Franklyn

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name = Franklyn


image_size = 144px
caption = Promotional poster
director = Gerald McMorrow
producer = Jeremy Thomas
writer = Gerald McMorrow
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starring = Ryan Phillippe Eva Green Sam Riley
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cinematography =
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distributor = Contender Films (UK)
released = 2008
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
budget = £6 million
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imdb_id = 0893402

"Franklyn" is an upcoming British science fiction film written and directed by Gerald McMorrow in his feature film debut. The film will star Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green, and Sam Riley. Filming took place in London in the fourth quarter of 2007. "Franklyn" is scheduled to be released sometime in 2008.

Premise

"Franklyn" follows four intertwining stories, three of which takes place in contemporary London and the fourth takes place in Meanwhile City, a parallel fantasy environment. In Meanwhile City, atheist vigilante Jonathan Preest (Phillippe) fights against the various religious presences. Ultimately, his path crosses with three others (Eva Green, Sam Riley, Bernard Hill) from London.

Cast

*Ryan Phillippe as Jonathan Preest, a masked vigilante detective from Meanwhile City.
*Eva Green as Emilia, a woman suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder. One personality is a tormented artist, which Green has compared to real-life figures Sophie Calle and Tracey Emin, and Green described the other personality as "full of life, very witty, big sense of humor".cite news | first=G. Allen | last=Johnson | url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/30/PK1UTJ8IA.DTL | title=Role as flying witch lifts Green's profile | work=San Francisco Chronicle | publisher=Hearst Communications | date=2007-12-02 | accessdate=2008-03-11 ]
*Sam Riley as Milo, a young man who had been left at the altar at his wedding. Riley was cast based on his performance as Ian Curtis in the 2007 film "Control".
*Bernard Hill as Peter, a Cambridge church warden who looks for his homeless son.

Also cast in "Franklyn" are Susannah York, Art Malik, and Richard Coyle.cite news | first=Baz | last=Bamigboye | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/bazbamigboye.html?in_article_id=488439&in_page_id=1794 | title="Control" star Sam Riley keeping cool amongst the hype | work=Daily Mail | publisher=Associated Newspapers Ltd | date=2007-10-19 | accessdate=2008-03-11 ]

Production

Writer-director Gerald McMorrow wrote the original science fiction script "Franklyn" for his feature film debut. In October 2006, actor Ewan McGregor was cast into the lead role of the film, which was slated to begin production in summer 2007. [cite journal | first=Adam | last=Dawtrey | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953041.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=McGregor lands in future | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2006-10-31 | accessdate=2007-09-21 ] Production did not take place as planned, and McGregor left the project. Actors Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green, and newcomer Sam Riley were cast into "Franklyn" in September 2007.cite journal | first=Archie | last=Thomas | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117972359.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Phillippe, Green, Riley join 'Franklyn' | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2007-09-20 | accessdate=2007-09-21 ] "Franklyn", which will have a budget of £6 million, of which £1 million will be provided by the UK Film Council through its Premiere Fund. Production began on September 24 2007 in and around London.cite journal | first=Stuart | last=Kemp | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/international/news/e3i39f76c017d89e0747455009ad63001ed | title=Riley on board McMorrow's 'Franklyn' | journal=The Hollywood Reporter | publisher=Nielsen Company | date=2007-09-21 | accessdate=2007-09-21 ] Filming completed by December 2007.cite news | first=Ian | last=Spelling | url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?id=46011 | title=Green Completes "Franklyn" | work=Sci Fi Wire | publisher=Sci Fi Channel | date=2007-12-05 | accessdate=2008-03-11 ] By April 2008, the film had entered post-production.

Release

"Franklyn" is scheduled to be released in 2008.cite news | first=Joe | last=Utichi | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/franklyn/news/1690360/ | title=Exclusive: RT Visits the Set of "Franklyn" | work=Rotten Tomatoes | publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc | date=2007-11-28 | accessdate=2008-03-11 ] Purchasing rights from sales and financier HanWay Films, Contender Films will distribute the film in the United Kingdom, and Seville Pictures will distribute the film in Canada. Both distributors operate under their parent company, Entertainment One.cite journal | first=Stuart | last=Kemp | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/international/news/e3if3e739fe43eee9a165a2ced9c05eb3b2 | title=Contender takes 'Franklyn,' 'Eddie' from HanWay | journal=The Hollywood Reporter | publisher=Nielsen Company | date=2008-04-01 | accessdate=2008-04-23 ]

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0893402|title=Franklyn