Prepare to relive your childhood, with the highly-anticipated film adaptation of The Magic Faraway Tree.
Based on Enid Blighton’s classic children’s book series, The Faraway Tree, filming has recently wrapped on the project, meaning we’ve been treated to our first look at the production – and it’s bringing all our childhood dreams to life. Prepare for a heavy dose of nostalgia, below.
See the first image from The Magic Faraway Tree
The only image released so-far is a little cryptic, but definitely has us feeling wistful.
For those familiar with the story, it shows Nicola Coughlan in character as Silky, hiding in the tree. More on that below.
What is The Magic Faraway Tree about?
In case you were robbed of reading this iconc childhood book, allow us to catch you up. The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran, a family who are forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. When they arrive, the children discover a magical tree and, before long, are introduced to its eccentric and (obviously) magical inhabitants. As they venture to the top of the tree, they’re transported to fantastical lands where, together, the family learns to reconnect with each other in new ways. Extremely heartwarming stuff.
Who is cast in The Magic Faraway Tree?
There’s some serious star-power signed on for this adaptation. In the magical world of The Faraway Tree, Nicola Coughlan will play an actual fairy, Silky, while Rebecca Ferguson is on board as Dame Snap, Nonso Anozie as Moonface, Dustin Demri-Burns as the Saucepan Man, and Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning as Dame Washalot.
In the real-world, Andrew Garfield will play dad Tim, and Claire Foy will play his wife, Polly.
There's a few other Hollywood heavyweights attached to the project, though their roles remain unclear. Among them, Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous,) Nonso Anozie (Ted Lasso), Dustin Demri-Burns (Slow Horses, The Great), Hiran Abeysekera (The Life of Pi), and Pippa Bennett-Warner (See How They Run), to name a few.
Off camera, the film was written by Simon Farnaby, who worked on Wonka and Paddington 2. It was directed by Ben Gregor, and Academy Award-nominee Pippa Harris is signed on to produce.
We'll keep you updated when we have more details.
