Produced by Constance Media’s Kami Naghdi (Boogie Woogie) ‘This Beautiful Fantastic’ tells the tale of an obsessively tidy children’s author who falls in love with an erratic inventor – the story will be told like a classic fairytale and will star Tom Wilkinson (Valkyrie, Shakespeare in Love), Christopher Eccleston (Amelia, The Others), MacKenzie Crook (Pirates of the Carribean: At World’s End, City of Ember), Joanna Lumley (Corpse Bride, Ella Enchanted) and Carey Mulligan (An Education, Public Enemies).

Shooting will start on the project on March 15th of next year and the film will shoot in Edinburgh and Cologne. The co-producer of ‘This Beautiful Fantastic’ is Matt Treadwell and the executive producers involved are Bankside Films’ Compton Ross (Shake Hands with the Devil) and Phil Hunt (Normal). ‘This Beautiful Fantastic’s director of photography is Roman Osin (Pride and Prejudice).

Director Terry Loane tells IFTN: "I am so pleased that Simon's unique script has attracted what for me is a dream cast. As director, I am really looking forward to working with them on what promises to be a beautiful film.”