My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn is an upcoming British drama film directed by Simon Curtis and starring Emma Watson, Michelle Williams, Dominic Cooper and Kenneth Branagh. Based on the book by Colin Clark, it depicts the making of the 1957 film The Prince and the Showgirl which starred Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Oliver. In particular it focuses on the difficult interactions between the film's two stars. It began filming in September 2010.[1]
Cast
- Emma Watson ... Lucy
- Michelle Williams ... Marilyn Monroe
- Dominic Cooper ... Milton Greene
- Eddie Redmayne ... Colin Clark
- Kenneth Branagh ... Sir Laurence Olivier
- Judi Dench ... Dame Sybil Thorndike
- Derek Jacobi ... Sir Owen Morshead
- Miranda Raison ... Vanessa
- Pete Noakes ... Clapper Loader
- Zoe Wanamaker ... Paula Strasberg