Greatest Days (film)
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| Greatest Days | |
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| Directed by | Coky Giedroyc |
| Written by | Tim Firth |
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| Cinematography | Mike Eley |
| Edited by | Mark Davies |
| Music by | Oli Julian Nick Foster |
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| Distributed by | Bron Releasing |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Greatest Days is a 2023 British musical film based on the Take That jukebox musical of the same name (originally titled The Band), directed by Coky Giedroyc and written by Tim Firth.[1] The film was released on 16 June 2023.[2]
Plot
[edit]Four friends, who have not seen each other for 25 years, reunite after one of them wins tickets to a reunion concert of their childhood favourite band. Then learn to get over the death of the fifth friend.
Cast
[edit]- Aisling Bea as Rachel
- Lara McDonnell as young Rachel
- Alice Lowe as Heather
- Eliza Dobson as young Heather
- Amaka Okafor as Zoe
- Nandi Sawyers-Hudson as young Zoe
- Jayde Adams as Claire
- Carragon Guest as young Claire
- Marc Wootton as Jeff
- Matthew McNulty as Stuart
- Jessie Mae Alonzo as Debbie
- Aaron Bryan
- Dalvin Cory
- Joshua Jung
- Mark Samaras
- Mervin Noronha
- Gary Barlow, Howard Donald & Mark Owen Cameo as Buskers on Train
Production
[edit]Producing the film are Danny Perkins, Kate Solomon and Jane Hooks. Executive producers include Take That themselves, Damian Jones of DJ Films, Tobias Gutzwiller of SPG3, David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers who produced the original musical, and Joe Naftalin.[1]
In March 2022, it was announced Aisling Bea would star in the film alongside Alice Lowe, Amaka Okafor, Jayde Adams, Marc Wootton, Matthew McNulty, Lara McDonnell, Jessie Mae Alonzo, Nandi Sawyers-Hudson, Carragon Guest, and Eliza Dobson. Aaron Bryan, Dalvin Cory, Joshua Jung, Mark Samaras and Mervin Noronha would make up the film's fictional boy band.[1]
Principal photography took place in Clitheroe, Lancashire in April 2022 before moving to Athens.[3]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Wiseman, Andreas (24 March 2022). "Take That Movie 'Greatest Days', Starring Aisling Bea, Sets Cast, Financiers, Distributors Ahead Of Shoot". Deadline. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Wild, Stephi (21 September 2022). "GREATEST DAYS - The Official Take That Musical Will Tour the UK in 2023". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "That's a wrap! Filming for new Take That film draws to a close in Lancashire town of Clitheroe". ITV. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Greatest Days". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 25 June 2023.