THE SECRET GARDEN (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Dixie Egerickx (Summerland), Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Julie Walters (Wild Rose), Edan Hayhurst (The Right Bus), Amir Wilson (The Kid Who Would Be King), Isis Davis (Lie Low), Maeve Dermody (Black Water), Sonia Goswami (Final Score), Jemma Powell (Closed Circuit), Tommy Surridge (Holmes & Watson)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Marc Munden (The Mark of Cain), director; Jack Thorne (The Aeronauts), writer; Rosie Alison (Testament of Youth) and David Heyman (Paddington), producers; Dario Marianelli (Atonement), composer; Lol Crawley (Vox Lux), cinematographer; Luke Dunkley (Dark River), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After her parents suddenly die, 10-year-old Mary Lennox (Egerickx) is sent to live with her uncle Archibald Craven (Firth) on the remote estate of Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire, where she is placed under the watchful eye of Mrs. Medlock (Walters). Soon, she discovers many family secrets, including the discovery of her sickly and reclusive young cousin Colin (Hayhurst), and a wondrous magical garden locked away within the estate grounds…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Frances Hodgson Burnett’s timeless children’s novel is revitalised for the big screen once more, thanks to producer David Heyman who ensures it brings the same amount of movie magic as his previous projects such as Paddington and the Harry Potter series once did.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2020

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