Lee (upcoming film)

Lee is an upcoming biographical film directed by Ellen Kuras and written by Lem Dobbs, Marion Hume, John Collee and Liz Hannah, based on The Lives of Lee Miller by Antony Penrose. It stars Kate Winslet as war journalist Lee Miller.

Lee
Directed byEllen Kuras
Screenplay by
Based onThe Lives of Lee Miller
by Antony Penrose
Produced by
  • Lauren Hantz
  • Troy Lum
  • Andrew Mason
  • Marie Savare
  • Kate Solomon
  • Kate Winslet[1]
Starring
CinematographyPaweł Edelman
Edited byMikkel E. G. Nielsen
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Production
companies
  • Hopscotch Films
  • Rocket Science
  • Hantz Motion Pictures
  • Sky Original[1]
  • Pasaca Entertainment
  • Brouhaha Entertainment
  • Juggle Films
  • 55 Films
  • Vogue Studios
Distributed by
Release date
17 December 2023
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Lee Miller goes from a career as a glamour model to enlisting as a photographer to chronicle the events of World War II.

Cast

Production

The project first began development in October 2015, with Kate Winslet attached to star as Miller.[3] In June 2020, cinematographer Ellen Kuras was set to direct the film, with Liz Hannah writing the screenplay.[4]

The biggest development on the film came in October 2021, when Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Andrea Riseborough and Josh O'Connor joined the cast, with a crew including Alexandre Desplat as composer, Michael O'Connor as costume designer, cinematographer Paweł Edelman and Ivana Primorac as head makeup and hair artist.[5] In February 2022, Andy Samberg was announced as being part of the cast.[6] He would be confirmed in October alongside additional castings including Alexander Skarsgård, who replaced Law in his role.[1]

Filming began in late September 2022 in Croatia.[7] Production paused for a small period of time that month when Winslet slipped during filming.[8] It also shot in Hungary, and filming was wrapped in early December.[9]

References
  1. Wiseman, Andreas (October 27, 2022). "Lee: First Look At Kate Winslet As Pioneering War Correspondent & Photographer Lee Miller; Alexander Skarsgård, Andy Samberg, Noémie Merlant, More Join Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. Ramachadnran, Naman (1 February 2023). "Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman Star as Sky Cinema Boosts 2023 Slate". Variety. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 13, 2015). "Kate Winslet Attaches To Play WWII Correspondent Lee Miller". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 26, 2020). "Ellen Kuras To Direct Kate Winslet As WWII Correspondent Lee Miller". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 21, 2021). "Kate Winslet Joined By Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Andrea Riseborough & Josh O'Connor For Film On Model-Turned-WWII Photographer Lee Miller". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. Bergeson, Samantha (February 3, 2022). "Cinematographer Ellen Kuras Makes History as First Woman to Win ASC Lifetime Achievement Award". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  7. Zajović, Milena (September 1, 2022). "Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Josh O'Connor and Marion Cotillard to Shoot Lee Miller Biopic in Croatia". Film New Europe Association. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. Gajewski, Ryan (September 18, 2022). "Kate Winslet Taken to Hospital After Fall While Filming in Croatia". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  9. Evans, Chris (September 6, 2022). "Kate Winslet and Jude Law Starrer, Lee, to Shoot in Hungary and Croatia". Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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