See-Saw Films, 'The King's Speech' star Colin Firth and director John Madden are teaming up for a stranger than fiction true drama set during World War 2.
There was more dominance from 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' at the box office on the weekend, as British dramas 'Downton Abbey: A New Era' and 'Operation Mincemeat' rounded out the top three.
Close to 2,600 people awarded The Railway Man with an extended standing ovation at the film's Gala premiere screening at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.
On the reasonable assumption that cinemas are trading in July, albeit with staggered seating, audiences can look forward to a raft of Hollywood films and, perhaps, several new Australian releases.
Jonathan Teplitzky is set to direct Colin Firth next year in Australian-UK co-production The Railway Man
A romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue.
Jonathan Teplitzsky's The Railway Man, a multi-platform experience and a horror comedy have all received funding
'Operation Mincemeat', a stranger than fiction true story set during World War 2 starring Colin Firth, has been sold to almost every major territory apart from the US at the Cannes Film Market.