Blithe Spirit (2020 film)


Blithe Spirit is an upcoming British comedy film directed by Edward Hall and starring Dan Stevens, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Judi Dench, Emilia Fox, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Adil Ray, Michele Dotrice, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards. It is based upon the 1941 play of the same name by Noel Coward, adapted for the screen by Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard, and Piers Ashworth.
It is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on 25 December 2020, by StudioCanal.

Cast

In May 2019, it was announced Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, and Judi Dench had joined the cast of the film, with Edward Hall, directing from a screenplay by Piers Ashworth, Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcroft. In June 2019, Leslie Mann, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Emilia Fox, Dave Johns and James Fleet joined the cast of the film.
Principal photography began in June 2019.

Release

The film was scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on 1 May 2020, but was delayed to 4 September 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then further delayed to 25 December 2020. IFC Films will distribute the film in the United States.