Richard E. Grant, Archie Madekwe, and Alison Oliver have joined the cast of Emerald Fennell’s Prime Video and MRC Film feature Saltburn, which is in production in the UK.
Fennell, who won the original screenplay Oscar last year for Promising Young Woman, wrote and will direct the feature, described as a story of obsession.
Prime Video previously acquired worldwide streaming rights to the film and will debut on its global platform after Amazon Studios and MGM release theatrically.
The trio of actors join previously announced cast members Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, and Rosamund Pike. Fennell will also produce Saltburn alongside LuckyChap Entertainment’s Josey McNamara, Tom Ackerley, and Margot Robbie.
“From the second we read Saltburn, we were completely hooked. Emerald is a triple threat filmmaker – she is really one-of-a-kind,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios and Julie Rapaport, head of movies at Amazon Studios. “We are thrilled to be working with the incredible teams at MRC and LuckyChap to bring Emerald’s vision to life and to bring the film to millions of people around the world.”
“Emerald’s first movie is one of the most bold, arresting and confident debut films of the last decade and her singular voice and provocative sensibility are on full display again in Saltburn,” said MRC Film co-presidents Brye Adler and Jonathan Golfman.
Grant’s broke out in Withnail And I and won a Spirit Award and earned a supporting actor Oscar nomination for 2018 drama Can You Ever Forgive Me? opposite Melissa McCarthy.
Madekwe stars in Apple’s original series See alongside Jason Momoa and Alfre Woodard and recently wrapped Heart Of Stone for Tom Harper. His credits include Midsommar. Oliver recently appeared in Conversations With Friends for Hulu and will appear in the upcoming BBC drama Best Interests.
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