Production Intelligence: Suffragette

Carey MulliganFilming starts in February on Suffragette, the latest feature from much-garlanded scribe Abi Morgan (The Invisible Woman, The Iron Lady).

Carey Mulligan stars as a young supporter of the British suffrage movement who turns to violent forms of protest. Anne-Marie Duff co-stars; Helena Bonham Carter is the latest talent reported to have boarded the project.

The period feature comes from Ruby Film & Television, with the shingle's Alison Owen and Faye Ward producing. Sarah Gavron directs, who first worked from a Morgan screenplay on Brick Lane in 2007.

Suffragette is made in association with Pathé and Film4.

Further information on Suffragette can be found on Production Intelligence, our online database of advance and archive productions.