Picture This (upcoming film)

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Picture This
Directed byPrarthana Mohan
Screenplay by Nikita Lalwani
Based on Five Blind Dates (2024)
Produced by
  • Ben Pugh
  • Erica Steinberg
Starring
Production
company
  • 42
Distributed by Amazon Prime Video
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Picture This is an upcoming British romantic comedy film. It will be shown on streaming service Amazon Prime Video.

Contents

Premise

Whilst attending her sister's engagement party, a spiritual guru asserts that a young woman will meet the love of her life among her next five dates. [1]

Cast

Production

Set in London, [2] the film is produced by Ben Pugh and Erica Steinberg for 42 and directed by Prarthana Mohan. Josh Horsfield and Kari Hatfield are executive producers. [3] Nikita Lalwani has written the script which is based on the 2024 Australian film Five Blind Dates , written by Shuang Hu and Nathan Ramos-Park. Picture This entered post-production in March 2024. [4]

Simone Ashley and Hero Fiennes Tiffin lead the cast. [5] The cast also includes Sindhu Vee, Phil Dunster, Mark Wildie, Nikesh Patel, Adil Ray, Kulvinder Ghir and Asim Chaudhry. [6]

Release

The film will be available through streaming service Amazon Prime Video. [7]

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