Ralph Fiennes to direct and star in ‘The Beacon’
Los Angeles: British star Ralph Fiennes has landed his next directorial project in “The Beacon”, a film based on themes of family, class, race and identity.
According to entertainment news outlet Deadline, Fiennes will write, direct, and star in the project. The actor began his journey as a director with 2011’s “Coriolanus”, followed by “The Invisible Woman” (2013) and “The White Crow” (2018).
The contemporary UK-set drama will also star Indira Varma, Charles Babalola and Alison Oliver.
Joshua Nyaga travels from London to the countryside for the first time to spend a summer weekend with his girlfriend Cass’s family. Transplanted as a young boy from the violence of the Ugandan civil war into the concrete jungle of London, Joshua has never experienced the privilege that Cass’s family enjoys,” the official synopsis read.
“Surrounded by the sea and lush natural landscape, the farm is an oasis, filled with idealistic ideas and lively debates between Cass’s father, stepmother and their longtime family friend, Michael. But Joshua’s warm welcome is short-lived when the peace at a local summer concert is suddenly disrupted by an act of violent racism and Joshua and those around him are forced to confront the uncomfortable truth of their differences. falls,” it says.
Production on “The Beacon,” coming from Potboiler Productions, begins this summer in Suffolk, England.
The project marks Fiennes’ reunion with producer Gale Egan, who previously worked with the actor on “The Constant Gardener.”
