Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley are set to re-team less than one year after the release of “The Lost Daughter.” Their performances in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s feature directorial debut earned them both Oscar nods. The actresses are joining forces with another woman director for “Wicked Little Letters.” The comedy, to be helmed by Thea Sharrock, is being shopped at the Cannes market. Deadline broke the news.
“Wicked Little Letters” is based on a true story and will see Buckley playing the “fiery Rose Gooding who has little in common with the pious Edith Swan (Colman) aside from them being neighbors in the seaside town of Littlehampton in the 1920s,” the source details. One day, Edith and others in the town start receiving scandalous letters written with foul language as eccentric as it is obscene, and the finger of suspicion immediately falls on Rose. As Rose stands to lose her freedom and the custody of her daughter, and outrageous letters continue to blight the town, police officer Gladys Moss begins to suspect something is amiss. Together with a group of resourceful women, Gladys endeavors to solve the mystery, liberate Rose, and catch the real culprit.”
Principal photography is slated to kick off in fall 2022.
“‘Wicked Little Letters’ is a divine comedy with a profoundly moving core. Hilarious, witty, joyous, and based on a true story as relevant today as it was 100 years ago,” said Sharrock. “Watching this film will be like hitting your funny bone; when the tears of pain and laughter are impossible to separate. Olivia Colman is hilarious, brilliant, and brave. In the part of Edith, she will continue to show her extraordinary dexterity as an actor with her unique ability to make us fall in love with her. In Jessie Buckley we have cast the actress everybody wants to see; her ferociously strong energy will explode the character of Rose onto our screens. Following ‘The Lost Daughter’ our film reunites two of the world’s most exciting, accessible, fun, and wild actresses.”
In addition to starring, Colman is among the pic’s producers. She won an Oscar for “The Favourite” and an Emmy for “The Crown.”
Buckley broke out with 2018’s “Wild Rose.” Her other credits include “Fargo,” “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” and “Chernobyl.” She stars in “Men,” set to bow in theaters this Friday, May 20. The horror story follows a grief-stricken woman who visits the English countryside.
“Me Before You” and “The One and Only Ivan” are among Sharrock’s credits.
