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Jonathan Bailey and Bill Nighy to Star in Insomniac City
Jonathan Bailey and Bill Nighy will star in Insomniac City, directed by Dominic Cooke.
The film is based on Bill Hayes’s 2017 memoir of the same name.
It follows writer and photographer Hayes as he moves from San Francisco to New York after a devastating loss.
There, he begins to rebuild his life and falls in love with neurologist Oliver Sacks.
Sacks was known for his writing and influential work in neurology, including the books The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Awakenings.
The film’s story explores grief, hope and second chances against the backdrop of New York City.
Worldwide sales will be introduced to buyers at AFM, though no release date is given.
Jonathan Bailey and Bill Nighy are set to star in Insomniac City, a film directed by Dominic Cooke.
The film is based on writer and photographer Bill Hayes’s 2017 memoir of the same name.
Bailey will play Hayes, who moves to New York City from San Francisco after a devastating loss and falls in love with the city and neurologist Oliver Sacks.
Nighy will play Sacks, whose writing and work in neurology made him a prominent figure in modern medicine.
Altitude is handling worldwide sales and plans to introduce the project to buyers at AFM.
- Who
- Jonathan Bailey and Bill Nighy will star; Dominic Cooke will direct.
- What
- Insomniac City is a film adapted from Bill Hayes’s memoir of the same name.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The story is set in New York City.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Bill Hayes’s memoir Insomniac City was published.
Altitude plans to introduce the film project to buyers at AFM.
- Lead actors
- Jonathan Bailey and Bill Nighy
- Director
- Dominic Cooke
- Source material
- Bill Hayes’s 2017 memoir, Insomniac City
- Bailey’s role
- Bill Hayes
- Nighy’s role
- Oliver Sacks
- Sales
- Altitude is handling worldwide sales
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What people are saying
Insomniac City is a rare story that feels both profoundly intimate and epic in scope.