Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth is set to star as British playwright and actor Noel Coward in Mad Dogs and Englishmen. The dramedy will be produced by BiteSize Entertainment.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the dramedy will tell the story of the legendary Coward’s two-week run at Las Vegas’ Desert Inn in 1955.
Gene Kirkwood and Ross Elliot are producing the film, reports Deadline. The two recently ended their Kirkwood-Ellis banner to start BiteSize, a new U.S.-based venture with Ron Bloom, the CEO of the online video site Mevio. Kirkwood is an experienced producer who worked on Rocky and Get Rich or Die Tryin’.
Kirkwood told Deadline that Willy Holtzman will be penning the script, which tells the story of how Coward ended up working at the Desert Inn after Liberace pulled out. Coward took the job since he owed the UK government taxes. The film also focuses on his relationship with his manager and a piano teacher he works with.
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