H Is for Hawk (film) explained

H Is for Hawk
Based On:	H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald
Starring:	Claire Foy Brendan Gleeson
Production Companies:	Film4 Good Gate Media Plan B Entertainment Peephole Productions
Distributor:	Lionsgate
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

H Is for Hawk is an upcoming British film directed by Philippa Lowthorpe and starring Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson. It is an adaptation by Emma Donoghue of the 2014 memoir by Helen MacDonald of the same name.

Premise

The true life story about Helen who tends to a Goshawk after the death of her father.

Cast

• • Claire Foy Brendan Gleeson

Production

The film was announced in February 2024, the to be directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, and written by Emma Donoghue, adapting H is for Hawk, the 2014 memoir by Helen MacDonald. It is set to star Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson and has been developed with Film4 who will executive produce and co-finance.^[1] The film is also being produced by Plan B Entertainment who had previously been attached to an adaptation of the book with Lena Headey.^{[2] [3]} In November 2024, Lionsgate acquired UK and Irish distribution rights to the film from Protagonist Pictures.^[4]

Filming began in Cambridge in November 2024.^{[5] [6]} Filming is also scheduled to take place in Wales and London.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Claire Foy & Brendan Gleeson To Star In ‘H Is For Hawk’ For Plan B & ‘Poor Things’ Things Backer Film4; Protagonist Launches EFM Buzz Pic. Deadline Hollywood. Andreas. Wiseman. 9 February 2024. February 9, 2024.
2. Web site: Lena Headey to Star in and Produce Adaptation of “H Is for Hawk” with Plan B. Woman and Hollywood. 9 February 2024. Laura. Berger. July 7, 2017.
3. Web site: Lena Headey, Cersei in ‘Game of Thrones,’ Has Her Own Power Moves. New York Times. 9 February 2024. Jeremy. Egner. 5 July 2017.
4. Web site: Lionsgate picks up 'H Is For Hawk' with Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson for UK-Ireland, as Wales shoot gets underway . Screen Daily. limited. Mona. Tabbara. 7 November 2024. 10 November 2024.
5. Web site: Cait. Findlay. 18 October 2024. The Crown actress Claire Foy set to star in movie filming soon in Cambridge. Cambridge-News. 18 October 2024.
6. Web site: Movie featuring Netflix star begins filming in Cambridge. Cambridge-News. 5 November 2024. Cait. Findlay. 5 November 2024.
7. Web site: Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson’s ‘H Is For Hawk’ Begins Filming in Wales and London in October. Sartaj. Singh. August 6, 2024. The Cinemaholic. 18 October 2024.