Are we emotionally ready to handle this? On the same day that the CDC announced that vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks both indoors and outdoors, there is a new report that says a movie about the Covid-19 lockdown is in the works. James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan are to star in the BBC lockdown film, Together. Here’s what you need to know.
Together sounds like both a comedy and a heart-breaking drama about a husband and wife who are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the Covid-19 lockdown. It is Shoebox Films and Sonia Friedman Productions film for BBC Two and BBC Film.
There’s A BBC Movie About The Covid-19 Lockdown In The Works
Sharon and James star as a married couple, named “He” and “She”, who face into the challenges brought about by Covid-19 restrictions in March 2020.
The film was made in just 10 days, with a script from Dennis Kelly who worked with Horgan previously on their BBC Three sitcom Pulling. Stephen Daldry, who has worked on all four seasons of The Crown, directed.
Sharon Horgan teased the film by saying, “I think everyone who got involved in this film had no intention of doing a Covid drama but then we read Dennis’s script and changed our minds. We shot this in ten days, so it was a beautifully stressful experience. And the fact that it feels like news means that the Covid death toll, the tragedy of so many lives lost unnecessarily has not been talked about enough.”
James McAvoy also added, “When I heard Sharon was involved with Stephen Daldry directing it was a no brainer. It’s a hilarious, heartfelt, entertaining, and unconsciously funny exploration of a relationship and a couple facing real tragedy across a year we have all lived through.”
As far as when the film will be available in the U.S., remains to be seen. We will update you with all of the latest details.
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