Passion Pictures, Barbara Broccoli & Richard Curtis Among Team For Ambitious Paralympics Film

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EXCLUSIVE: John Battsek’s Oscar-winning Passion Pictures (One Day In September), James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli and Love Actually writer-director Richard Curtis are teaming up to make a…

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Battsek and Greg Nugent of HTYT Films are producing with Broccoli, Curtis, U.S. paralympian Tatyana McFadden and former International Paralympic Committee CEO Xavier Gonzalez among executive producers.filmmakers Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui are directing the feature, which is currently in production. HTYT Films holds the global rights, granted by the IPC, and have financed.

The film will also look at how events like the Invictus Games are building on the impact of the Paralympic movement, helping to challenge the perception of ability around the world. As part of this, filming has also taken place with Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex talking about his admiration for the Paralympic movement and the parallels with his own motivation for creating the Invictus Games.

Battsek told us, “I was shown a very visceral and moving concept trailer by Greg. I didn’t know any of the details at that point but I soon knew it was an amazing story. There are so many inspiring and uplifting elements to it.”

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