Andrew Garfield & Claire Foy UK Family Pic ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ Acquired By Vertical

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has taken U.S. to the Neal Street and Elysian Film Group’s fantasy-adventure The Magic Faraway Tree following its near $11M at the UK box office after 11 days in release. Vertical has schedule the pic for a theatrical release on Aug. 21.

Post-pandemic, Magic Faraway Tree is the most successful live-action UK family movie after Paddington in Peru and the Roald Dahl franchises (Wonka and Matilda).

The Simon Farnaby written (Wonka, Paddington 2), Ben Gregor directed film(Britannia, Cuckoo, Black Ops, Fatherhood), and stars 2x Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield (We Live in Time), Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Claire Foy (H is for Hawk), Emmy Award winner Nonso Anozie (Sweet Tooth), BAFTA and SAG Award nominee Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton), Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer), BAFTA Award winner Jennifer Saunders, and Golden

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