Franklyn

Franklyn is a 2008 British film written and directed by Gerald McMorrow as his debut feature. Produced by Jeremy Thomas, it stars Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green and Sam Riley. Shooting took place in London in the fourth quarter of 2007. Franklyn held its world premiere at the 52nd London Film Festival onOctober 2008. The film was released in the United Kingdom onFebruary 2009.

Beginning in Meanwhile City, the film moves into contemporary London as the characters storylines intertwine for a fateful finale.Writerdirector Gerald McMorrow wrote the original science fiction script Franklyn as his feature debut. It depicts a similar dystopia to his 2002 short Thespian X. In October 2006, actor Ewan McGregor was cast as the lead in the film, which was slated to begin production in summer 2007. However, McGregor broke his leg in a biking accident in February 2007 during the second series of Long Way Round and was forced to leave the project. Actors Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green, and newcomer Sam Riley were cast in Franklyn in September 2007. Phillippe was the last to be cast in what McMorrow termed a now or never situation, saying of their first meeting You have preconceptions about people... You expect the bleachblond Californian kid and what you got was an incredibly erudite, broughtupthewrongsideofthetracks Philadelphia actor. When I met him we did not stop talking all afternoon. ........

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