Tim Downie
Clover Fox Films announces that Outlander’s Tim Downie has joined the cast for feature film "All That Glitters", a young adult comedy-drama inspired by Shakespeare and how he might have written in the modern day. Pre-production for the film has started this week.
Tim Downie, ("Outlander") has joined the cast alongside Paul Ready ("Motherland"), Elliot Grihault ("House of the Dragon") and Mark Lavery ("Vikings"). The supporting cast has also been announced, including Anya Preston in her breakout role as Cassie, Noah Manzoor ("Silverpoint") in the role of Fred and James Craven ("Geek Girl") in the role of Hugo.
"All That Glitters" is a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet in a UK school setting, populated with anxious teens and TikTok scrollers. With themes of first loves, feminism, drugs and tricky family values, the film explores the relevance of Shakespeare's writing in the present day, introducing Shakespeare to young adults using modern language and context, with the bard himself as a mentor.
Peter Lavery, co-founder of Clover Fox Films, is the writer-director of "All The Glitters"¸ which is set to be his debut feature film. It is being produced by Clover Fox co-founder Joe Andrews and executive produced by Bandit Films’ Johnny Gogan. Lavery says, “I’ve always wanted to bring Shakespeare back in fashion, and we’re incredibly proud to be working with an all-star cast who will do just that. This is a comedy-drama film which tackles dark but relatable themes, and allows young adults to connect with Shakespeare in a way which hasn’t been done before – created by a cast and crew that actually understands the age group. We couldn’t be more excited to begin production this week and see this fantastic cast bring these characters to life.”
Tim Downie, actor playing the role of Philip, adds, “Shakespeare has always been a great passion of mine, and in this film, Peter has written a wonderfully fun, uplifting love letter to the Bard that I can't wait to get started on.”
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