Benedict Cumberbatch takes up the brush
Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch will add another historical figure to his impressive collection of on-screen images. The Briton has already played the brilliant scientists Stephen Hawking, Alan Turing and Thomas Edison, the founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange, King Richard III and the post-impressionist Vincent Van Gogh. Now Benedict will be reincarnated as another famous artist - Louis William Wayne.Wayne's life was full of tragic events. In 1883 he married his sisters' governess, Emily Richardson. Shortly after the wedding, Emily was diagnosed with breast cancer. The illness of his wife played a decisive role in the work of Louis. Once the artist noticed that Emily managed to overcome pain when a cat named Peter came to her arms. Wayne decided to devote several drawings to the four-legged healer. Shortly before her death, Emily asked her husband to arrange an exhibition of these works. As a result, Louis gained worldwide fame and painted many more paintings with cats and cats. Love for animals played a cruel joke with the artist: modern scientists believe that at the end of his career Wayne contracted toxoplasmosis and began to suffer from schizophrenia. The drama about the life of a British artist will receive a simple and concise title - "Louis Wayne". Cumberbatch will not only perform the title role, but also act as the producer of the film. Emily will be portrayed by Golden Globe winner Claire Foy (Crown, Man in the Moon).  Will Sharp (Black Pond), BAFTA nominee, will be in the director's chair. Louis Wayne will be produced by Showbox Films, SunnyMarch, StudioCanal and Film4. The creators of the intriguing film project have already found a North American distributor: the rights to show the biopic in the US were bought by streaming giant Amazon. Source: The Hollywood Reporter The Topic of Article: Benedict Cumberbatch takes up the brush. |
