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‘Absolutely Fabulous’ Star Jennifer Saunders, ‘Life of Pi’ Actor Hiran Abeysekera, ‘Gangs of London’s Pippa Bennett-Warner Join ‘Magic Faraway Tree’ Cast

Jennifer Saunders, Hiran Abeysekera and Pippa Bennett-Warner have joined the cast of the film adaptation of Enid Blyton's 'The Magic Faraway Tree.'

Jennifer Saunders(“Absolutely Fabulous”), Laurence Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (“The Life of Pi”) and Pippa Bennett-Warner (“Gangs of London”) have joined the cast of the film adaptation of Enid Blyton ‘s “The Magic Faraway Tree,” which is currently in production. These actors join previously announced cast members Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy,Nicola Coughlan, Jess Gunning, Nonso Anozie, Dustin Demri Jones, Mark Heap, Oliver Chris, Lenny Henry, Simon Russell Beale and Michael Palin. Producers include Pippa Harris and Nicolas Brown of Neal Street Productions, Danny Perkins of Elysian Film Group, and Jane Hooks.

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