StudioCanal Unveil A New Photo Of Benedict Cumberbatch And Claire Foy In Will Sharpe’s THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN

STUDIOCANAL, SUNNYMARCH, SHOEBOX FILMS, & FILM4 RELEASE NEW IMAGE FROM

WILL SHARPE’S THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN

Starring BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH and CLAIRE FOY

COMING TO CINEMAS 2021

STUDIOCANAL, SUNNYMARCH, SHOEBOX FILMS & FILM4 today release a new image from Will Sharpe’s THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN.

Sharpe’s sweeping tale stars Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch as British artist Louis Wain in the extraordinary true story of a brilliant man, inspired by both his love of the world and the love of his life Emily, played by BAFTA nominee Claire Foy. Famous for his distinctive paintings of cats that inspired hearts and minds around the world, Louis Wain is a loveable inspirational hero with a courageous and infectious spirit, who saw the world in a unique and delightful way throughout his long life full of adventure, inspiring people to do the same.   

The film is expected to release in the second half of 2021. 

THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN is directed by BAFTA winner Will Sharpe (Flowers), produced by Sunnymarch and Shoebox Films, and financed by STUDIOCANAL & Film4.  STUDIOCANAL will release in their territories UK, France, Germany, Australia/New Zealand, selling worldwide.  AMAZON STUDIOS will release in the USA.  

Follow THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN on Instagram: @louiswainmovie

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STUDIOCANAL, a 100% affiliate of CANAL+ Group held by Vivendi, is Europe’s leader in production, distribution and international sales of feature films and TV series, operating directly in all three major European markets - France, the United Kingdom and Germany - as well as in Australia and New Zealand. 

STUDIOCANAL owns one of the most important film libraries in the world, boasting more than 6,000 titles from 60 countries. Spanning 100 years of film history, this vast and unique catalogue includes among others the iconic Terminator 2, Rambo, Breathless, Mulholland Drive, The Pianist and Belle de jour. 

STUDIOCANAL has fully financed box office hits Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Paddington 1 and 2, The Commuter and Shaun The Sheep Movie. Current films backed by STUDIOCANAL include Marc Munden's The Secret Garden produced with Heyday Films (Paddington 1 & 2) starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters. 

STUDIOCANAL is actively developing and distributing high-end TV series through its network of award-winning European production companies, including TANDEM in Germany (Shadowplay), the UK’s RED Production Company (Years and Years), Spain’s BAMBÚ PRODUCCIONES (On Death Row) and France’s STUDIOCANAL ORIGINAL (Mouche). STUDIOCANAL is also an associate of Danish-based SAM Productions founded by Søren Sveistrup and Adam Price (Ride Upon The Storm) as well as of UK-based GUILTY PARTY PICTURES; Benedict Cumberbatch’s production company SUNNYMARCH TV (Patrick Melrose) and URBAN MYTH FILMS (War of the Worlds). 

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