BRON Releasing Confirmed For Worldwide Sales On Elysian Film Group’s GREATEST DAYS With Aisling Bea Set To Star

CAST CONFIRMED INCLUDE JAYDE ADAMS, ALICE LOWE, AMAKA OKAFOR & MARC WOOTTON SPG3 ON BOARD TO FINANCE AND PRODUCE PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMMENCING APRIL 2022

BRON Releasing has boarded worldwide sales on Elysian Film Group’s GREATEST DAYS. Principal photography will commence in April 2022 on location in London, Clitheroe and Athens.

Based on the hit stage musical THE BAND featuring music from TAKE THAT. Aisling Bea (This Way Up, Hard Sun), winner of the 2020 BAFTA Television Craft Award for Breakthrough Talent, is attached to star alongside Jayde Adams (Serious Black Jumper, Alma’s Not Normal), Alice Lowe (Black Mirror, Sightseers), Amaka Okafor (The Responder, The Split), Marc Wootton (Nativity), Lara McDonnell (Belfast), Jessie Mae Alonzo (Little Joe), Nandi Hudson (Army of Thieves, The Nest) , Carragon Guest and Eliza Dobson. ‘The Boyband’ will feature Aaron Bryan, Dalvin Cory, Joshua Jung, Mark Samaras and Mervin Noronha.

Coky Giedroyc (How to Build a Girl) is directing the big screen adaptation, written by Tim Firth (Calendar Girls). GREATEST DAYS has been developed with the full support of Universal Music Group and Take That.

A feel-good universal story of love and friendship, GREATEST DAYS follows five best friends who have the night of their lives at a concert from their favourite boy band. Twenty-five years later their lives have changed in a myriad of ways as they reunite to reminisce about their past and discover their future.

TAKE THAT has sold more than 45 million records worldwide with 12 number 1 hits in the UK.  GREATEST DAYS will feature the band’s most iconic and popular songs including GREATEST DAY, PATIENCE, BACK FOR GOOD, A MILLION LOVE SONGS, and SHINE.

Karl Spoerri and Viviana Vezzani’s SPG3, the Swiss and LA-based motion picture and entertainment group, is on board to finance and produce.

GREATEST DAYS is produced by Danny Perkins (Elysian Film Group), Kate Solomon and Jane Hooks. Executive Producers are TAKE THAT (Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald), Damian Jones (DJ Films), Tobias Gutzwiller (SPG3), David Rogers and Daffyd Pugh (Producers of the original musical the Band) and Joe Naftalin.

ELYSIAN FILM GROUP DISTRIBUTION will release the film theatrically in the UK in 2023.

Take That confirm "This is a really exciting time for us! We’re really looking forward to working with such a talented and creative team on the film and we're absolutely delighted to have such a brilliant cast on board!"

Aisling Bea comments “After two years of a pandemic, I am ready to Relight My Fire and get singing and dancing in this feel-good joy fest of a movie. I have long waited for Take That to know who I am. I've played the long game, but I feel like I am now so close. My dream is for them to ask me to sing the Lulu solo on stage, so I hope they read this quote and take THAT into consideration."  

President, BRON Releasing, and Co-President of Upgrade Productions Jonathan Kier adds “Take That’s discography of pop hits is such a fun source of nostalgia to draw from, for GREATEST DAYS. We are so excited to take this title to fellow fans at CANNES this year. Aisling and director Coky Giedroyc are the perfect team to bring Tim Firth’s script to life.”

Founder and CEO, Elysian Film Group, Danny Perkins expands “I’m delighted BRON is on board to bring Elysian Film Group’s first production to market. GREATEST DAYS is a film about people coming together, with nostalgia, friendship, and joy, the beating heart of this universal story. A feel-good movie which will resonate with audiences worldwide. I’m delighted to welcome Aisling Bea to our already exceptional filmmaking team. We are determined to honour The Band musical and Take That’s legacy with our new film.”

SPG3’s Karl Spoerri and Viviana Vezzani tell us “We are thrilled to become a part of GREATEST DAYS, a truly heart-warming tale of female friendship and equally excited to be working with the amazing creative team behind it.” 

Aisling Bea is a classical trained, award-winning actor, writer and comedian known for the recent Home Alone reboot ‘Home Sweet, Home Alone’ on Disney Plus, the Netflix series with Paul Rudd ‘Living with Yourself’, ‘Doctor Who’ and her own show ‘This Way Up’ on Channel 4 and Hulu which she wrote, exec produced, starred in and won a BAFTA for in 2020. It also stars Sharon Horgan and Tobias Menzies. She is a British Comedy Award winning stand-up and has appeared on most comedy TV and panel shows in the UK such as ‘8 Out Of 10 Cats’, ‘Qi’, ‘Taskmaster’ and stars in ‘The Comedy Line-Up’ – Netflix’s 15-minute comedy specials, which is available to stream globally.

Aisling Bea is represented by Livi Shean at Independent Talent Group, Rachel Rusch at CAA, Hannah Chambers at Chambers Management, Emily Hargreaves at Multitude Media, Tom Lassally and Dave Becky at 3 Arts.

Alice Lowe is represented by Anna Tune at Independent Talent, Amaka Okafor is represented by Alice Coles at Artists Partnership and Jayde Adams is represented by Lee Hammerman at Avalon Management.

GREATEST DAYS is currently in pre-production in London with Mike Eley (The Dig, The Duke) attached as the DORECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Amanda MacArthur (How to Build a Girl) PRODUCTION DESIGNER and Drew McOnie (Me Before You) CHOREOGRAPHER.

Aisling Bea photo is credited to Lee Malone

ABOUT BRON RELEASING
The BRON Releasing division was created in 2019 and handles domestic and global sales of BRON produced scripted and non-scripted film and television, animation, and interactive gaming content; Upgrade Productions; choice projects from BRON affiliated portfolio companies and select third-party content. By controlling the sales process, BRON Releasing uses its vast distribution landscape expertise and direct buyer relationships to ensure each project finds its best and most financially lucrative distribution platform. It is also well-positioned to negotiate optimal sales deal terms to help rights-holders see more profit and gain more control over their library assets.

ABOUT ELYSIAN FILM GROUP
Industry veteran Danny Perkins founded Elysian Film Group in 2018.  The company has several feature film and television projects in active development. 

In early 2020, the company launched Elysian Film Group Distribution, a brand-new UK distribution arm, with backing from CAA.

Perkins has over two decades of experience in the international film business, spanning all aspects of the industry including development, production, acquisition, marketing, and distribution. He co-founded UK indie Optimum Releasing in 1999, which was acquired by the Vivendi-owned STUDIOCANAL in 2006. He then assumed the role of UK CEO for the company in 2010 and departed in 2018 to form Elysian Film Group. 

He has worked with both aspiring and established filmmakers throughout his career including Ben Wheatley, Idris Elba, Rian Johnson, Paul King, Paddy Considine, James Marsh, Guillermo del Toro, Kathryn Bigelow, Marjane Satrapi, Shane Meadows, Lynne Ramsey and Chris Morris.

ABOUT SPG3
SPG3 is a Zurich and LA based production and financing company that was launched in 2020 by co-founder and former artistic director of Zurich Film Festival, Karl Spoerri. SPG3 focuses on the development, production and financing of filmmaker driven feature films and documentaries that inspire and entertain global audiences. 

SPG3’s most recent investments include Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall, the biopic Nyad from the Academy Award-winning directors of Free Solo, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin as well as Bill Pohlad’s upcoming feature film Dreamin’ Wild, which SPG3 co-financed and co-produced together with River Road.

Previously, Karl Spoerri and Viviana Vezzani ran the Zurich Film Festival’s film program and popular industry event Zurich Summit for 15 years, where they formed strong talent and industry relationships. They stepped down from their roles at the end of 2019 after selling the festival to the NZZ media group.