Sky Cinema’s Comedy Arthur’s Whisky starring Diane Keaton, Patricia Hodge, Lulu, David Harewood, and Boy George has been announced
May 9, 2023Principal photography was recently wrapped in Walton, following which full finishing post will be delivered by OnSight – we are very excited to be involved in this project!
The comedy Arthur’s Whisky, directed by Stephen Cookson and screenplay by Alexis Zegerman, centres on a widow who discovers her recently deceased husband invented an elixir which makes the drinker look young again. Sharing it with her two friends, the three women paint the town red only to discover they are no longer equipped to be young in the modern world.
“Working with such an incredibly talented actress as academy award-winner Diane Keaton is a dream come true. She leads our brilliant ensemble cast featuring Patricia Hodge, David Harewood, Hayley Mills, Bill Paterson, Adil Ray, Boy George as well as the iconic Lulu.” – Stephen Cookson, Director
Arthur’s Whisky is represented by Arclight Films, and the project is produced by Cookson and Peter Keegan of CK Films, in association with CrossDay Productions, and Pippa Cross. The film is financed by Sky, MEP Capital, Arclight Films, OnSight, Sherborne Media and Filmology. The film will be released as a Sky Original in the UK & Ireland on Sky Cinema. Executive producers are Gary Hamilton of Arclight Films, Andrew Kotliar and Matt Cohen from MEP Capital, George Bennett of Worldmakr, Alastair Burlingham of Sherborne Media, Jack Christian from Filmology, and Julia Stuart and Laura Grange at Sky and Leighton Lloyd.
“Arthur’s Whisky is a hilarious and universal story about second chances, with the undeniable talent of Diane Keaton leading our cast, we are delighted to be part of this incredible project and are so excited to introduce the film to our distributors around the world.” – Gary Hamilton, Arclight chairman
