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Cynthia Erivo-Led ‘Prima Facie’ Film Adaptation Heading to Cannes Market, With Embankment Launching Sales
Embankment is selling 'Prima Facie' at Cannes, in which Cynthia Erivo takes on the role that won Jodie Comer both a Tony and an Olivier Award.
BAFTA winner and Emmy nominee Susanna White (“Woman Walks Ahead,” “Star Wars: Andor”) will direct, with Australian playwright Suzie Miller having adapted her own critically-acclaimed stage play for the screen. After first premiering in Sydney in 2019, “Prima Facie” had a hugely successful run on the West End in London in 2022, where it was nominated for five Olivier Awards, winning best new play and best actress for Comer. Erivo is coming off the back of another adaptation of a stage production, Universal’s hugely successful musical “Wicked.” Her acclaimed lead turn as Elphaba resulted in her second Oscar best actress nomination (after “Harriet” In 2019), as well as BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Award nods.
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