‘The Last Of Us’ & ‘GOT’ Star Bella Ramsey Finds Next Distinctive Role As Lead In Movie ‘Monstrous Beauty’; Dominic West, Ruth Negga, Fiona Shaw & HanWay Also Aboard
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: After playing formidable and unique young women in The Last Of Us and Game Of Thrones, Bella Ramsey has found her next potentially memorable role as the star of period drama Monstrous Beauty.
Ramsey, who shot to fame as the precocious Lady of Bear Island in GOT, is heading back to court but this time as an aspiring playwright in the court of King Charles II who suffers from a rare condition that means she is entirely covered in hair.
This is her first role announced since HBO’s blockbuster hit The Last Of Us. Atonement and The Hour star Romola Garai has written and will direct the movie, which will also star Dominic West as King Charles II (after he recently played Prince Charles in The Crown), Oscar nominee Ruth Negga (Passing) as his mistress Nell Gwyn, and Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve) as Aphra Ben, the first ever published female playwright in history.
The story combines fiction with real historical characters. Filming is due to begin in September. Matthew James Wilkinson (Yesterday) is producing for Stigma Films.
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