'My Policeman': Release date, plot, cast and all you need to know about Amazon Prime's LGBTQ+ love story
Harry Styles will take the lead in Amazon Studios’ romantic drama ‘My Policeman’, an adaptation of the acclaimed 2012 novel of the same name by Bethan Roberts.
The ‘Watermelon Sugar’ singer recently bagged a role in Olivia Wilde’s new psychological thriller ‘Don’t Worry Darling’, and with yet another film project underway, the former One Direction member is going all out in the acting lane.
The queer love-triangle drama also stars Emma Corrin, who played Princess Diana in ‘The Crown’. Here's what you need to know about the drama.
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Release date
No release date has been announced yet. Watch this space for updates on the movie.
Plot
Set in the late 1990s in Brighton, England, the story starts with the arrival of Patrick, an elderly invalid and museum curator at the home of heterosexual married couple Tom (Styles), a handsome policeman, and Marion (Corrin), a schoolteacher.
The incident results in a passionate reigniting of events from a relationship between Tom and Patrick from 40 years before, during a time when homosexuality was illegal. The film is set to employ a flashback structure to tell the story, according to Collider.
Cast
Harry Styles
Harry Styles of ‘Dunkirk’ fame is set to play the lead in ‘My Policeman’. This will be the second movie since last September that Styles has signed on to, the last one being Olivia Wilde’s thriller, which also stars Florence Pugh.
Styles’ musical career began in 2010 as a solo contestant on ‘The X Factor’. Following his early elimination, he joined the popular boy band One Direction. He is now a solo artist and has received three nominations for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, for Best Pop Vocal Album (Fine Line), Best Pop Solo Performance ('Watermelon Sugar') and Best Music Video ('Adore You').
Emma Corrin
Emma Corrin replaces Lily James to play Marion in the film. The actor recently received Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations for her work in Season 4 of ‘The Crown.’ She made her debut film appearance in last year’s ‘Misbehaviour’.
The Hollywood Reporter selected Emma as one of their ‘Next Gen’ breakout actors, also making it to the roster of Screen International’s ‘Stars of Tomorrow’ 2020.
Creators
Michael Grandage, who last directed 2016’s film ‘Genius’ starring Colin Firth, Jude Law and Nicole Kidman, will helm the adaptation of the Bethan Robert's LGBT+ love story. The adapted screenplay is by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ron Nyswaner.
The film will be produced by Greg Berlanti, Robbie Rogers and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti-Schechter Films, in association with Cora Palfrey and Phillip Herd at Independent Film Company and MGC.
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