Lionsgate has purchased UK and Ireland rights for THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM, which has cast British stars Alan Rickman (the HARRY POTTER films), Olivia Cooke (ME AND EARL and the DYING GIRL) and Douglas Booth (JUPITER ASCENDING) in the movie.
THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM, a gothic murder mystery, will be in the style of SE7EN and vein of THE WOMAN IN BLACK. The film is set in London, 1880, in the dangerous Limehouse district, where a series of murders have shaken the community. So monstrous and ruthless are these crimes the press claim they’re the work of The Golem – a legendary creature from dark times…
Confronted by a murderer of a yet unknown kind and with no genuine leads, the police put the vastly experienced Detective Inspector Kildare on the case, a scapegoat for when the next victim surfaces.
Based on Peter Ackroyd’s bestselling 1994 novel “Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem,” the Victorian-era story has been adapted by 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.
Lionsgate CEO Zygi Kamasa commented: “Having recently worked with these three very talented British actors separately we’re excited to see them on screen together on what we think will be a chilling adaptation of this popular novel. We eagerly anticipate seeing how this team brings to life Jane and Juan’s work.”
Stephen Woolley said: “Having two films in competition in Cannes this year is a total thrill for Elizabeth and me and 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. 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!”
With such a great casting assemble, we are looking forward to THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM already!
