Operation Mincemeat (film)

Operation Mincemeat is an upcoming war drama film directed by John Madden.

Operation Mincemeat
Directed byJohn Madden
Produced by
Screenplay byMichelle Ashford
Based onOperation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre
Starring
Music byThomas Newman
CinematographySebastian Blenkov
Edited byVictoria Boydell
Production
company

Premise

Depicts the events surrounding the World War II plan Operation Mincemeat, a deception effort to keep the Allied invasion of Sicily hidden.

Cast

Production

It was announced in May 2019 that the film would be directed by John Madden, and Colin Firth would star.[1] Kelly Macdonald joined the film in October.[2] In December, Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn, Tom Wilkinson, Hattie Morahan, Simon Russell Beale, Paul Ritter and Mark Gatiss were added to the cast.[3] Jason Isaacs was announced as part of the cast in March 2020.[4]

Principal photography began in December 2019 between London and Spain.[5] Filming locations include a battle scene at Saunton Beach in North Devon in February 2020.

References
  1. Wiseman, Andreas (7 May 2019). "Colin Firth To Star In John Madden WWII Story 'Operation Mincemeat'; FilmNation, Cross City & CAA Launch Sales — Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. N'Duka, Amanda (22 October 2019). "'Boardwalk Empire's Kelly Macdonald Joins Colin Firth In WWII Drama 'Operation Mincemeat'". Deadline. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. Wiseman, Andreas (6 December 2019). "'Operation Mincemeat': Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn & Tom Wilkinson Join WWII Drama". Deadline. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (2 March 2020). "Jason Isaacs To Star In CBS Drama Pilot 'Good Sam". Deadline.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. Abbatescianni, Davide (10 December 2019). "John Madden ready to shoot Operation Mincemeat". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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