Urchin (upcoming film)

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Urchin
Directed by Harris Dickinson
Screenplay byHarris Dickinson
Produced by
  • Archie Pearce
  • Scott O’Donnell
Starring Frank Dillane
Cinematography Josée Deshaies
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CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Urchin is an upcoming film written and directed by Harris Dickinson, in his feature-length directorial debut, and starring Frank Dillane.

Contents

The film will have its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

Premise

A drifter struggles with integrating into society. [2]

Cast

Production

Development

The film was directed by Harris Dickinson in his feature length debut. [3] It was produced by Devisio Pictures, a production company Dickinson launched with producer Archie Pearch. [4] Dickinson has described it as being about mental health and "people who fall between the cracks" and "the ways in which the system fails people in certain ways.” [2] Scott O’Donnell served as a producer on the film which received British Film Institute (BFI) Filmmaking Fund production support in 2024. [5]

Casting

The cast was led by Frank Dillane and included Megan Northam, Amr Waked, Karyna Khymchuk and Shonagh Marie. [6]

Filming

Principal photography began in London in June 2024. [7] In January 2025, Dickinson confirmed on the Empire Magazine podcast that the film was in post-production. [8]

References

  1. "The films of the Official Selection 2025". Festival de Cannes. April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Mayers, Kacion (November 26, 2024). "Harris Dickinson: From beach rat to baby boy". Dazed Digital. Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  3. Malkin, Marc (December 12, 2024). "Harris Dickinson Plays Coy About Starring as John Lennon in Sam Mendes' Beatles Biopics: 'It Would Be Amazing to Do That'". Variety . Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  4. Vardhan, Harsh (May 2, 2024). "'Dream Space': Harris Dickinson to Make His Feature Directorial Debut". Moviedelic. Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  5. Tabbara, Mona (December 27, 2024). "'The Thing With Feathers' , 'Pillion' among key 2024 BFI production awards". Screen Daily . Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  6. Ritman, Alex; Keslassy, Elsa (February 12, 2025). "Harris Dickinson's Directorial Debut 'Urchin' Starring Frank Dillane Heads to EFM With Charades (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  7. Calnan, Ellie (August 14, 2024). "2024 film and high-end TV productions shooting in the UK and Ireland: latest updates". Screen Daily . Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  8. "Empire Podcast Episode #650 Live in Kings Place - Nick Frost, Harris Dickinson, Claes Bang, Joe Alwyn". Podcasts.Apple.com. January 12, 2025. Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.