How does an Oscar and Bafta-nominated film come to fruition? Charles Gant traces the 20-year journey of ‘The Favourite’, born from a snippet in a newspaper and championed by a succession of screenwriters, producers and funders.
Even by the oft-protracted standards of film development, the journey of The Favourite from first mooting to the screen has been a long haul, taking an epic 20 years from its origins as a spec script from a first-time writer to its current position as an Oscar and Bafta front-runner. “It’s been development purgatory, hell and heaven — all three together,” smiles Ceci Dempsey, one of the four producers who brought the film to life.
The Favourite, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, tells the remarkable true story of three women at the heart of the court of Queen Anne: the monarch herself... Keep reading on Screen Daily
Even by the oft-protracted standards of film development, the journey of The Favourite from first mooting to the screen has been a long haul, taking an epic 20 years from its origins as a spec script from a first-time writer to its current position as an Oscar and Bafta front-runner. “It’s been development purgatory, hell and heaven — all three together,” smiles Ceci Dempsey, one of the four producers who brought the film to life.
The Favourite, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, tells the remarkable true story of three women at the heart of the court of Queen Anne: the monarch herself... Keep reading on Screen Daily