BBC One to adapt Kit de Waal’s My Name is Leon into filmPosted in Articles, Arts, Media Archive, United Kingdom on 2020-03-06 16:27Z by Steven |
BBC One to adapt Kit de Waal’s My Name is Leon into film
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2020-02-25
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BBC One will adapt Kit de Waal’s novel My Name is Leon (Simon & Schuster) into a film.
My Name is Leon will be adapted by Shola Amoo, writing his first screenplay for television and directed by Kibwe Tavares. It will be produced by Douglas Road Productions for BBC One.
Set in 1980s Britain, My Name is Leon tells the “uplifting and incredibly moving story of nine year old Leon, a mixed-race boy whose desire is to keep his family together, as his single-parent mother suffers a devastating breakdown” according to its synopsis.
Amoo said: “I’m very excited to be a part of this ground-breaking project for the BBC. It was a real honour and privilege to adapt Kit De Waal’s touching and thought-provoking book for the screen and I can’t wait to share it with the world.”…
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