Plot details on the film are under wraps as it's likely not even Leigh knows entirely what the film will be about. As is his practice, Leigh comes into a new work only with loose

EXCLUSIVE: Filming is expected to start later this year on Mike Leigh’s next project, which will see the acclaimed writer-director reuniting with recent collaborators Cornerstone, Bleecker Street, Studiocanal and UK financier Film4.

Leigh's 'Hard Truths' collaborators Bleecker Street, StudioCanal, Cornerstone and Film4 are reuniting on the untitled project

The legend of British cinema on his unique way of working, Marianne Jean-Baptiste's Bafta-nominated performance and what's next

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.

In Hard Truths Mike Leigh, one of Britain’s greatest living directors, reunites with actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste nearly thirty years after her cast her in the exceptional Secrets & Lies for a new hard-hitting drama.