Mike Leigh To Shoot New Film This Year

Mike Leigh already has eyes on his next project
Mike Leigh is getting behind the camera to break your heart all over again sometime this year. The acclaimed director has set his next project with longtime collaborator Bleecker Street, per Deadline.
Mike Leigh to Shoot Next Film This Year
On the day that “Hard Truths” opens in U.K. cinemas, details of the next feature from Mike Leigh - a filmmaker not exactly known for his prolific output - has already emerged. As per usual with the iconoclastic British director,
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Leigh is now 81, and he’s still producing brilliant films. Hard Truths has been nominated for two Baftas, for Outstanding British Film and Best Actress for Marianne Jean-Baptiste. He’s directed some of the best British films of the past five decades. If there’s one thing he’d still like to do, it’s make something without worrying about money.
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