According to Deadline, British stars Alan Rickman (the Harry Potter films), Olivia Cooke (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) and Douglas Booth (Jupiter Ascending) have all joined in to solve the mystery of The Limehouse Golem, a gothic tale of murder and the supernatural in which a series of killings are believed to have been committed by mythical dark creature the Golem.
Based on Peter Ackroyd’s bestselling 1994 novel “Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem,” the Victorian-era story has been adapted by ace screenwriter Jane Goldman (Kingsman: The Secret Service, The Woman in Black) for director Juan Carlos Medina (Painless) and producers Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen and Joanna Laurie of Number 9 Films.
“We are privileged to be once again working with world class filmmakers like Alan Rickman and Jane Goldman and the sensational director, Juan Carlos Medina, and stars of the future Olivia Cooke and Douglas Booth on this Gothic masterpiece,” commented Stephen Woolley. “It’s going to be the first time the world will see the amazing universe that Peter Ackroyd has created that has a more sensational twist than ‘The Crying Game!’”
Lionsgate has already purchased UK and Ireland rights before The Limehouse Golem goes up for grabs to other distributers at Cannes in May.
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