Eddie Izzard has been cast as Dr. Nina Jekyll in Joe Stephenson’s forthcoming filmĀ Dr. Jekyll.
The new story promises to reimagine Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novellaĀ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde in a “modern” way.
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Dr. JekyllĀ will follow Nina as she finds friendship with her newly hired help, Rob (emerging actor Scott Chambers) who “must work together to prevent Hyde from destroying her life” according toĀ Variety.
“I am very excited to be playing the role of Nina Jekyll in this new feature film and itās wonderful to be able to reimagine this classic story in a modern way,” Izzard said in a statement regarding her new project.
Stephenson added: “Iām thrilled that Eddie is joining us as my Nina Jekyll. With her being the extraordinary and versatile actress she is, playing against Scottās natural talent to make us believe in the good in people, I canāt wait to bring this suspenseful take on the iconic classic to life.”
Filming onĀ Dr. Jekyll is set to begin this week across several locations in the UK, while other cast members have not yet been confirmed.
Joe Stephenson previously directed the feature filmĀ Chicken and the documentaryĀ McKellen: Playing the Part. He developed the script for the new film with writer Dan Kelly-Mulhern during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown.
Izzard most recently starred in Sky Cinema’s 2020 war filmĀ Six Minutes to Midnight directed by Andy Goddard, alongside Judi Dench, James D’Arcy and Jim Broadbent.
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