‘The Roses’ Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman Sets August Release From Searchlight
variety.comKatcy Stephan Searchlight’s “The Roses” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, will release on Aug. 29. The dark comedy is directed by Jay Roach (“Bombshell,” “Meet the Parents”) and is written by Tony McNamara (“Poor Things,” “The Great”). “The Roses” is inspired by the 1989 classic “The War of the Roses,” based on the novel by Warren Adler.
As the specialty banner describes, life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch) successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids.
But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.
Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, Belinda Bromilow and Kate McKinnon also star. Roach, Michelle Graham, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver are producers on “The Roses.” Cumberbatch is also a producer under his SunnyMarch banner, alongside producing partners Adam Ackland and Leah Clarke. “‘The Roses’ is a wildly funny, bigger than life, and yet deeply human story,” said Searchlight president Matthew Greenfield upon the project’s announcement last April.
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