Masterpiece & BBC Affirm Hilary Mantel’s ‘The Mirror And the Gentle’ – Deadline
Masterpiece PBS and the BBC are set to start manufacturing on Wolf Corridor: The Mirror and the Gentle, an adaptation of the ultimate novel in Hilary Mantel’s award-winning trilogy.
Mark Rylance will reprise his function as Thomas Cromwell, whereas Damian Lewis will return as King Henry VIII. Additionally returning are Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey, Kate Phillips as Henry VIII’s third spouse Jane Seymour and Lilit Lesser as Princess Mary, the daughter of Henry and his first spouse Catherine of Aragon. Wolf Corridor: The Mirror and the Gentle will hint the ultimate 4 years of Cromwell’s life, finishing his journey from self-made man to essentially the most feared, influential determine of his time. Additional returning and new solid members might be introduced at a later date.
Mantel died last year aged 70 and at that time director Peter Kosminsky mentioned The Mirror and the Gentle would proceed as a “memorial” to the celebrated British creator. The earlier two books within the trilogy, Wolf Corridor and Deliver up the Our bodies, had been tailored by Masterpiece and the BBC into one 2015 collection.
Wolf Corridor: The Mirror and the Gentle might be directed by Kosminsky (The Undeclared Battle, The State), tailored for tv by Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Frank), and produced by Playground (All Creatures Nice and Small, The Undeclared Battle) and Firm Footage (Van Der Valk, Blood).
“The Mirror and the Gentle picks up precisely the place Wolf Corridor ended, with the execution of Henry VIII’s second spouse, Anne Boleyn,” mentioned Kosminsky. “I’m overjoyed to have the ability to reunite the extraordinary solid we had been fortunate sufficient to assemble for Wolf Corridor, led by the sensible Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis, with the unique inventive workforce of Gavin Finney (DOP), Pat Campbell (Designer) and Joanna Eatwell (Costume Designer). We’re all decided to finish what we began – and to honour the ultimate novel written by one of many biggest literary figures of our age, Hilary Mantel.”
Wolf Corridor: The Mirror and the Gentle is a Playground and Firm Footage co-production for the BBC and Masterpiece. The collection might be distributed internationally by Banijay Rights. The collection is directed by Kosminsky, tailored by Peter Straughan, and produced by Lisa Osborne. Govt Producers are Colin Callender and Noëlette Buckley for Playground, Kosminsky, Lucy Richer for the BBC, and Susanne Simpson for Masterpiece.
