University.
Brian’s dream is to win a place on his college University Challenge team while also coping with attention from two potential lovers.
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