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Carey Mulligan Comedy ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Acquired by Focus Features (EXCLUSIVE)
Carey Mulligan stars alongside Tom Basden and Tim Key in comedy 'The Ballad of Wallis Island,' formerly titled 'One For the Money.'
The film, which was previously titled “One For The Money,” is directed by James Griffiths (“Cuban Fury”) and produced by Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow productions(“Philomena”). The screenplay was written by Tom Basden (“After Life”) and Tim Key (“Great Expectations”), who also star in the film alongside Sian Clifford (“Fleabag”) and Akemnji Ndifornyen (“Famalam”). “The Ballad of Wallis Island” tells the of Charles (played by Key), an eccentric lottery winner who tries to reunite his favorite musical duo Mortimer-McGwyer (Mulligan and Basden) despite the fact they split up many years ago.
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