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The production spent ten years in [[development hell]].<ref name="natscot">{{cite web |url=http://www.thenational.scot/news/cheers-work-to-start-on-whisky-galore-remake.4281 |publisher=The National Scot |title=Cheers ... work to start on Whisky Galore! remake |first=Martin |last=Hannan |date=20 June 2015}}</ref> Producer Iain Maclean had initiated the project in 2004 with writer Bill Bryden attached and producers Stephen Evans, Maggie Montieth and Ed Crozier.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} He raised £400,000 through private investment to finance the development of the film through the company, Whisky Galore Development Ltd.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} After firing Bill Bryden, [[Peter McDougall]] was brought on board and wrote a script for a planned filming in the summer of 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/film/remake-of-whisky-galore-hits-the-rocks-amid-storm-over-snub-to-scots-1-1413557|title= |
The production spent ten years in [[development hell]].<ref name="natscot">{{cite web |url=http://www.thenational.scot/news/cheers-work-to-start-on-whisky-galore-remake.4281 |publisher=The National Scot |title=Cheers ... work to start on Whisky Galore! remake |first=Martin |last=Hannan |date=20 June 2015}}</ref> Producer Iain Maclean had initiated the project in 2004 with writer Bill Bryden attached and producers Stephen Evans, Maggie Montieth and Ed Crozier.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} He raised £400,000 through private investment to finance the development of the film through the company, Whisky Galore Development Ltd.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} After firing Bill Bryden, [[Peter McDougall]] was brought on board and wrote a script for a planned filming in the summer of 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/film/remake-of-whisky-galore-hits-the-rocks-amid-storm-over-snub-to-scots-1-1413557|title= |
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Remake of Whisky Galore! hits the rocks amid storm over snub to Scots|work=The Scotman|date=16 July 2006|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> The film never commenced production. Between 2006 and 2013, Stephen Evans and Ed Crozier left the project. In |
Remake of Whisky Galore! hits the rocks amid storm over snub to Scots|work=The Scotman|date=16 July 2006|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> The film never commenced production. Between 2006 and 2013, Stephen Evans and Ed Crozier left the project. In 2012, Iain Maclean, disheartened by the lack of production finance had to let Whisky Galore Development slip into administration forcing a loss to all the initial seed investors. In 2014, he met Irish farmer and businessman, Peter Drayne who agreed to finance the film completely and resurrected the project, as long as the project was started from scratch.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} It was finally "green-lit" in 2015<ref name="natscot"/> and [[principal photography]] commenced later in 2015 in [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3206966/Eddie-Izzard-captured-1940s-costume-time-films-Whisky-Galore-Scottish-beach.html |title=Suited and booted Eddie Izzard is captured in 1940s costume for the first time as he films Whisky Galore! remake in Scotland |work=Daily Mail |
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|publisher=Daily Mail Online |first=Becky |last=Freeth |date=22 August 2015}}</ref> In the interim |
|publisher=Daily Mail Online |first=Becky |last=Freeth |date=22 August 2015}}</ref> In the interim Peter McDougall wrote a second screenplay.<ref name="natscot"/> According to director Gillies MacKinnon, the film is a modern interpretation, not a remake: "The style is contemporary, embracing drama, romance and comedy, with an array of colourful characters providing a platform for a wonderful cast. Whisky Galore has gained theatrical distribution in UK by Arrow and shall be in Cinemas from May 5th 2017"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/14020551.Whisky_Galore__remake_filmed_around_Cornalees/ |title=Whisky Galore! remake filmed around Cornalees |publisher=Greenock Telegraph |date=19 August 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 15:09, 21 March 2017
| Whisky Galore! | |
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| Directed by | Gillies MacKinnon |
| Screenplay by | Peter McDougall |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
Production company | Whisky Galore Film |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
Whisky Galore! is a British film. It is a remake of the Ealing Comedy, Whisky Galore! (1949), directed by Gillies MacKinnon and stars Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, Sean Biggerstaff and Naomi Battrick. It was released in 2016 in the UK.
Premise
Scottish islanders try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship.
Cast
- Gregor Fisher - Macroon
- Eddie Izzard - Captain Wagget
- Sean Biggerstaff - Sergeant Odd
- Naomi Battrick - Peggy Macroon
- James Cosmo - Macalister the Minister
- Ellie Kendrick - Catriona Macroon
- Kevin Guthrie - George
Production
The production spent ten years in development hell.[3] Producer Iain Maclean had initiated the project in 2004 with writer Bill Bryden attached and producers Stephen Evans, Maggie Montieth and Ed Crozier.[citation needed] He raised £400,000 through private investment to finance the development of the film through the company, Whisky Galore Development Ltd.[citation needed] After firing Bill Bryden, Peter McDougall was brought on board and wrote a script for a planned filming in the summer of 2006.[4] The film never commenced production. Between 2006 and 2013, Stephen Evans and Ed Crozier left the project. In 2012, Iain Maclean, disheartened by the lack of production finance had to let Whisky Galore Development slip into administration forcing a loss to all the initial seed investors. In 2014, he met Irish farmer and businessman, Peter Drayne who agreed to finance the film completely and resurrected the project, as long as the project was started from scratch.[citation needed] It was finally "green-lit" in 2015[3] and principal photography commenced later in 2015 in Scotland.[5] In the interim Peter McDougall wrote a second screenplay.[3] According to director Gillies MacKinnon, the film is a modern interpretation, not a remake: "The style is contemporary, embracing drama, romance and comedy, with an array of colourful characters providing a platform for a wonderful cast. Whisky Galore has gained theatrical distribution in UK by Arrow and shall be in Cinemas from May 5th 2017"[6]
References
- ^ Young, Katy (21 April 2016). "'Whisky Galore!' world premiere to close Edinburgh".
- ^ a b c d "Whisky Galore Movie Ltd". Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ a b c Hannan, Martin (20 June 2015). "Cheers ... work to start on Whisky Galore! remake". The National Scot.
- ^ "Remake of Whisky Galore! hits the rocks amid storm over snub to Scots". The Scotman. 16 July 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ Freeth, Becky (22 August 2015). "Suited and booted Eddie Izzard is captured in 1940s costume for the first time as he films Whisky Galore! remake in Scotland". Daily Mail. Daily Mail Online.
- ^ "Whisky Galore! remake filmed around Cornalees". Greenock Telegraph. 19 August 2015.