Lassie

Item Posted by: Loretta Francis:
Writer/Director/Producer Charles Sturridge ("Fairytale") will begin principal photography on "Lassie" on May 23rd. The seven-week shoot will film on location in Ireland and the Isle of Man. Charles Sturridge wrote the script, based on Eric Knight's classic 1938 novel "Lassie Come Home." Peter O'Toole will star as the Duke of Rudling, and Samantha Morton has been cast as Sarah Carraclough. Additional cast members include Peter Dinklage ("The Station Agent"), Steve Pemberton, John Lynch ("Sliding Doors") Jemma Redgrave ("Howards End"), and Gregor Fisher ("Love Actually"). The film is set on the eve of WWII in a Yorkshire mining town. Because of financial reasons, the Carraclough family is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog, to the Duke of Rudling. When Lassie finds herself transported five hundred miles away to live in the Duke's isolated castle on the northern coast of Scotland, she is determined to defy the odds and return to her home in time for Christmas. Odyssey Entertainment will handle the worldwide distribution rights.