The Miracle Club
The Miracle Club is an upcoming comedy film directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan and starring Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Laura Linney.[1][2][3] It will premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Festival.[4] The film's plot is being described as a "joyful and hilarious" journey of a group of riotous working-class women from Dublin, whose pilgrimage to Lourdes in France leads them to discover each other's friendship and their own personal miracles." As of December 2021, it remained in pre-production, having just received additional funding from the U.K. Global Screen Fund.[5]
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Directed by | Thaddeus O'Sullivan |
Written by | Jimmy Smallhorne Timothy Prager Joshua D. Maurer |
Produced by | Chris Curling Joshua D. Maurer Alixandre Witlin |
Starring | Maggie Smith Kathy Bates Laura Linney |
Production companies | Zephyr Films City Films Entertainment |
Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Countries | Ireland United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Cast
- Maggie Smith as Lily Fox
- Kathy Bates as Eileen Dunne
- Laura Linney as Chrissie
- Stephen Rea
- Agnes O'Casey as Dolly
Production
The film was shot in Dublin and is in post production as of September 2022.[6]
On March 1, 2023, it was announced that Sony Pictures Classics acquired the rights to the film in the U.S., Latin America and select territories in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.[7]
References
- Ramachandran, Naman (June 17, 2020). "Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Laura Linney Join 'The Miracle Club'". Variety. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- Ritman, Alex (June 17, 2020). "Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates, Laura Linney Unite for 'The Miracle Club'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- Ramachandran, Naman (December 9, 2021). "Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Maggie Smith Starring 'The Miracle Club' Among Nine Projects Supported by U.K. Global Screen Fund". Variety. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- Goldsmith, Jill (2023-04-18). "Tribeca Festival's 2023 Film Lineup Includes 'Maggie Moore(s)' With Tina Fey & Jon Hamm, 'First Time Female Director', Marvel's 'Stan Lee' Doc, More". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- "Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Maggie Smith Starring 'The Miracle Club' Among Nine Projects Supported by U.K. Global Screen Fund". Variety. December 9, 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- Ravindran, Manori (September 1, 2022). "Laura Linney, Maggie Smith Make a Pilgrimage to Lourdes in 'The Miracle Club' – First Look (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- Ravindran, Manori (March 1, 2023). "Sony Pictures Classics Buys 'Miracle Club,' Starring Laura Linney, Maggie Smith". Variety. Retrieved March 5, 2023.