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She lit up the screen as Little Dorrit – now Foy is taking on the role of a tabloid editor.
by Alice Jones
For a British actress, tying the ribbons on a period drama bonnet for the first time is an important rite of passage. For Claire Foy, though, the occasion was particularly memorable. In 2008, aged just 24, she landed the lead role in Andrew Davies’ 14-part adaptation of Little Dorrit, having previously appeared only in the pilot of Being Human and in a single episode of Doctors. All of a sudden, she was being directed by her teen idol. “I’ve seen Pride and Prejudice about 4,000 times. I’m not joking: I know every single line. I used to go round to my Aunty Cath’s house and we’d all sit under the duvet and spend all day watching the whole thing. I was obsessed,” she says. “So when I first saw my bonnet, I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’” Continue…
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December 29, 2011 by Anna • "Hacks", "Upstairs, Downstairs", "Wreckers", Articles
First Trailer For “Wreckers”
Wreckers is on release in the UK from December 16th, and the Curzon Soho are having a Q&A screening on the 17th.
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November 07, 2011 by Anna • "Wreckers"
UK Premiere of “Wreckers”
GALLERY LINK:
- Events: UK Premiere of “Wreckers”
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October 21, 2011 by Anna • "Wreckers", Gallery, Public Events
‘Wreckers’ World Premiere Yesterday
Claire Foy’s new movie ‘Wreckers‘ finally had its world premiere during the 55th BFI London Film Festival yesterday. Visit CumberBatchWeb for some shots of Claire Foy at the screening as well as their website BenedictCumberbatch.co.uk to read their review of the film. They had nothing but good things to say about Claire as Dawn:
Claire Foy, luminous throughout. … As Dawn Claire Foy is highly personable giving a very natural performance which grounds the film. We share in her confusion at the events that surround her and she keeps the audience on side even when making some truly terrible decisions. … Wreckers is a haunting, compelling tale of secrets and lies, anchored by superb performances from it’s central trio of rising British stars.
The movie is also short-listed for an award at the festival: Director D.R. Hood for ‘Best British Newcomer’ (source). The movie is scheduled for a theatrical release in the UK mid December and it will be made available on Curzon on Demand service shortly afterwards.
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October 17, 2011 by Mia • "Wreckers"
‘Wreckers’ to premiere at 55th BFI London Film Festival
Finally ‘Wreckers‘ will have its world premiere! It’s part of the lineup of the 55th BFI London Film Festival in the section “New British Cinema”. It will be screened on the following dates:
Tuesday, October 18, 15.30
Friday, October 21, 21.00
Visit the film’s page on the official Festival website to see more details.
GALLERY:
- Wreckers (2011): Production Stills
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September 07, 2011 by Mia • "Wreckers", Gallery, News / Rumors
U.K.’s Artificial Eye nabs ‘Wreckers’
Artificial Eye has snapped up U.K. rights to D.R. Hood’s “Wreckers” while Content Film has boarded the pic for international sales.
Artificial Eye will release the pic in Blighty alongside a day-on-date release with its online platform Curzon On Demand.
The pic, toplining Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy and Shaun Evans, will screen at the London U.K. Film Focus event in the capital next week.
Hood directed and penned the pic, a drama that sees a married couple move back to the husband’s childhood village to start a family. A surprise visit from the husband’s brother ignites a sibling rivalry and exposes the lies embedded in the couple’s relationship.
Simon Onwurah produces.
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June 20, 2011 by Mia • "Wreckers", News / Rumors
‘Wreckers’ Photo Update and New UK Scans
GALLERY LINKS:
- Wreckers (2010): Posters & Covers
- Wreckers (2010): Production Stills
- Wreckers (2010): On the Set
- Scans: TV Times (UK) – February 26-March 4, 2011
- Scans: Daily Mail Weekend (UK) – February 26, 2011
Thanks to Lorna for the scans.
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February 26, 2011 by Anna • "The Promise", "Wreckers", Articles, Gallery
Behind the Scenes of ‘Wreckers’
We haven’t heard much about Claire’s upcoming independent British movie ‘Wreckers‘ which was shot during the summer of 2009. But for a while now there has been an official Facebook page where director Dictynna Hood is posting updates about post production as well as pictures from behind the scenes, including some gorgeous shots of Claire. I’m now officially intrigued. Hopefully, co-star Benedict Cumberbatch’s recent success in ‘Sherlock‘ will help the movie get a release date soon! Here’s the extended ‘Wreckers‘ synopsis:
WRECKERS is a psychological drama which examines the fragile relationship between truth, intimacy and betrayal.
Recently married couple, David and Dawn, return to Davids childhood village to start a family. Their relationship seems idyllic, but getting pregnant is proving difficult and is adding to the strain of building their perfect home. A surprise visit from David’s brother Nick, a soldier, on leave from Afghanistan, slowly exposes the lies embedded in Dawn and David’s relationship. Through Nick, Dawn discovers more about the siblings’ painful childhood and begins to wonder how well she knows her husband.
Disorientated by her husband’s sudden volatility, she is inextricably drawn to Nick. Dawn becomes a hostage to an increasingly precarious sibling friction, putting the couple’s relationship to the ultimate test.
Source: Official ‘Wreckers’ Facebook page
GALLERY LINK:
- Movies & Television > Wreckers (2010) > On the Set (credit: Facebook)
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August 23, 2010 by Mia • "Wreckers", Gallery
New ‘Wreckers’ Stills and More
Added two photos from the British Academy Television Craft Awards 2009, the Russian poster for Season of the Witch and two brand new Wreckers stills.
Wreckers is a drama with a dark, erotic heart, and a unique twist on the theme of the returning soldier.
A dark tale of love, desire and secrets, between brothers and a new bride. Starring Claire Foy, Benedict Cumberbatch and Shaun Evans.
Wreckers was shot on 16mm last Summer on location in the Fens and outside London.
GALLERY LINKS:
- Events: British Academy Television Craft Awards 2009
- Season of the Witch (2010): Posters & Covers
- Wreckers (2010): Production Stills
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February 07, 2010 by Anna • "Season of the Witch", "Wreckers", Gallery, Public Events
Updated Wreckers Synopsis
Dawn and David are visited by Nick, David’s brother, a soldier on ‘R&R’ from Afghanistan. Dawn is a comfort to Nick, who has episodes of sleepwalking and nightmares. David is angered by their easy manner with each other – more angry than seems necessary to the situation. Dawn tries to discover what is the secret that binds David and Nick together… but she is a flawed detective…
Which of them all is the guilty party?
It seems like Claire’s character’s name is Dawn.
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November 24, 2009 by Anna • "Wreckers"
Isleham Informer Scan
Finally something new to update Claire Foy Source with! 
Like Guy had informed us in the beginning of July, Claire Foy was then filming the low-budget drama Wreckers, with locations in London and a village in rural Cambridgeshire called Isleham.
Now that the August issue of the Isleham Informer is out, we have a scan from director Dictynna Hood’s interview that also features two photos from the production. The film is currently in post-production and its storyline is broadly described as a ‘moody psychological love story.’ Co-stars include Benedict Cumberbatch (Atonement), Shaun Evans (Telstar) and Sinead Matthews.
GALLERY LINK:
- Scans: Isleham Informer (UK) – August 2009
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August 09, 2009 by Anna • "Wreckers", Articles, Gallery, Media Alerts
New Project: Wreckers
Thanks to Guy for the info! 
Claire is presently filming a low-budget drama called Wreckers, with locations in London and a village in rural Cambridgeshire. The film is hoped to have a cinema release and the BBC have also expressed an interest. An interview with the film’s director will appear in the next issue of the Isleham Informer – the parish magazine of the village location.