Mr. Malcolm’s List Movie Storyline. Julia is (Zawe Ashton) ia society lady jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor Mr. Malcolm (Ṣọpẹ́ Dirisu), when she fails to meet one of the items on his list of requirements for a bride. Feeling shunned and humiliated, she enlists her friend Selina (Freido Pinto) to help her take revenge on Mr. Malcolm by tricking him into thinking he has found his perfect match.
Mr. Malcolm’s List is a period drama directed by Emma Holly Jones and written by Suzanne Allain, based on her novel of the same name. The stars are Zawe Ashton, Theo James, Ashley Park, Frieda Pinto, Ṣọpẹ́ Dirisu, Oliver Jackson-Cohen.
Mr. Malcolm’s List is a book and feature film written by Suzanne Allain with the film directed & produced by Emma Holly Jones. Suzanne self-published her book in 2009 and subsequently adapted it into a script. Mr Malcolm’s List was discovered by filmmaker Emma Holly Jones when The Black List did a podcast script reading of the highly rated script submitted through the website in 2015.
Emma pursued the rights and then brought on producer Laura Rister and subsequently Laura Lewis to produce the feature version. The team decided to make a short film, overture as a teaser to the feature version and partnered with Vice Studios’ Refinery29 and their Shatterbox short film series for female filmmakers to make the short.
It was shot in October 2018 in London and was released online on February 14, 2019 and, to date, has had over 2 million views. The short film starred Freida Pinto (who is also an Executive Producer), Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Gemma Chan. Based on its success, Suzanne’s novel was published in 2020 by Berkley Press and the feature film was financed.
The team partnered with producer Katie Holly and her Blinder Films to shoot in Ireland and started production in March 2021. The feature stars Pinto, Dìrísù, Jackson-Cohen and additions to the cast included Zawe Ashton, Theo James and Ashley Park. The film will be released in the U.S. by Bleecker Street on July 1, 2022 and internationally by Universal Pictures.
Mr. Malcolm’s List (2022)
Directed by: Emma Holly Jones
Starring: Freida Pinto, Sope Dirisu, Theo James, Zawe Ashton, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ashley Park, Sophie Vavasseur, Danielle Ryan, Divian Ladwa, Jules Morgan, Sianad Gregory, Ellen Costa
Screenplay by: Suzanne Allain
Production Design by: Ray Ball
Cinematography by: Tony Miller
Film Editing by: Kate Hickey
Art Direction by: Irina Kuksova, Tracey O’Hanlon
Music by: Amelia Warner
MPAA Rating: PG for some smoking and mild language.
Distributed by: Bleecker Street
Release Date: July 1, 2022
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