Watch a new exclusive featurette on Weinstein Co's Philomena starring Steve Coogan and Judi Dench. Steven Frears directs the drama written for the screen by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, based on the 2009 investigative book "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee" written by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith. Also on board the cast are Charlie Murphy, Anna Maxwell Martin, Simone Lahbib, Neve Gachev, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Charlotte Rickard and Charles Edwards. Philomena focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee (Dench), mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock - something her Irish-Catholic community didn't have the highest opinion of - and given away for adoption in the United States. In following church doctrine, she was...
- 11/15/2013
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A new exclusive clip is up from Weinstein Co's Philomena drama starring Steve Coogan and Judi Dench. The film opens November 22nd and is directed by Stephen Frears from the script by Coogan and Jeff Pope, based on the 2009 investigative book "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee" by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith called "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee." Also on board the cast are Charlie Murphy, Anna Maxwell Martin, Simone Lahbib, Neve Gachev, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Charlotte Rickard and Charles Edwards. Philomena focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee (Dench), mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock - something her Irish-Catholic community didn't have the highest opinion of - and given away for adoption in the United States. In following church doctrine, she was forced to sign a contract that wouldn't allow for any sort...
- 11/5/2013
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Watch the trailer for Weinstein Co's Philomena which finds release on January 10th, with a cast including Steve Coogan, Judi Dench, Charlie Murphy, Anna Maxwell Martin, Simone Lahbib, Neve Gachev, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Charlotte Rickard and Charles Edwards. Stephen Frears directed the dramedy scripted by Coogan and Jeff Pope based on the book "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee" by Martin Sixsmith. Coogan also produces alongside Tracey Seaward and Gabrielle Tana.
- 10/7/2013
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Weinstein Co has seta release date for their Philomena drama starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, finding a limited opening on Christmas, and expanding wide on January 10th, reports Deadline. The film picked up by Weinstein Co after a bidding war at Cannes, wowed audiences at the Venice Film Festival. Stephen Frears directs the film which also stars Charlie Murphy, Anna Maxwell Martin, Simone Lahbib, Neve Gachev, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Charlotte Rickard and Charles Edwards. Jeff Pope wrote the screenplay based on the book "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee" by Martin Sixsmith. Philomena tells the true-life story tells of Philomena Lee (Dench), a woman who was forced to give up her son by the Catholic church, and sold him for adoption.
- 8/31/2013
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Stephen Frears' Philomena has a new poster up showing Steve Coogan and Judi Dench seated next to one another. The film opens November 1st in the U.K., but we have no release date for the film on U.S. soil as yet, via Weinstein Co. Steve Coogan, Judi Dench, Charlie Murphy, Anna Maxwell Martin, Simone Lahbib, Neve Gachev, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Charlotte Rickard and Charles Edwards star. The true-life story tells of Philomena Lee (Dench), a woman who was forced to give up her son by the Catholic church, and sold him for adoption.
- 8/30/2013
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