Kate Winslet is pulling up the director’s chair for the first time with Goodbye June, a new feature film backed by Netflix and Working Title Films. The project, currently in pre-production, will be filmed in the UK.
Winslet will not only direct but also star in the film, and she’s lined up an impressive cast that includes Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall, and Helen Mirren.
The script was written by Joe Anders, Winslet’s son, and tells the story of a group of siblings who are forced to reunite under difficult circumstances. Winslet is also producing the film with Kate Solomon (who recently produced recent Winslet film Lee), with Working Title involved as executive producers.
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The news was first reported by Screen Daily, confirming Winslet’s move into directing after years of acclaimed performances. While this will be her first time directing, she has played an active role in previous productions, including the aforementioned Lee, where she served as a producer and starred as war photographer Lee Miller. Winslet also served as executive producer on series Mare of Easttown and The Regime, both of which she starred in.
With seven Academy Award nominations and a win for The Reader in 2008, Winslet has built a career filled with acclaimed performances. Her many credits include Titanic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Revolutionary Road, Little Children, and The Holiday.
Production on Goodbye June is set to begin in the UK soon, adding to Netflix’s growing roster of British productions, which includes the upcoming Peaky Blinders movie.
