Blanchett Teams with Filmmaker Alice Birch (‘Lady Macbeth’) on ‘Sweetsick’ for Searchlight
Oscar winner Cate Blanchett will star in Sweetsick, a new film about a woman who has the ability to see what people need in life, written and directed by Alice Birch in her feature debut.
Birch is best known for writing Lady Macbeth and for adapting Sally Rooney’s novels Normal People and Conversations with Friends into acclaimed miniseries.
Searchlight is backing “Sweetsick,” which will shoot this fall in the U.K. and Greece.
The film is being produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Theo Barrowclough from House Productions, alongside Blanchett and her Dirty Films banner.
Lee Groombridge will also produce. Film4 will executive produce and co-finance.
“We’re all very big believers in Alice Birch and it’s been wonderful to see that the fantastic team she’s gathered around her, not least the amazing Cate, feel the same way–all drawn in by her bold, beautiful vision,” Ross said.
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Blanchett has won two Oscars for “Blue Valentine” and “The Aviator.” Her other major credits include “Notes on a Scandal,” “I’m Not There,” “Carol” and “Tár.” Birch earned a WGA award for her work on ‘Succession.” Her additional screenplay credits include “The Wonder” and “Mothering Sunday.”
