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Click HERE to see the trailer. Director Gillian Armstrong Cast Billy Crudup Cate Blanchett - Charlotte Gray Filming Locations France Scotland UK Schedule Expected to film between January and March 2001 Filming began on Feb 12th Filming has now completed and is in post-production Premiered on December 17th in Los Angeles UK Premiere set for February 20th Synopsis A young Scottish woman joins the French Resistance during World War II to rescue her Royal Air Force boyfriend who is lost in France. Based on the best-selling novel by Sebastian Faulks (Birdsong), Charlotte Gray is a powerful rites of passage featuring a young woman who joins the French Resistance in order to find her English lover. While in occupied France, Charlotte finds herself playing a central role as she tries to save two Jewish boys from the gas chamber. Crudup flies to Warners' 'Gray' Hollywood Reporter 2nd October 2000 Billy Crudup ("Almost Famous") has signed to star opposite Cate Blanchett in the drama "Charlotte Gray" for Warner Bros. and FilmFour. Shooting is scheduled to start in February on the $20 million-plus budgeted project, which will be directed by Gillian Armstrong. The project marks the first to come under Warner Bros. and FilmFour's three-year multifilm co-production pact that was sealed in May and was designed to yield up to two films a year (HR 5/10). "Gray," based on Sebastian Faulks' best-selling novel of the same name and adapted by Jeremy Brock ("Mrs. Brown"), tells the story of a young Scottish woman (Blanchett) who joins the French resistance to rescue her Royal Air Force boyfriend (Crudup). Blanchett and Armstrong previously teamed on "Oscar and Lucinda." (Cathy Dunkley)Press Release from Film Four Gillian Armstrong has inked to direct, and Cate Blanchett to star in Ecosse Films' Charlotte Gray, adapted by Jeremy Brock from Sebastian Faulks' best-selling novel. Sarah Curtis and Douglas Rae produce this exceptional love story about a young Scottish woman who joins the French Resistance in order to rescue her RAF boyfriend, lost in France. Robert Bernstein is Executive Producer. Principal photography is expected early next year.Ecosse Films, is producing Charlotte Gray for FilmFour at a cost of £15-20 million Release Date: December 28th, 2001 (limited release) expands wider in January, 2002 Charlotte Gray is an adaption of the bestselling novel by Sebastian Faulks. Links Official Website from Warner Brothers IMDB Upcoming movies Film Four Ecosse Films EMAIL the administrator |