500 Miles (film)

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500 Miles
Directed by Morgan Matthews
Screenplay byMalcolm Campbell
Based onCharlie and Me by Mark Lowery
Produced by
Starring
Production
companies
  • Origin Pictures
  • Minnow Film
  • Port Pictures
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Ireland
LanguageEnglish

500 Miles is an upcoming film directed by Morgan Matthews and starring Bill Nighy and Roman Griffin Davis. The script is adapted by Malcolm Campbell from the novel Charlie and Me by Mark Lowery.

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Premise

A grandfather on the west coast of Ireland is estranged from his grandchildren, Charlie and Finn, before they take it upon themselves to visit him. [1]

Cast

Production

The film was announced in February 2024 as an Origin Pictures, Port Pictures and Minnow Films project. It is an adaptation of the Mark Lowery novel Charlie and Me and is directed by Morgan Matthews with the script by Malcolm Campbell. It has David M. Thompson producing with Alex Gordon and Keren Misgav Ristvedt for Origin Pictures, Martina Niland from Dublin-based Port Pictures. [2]

Bill Nighy and Roman Griffin Davis were announced in the cast in February 2024. [3] In May 2024, Maisie Williams joined the cast. [4] In October 2024, Dexter Sol Ansell, Michael Socha and Clare Dunne joined the cast. [5]

Principal photography began in the Republic of Ireland in October 2024. [6] [7]

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