A new movie biopic of celebrated West End actor Ian Charleson is in development.
The film will be directed by Oscar nominee Stephen Frears (Mrs Henderson Presents, The Queen, My Beautiful Laundrette), with a screenplay by Stephen Beresford (The Last of the Haussmans, Pride).
There’s no current news on the development timeline for the Ian Charleson movie, or who is producing or distributing.
Ian Charleson was the Scottish screen and stage actor best known for film roles including Chariots of Fire and Ghandi, and on stage in National Theatre productions of Hamlet and Guys & Dolls.
One of the greatest actors of his generation, he died in 1990 at the age of 40 from AIDS.
When he died, he requested that the cause of his death should be publicised to help promote awareness and acceptance of AIDS.
An award was set up in his name in 1990, to celebrate young actors under 30 performing in a classical stage role. The awards are still going strong to this day, and this year’s winner of the Ian Charleson Award was Francesca Amewudah-Rivers.
Previous winners of the Ian Charleson Award include Jack Lowden, Paapa Essiedu, Rebecca Hall, Rory Kinnear, David Oyelowo, Cush Jumbo and Tom Hollander.
Stephen Beresford is currently working on the musical adaptation of Pride, with PRIDE The Musical to be directed by Matthew Warchus at the National Theatre.
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