They are two titans of the British acting world who look delighted to be working together for the first time in their illustrious careers.
But Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch will soon be at each others’ throats – their new film is a remake of the dark divorce comedy The War Of The Roses.
Following in the footsteps of Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, whose chemistry blazed through the screen in the 1989 original, the pair play a married couple whose increasingly bitter separation explodes into comically exaggerated resentment and hatred.
The Crown star Colman, 50, and Sherlock’s Cumberbatch, 47, were seen shooting their first scenes in the pretty Devon resort town of Salcombe last week.
Colman, who plays Ivy, wore a navy and white striped jumper and wide-leg trousers as she kissed Cumberbatch, who plays husband Theo, in a blue-grey jacket.
Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch have been seem together for a second time as they film remake of Hollywood classic War Of The Roses
The two titans of the British acting world look delighted to be working together for the first time in their illustrious careers
The Crown star Colman, 50, and Sherlock ‘s Cumberbatch, 47, were seen shooting their first scenes in the pretty Devon resort town of Salcombe last week
The acting duo will follow in the footsteps of Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, whose chemistry blazed through the screen in the 1989 original
The pair will play a married couple whose increasingly bitter separation explodes into comically exaggerated resentment and hatred. Pictured: Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas in the original
In the film, the married couple’s family name is Rose, and the title is an allusion to the battles between the warring houses of York and Lancaster who were contending for the English throne during the late Middle Ages
When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle
The 1989 version was directed by Danny DeVito (centre), who also starred as a divorce lawyer
The remake, called simply The Roses, is being directed by Jay Roach, who previously worked on the Austin Powers comedies, and scripted by Poor Things writer Tony McNamara.
The cast also includes new Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa, and American comedians Andy Samberg and Kate McKinnon.
The 1989 version was directed by Danny DeVito, who also starred as a divorce lawyer, reuniting a trio who had proved so successful in 1984 adventure Romancing The Stone and its sequel The Jewel Of The Nile.
The new version has been described as a ‘re-imagining’.
Producers Searchlight Pictures say of the plot: ‘Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo and Ivy: successful careers, great kids, an enviable sex life.
‘But underneath the facade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentments that’s ignited when Theo’s professional dreams come crashing down.’
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