Rupert Everett’s ten year passion project at last comes to fruition this week with the arrival in cinemas of The Happy Prince, the story of the final years of Oscar Wilde. Everett not only stars as the declining playwright and author, but wrote the script and directed the film, an undertaking which he remembers with affection. Especially when it came to directing himself. Our Rupert Everett interview for The Happy Prince, which is out in the UK on June 15th, is below.
- The Happy Prince arrives in cinemas this Friday
- The film is a ten-year passion project for director, writer and star Everett
- It is based on the final days of Oscar Wilde
Rupert Everett Interview For The Happy Prince
The film picks up where many others about Wilde have left off, focusing on his life after release from prison and his subsequent years in exile in France and Italy. The flashbacks to his glittering years in society are few, as we’re taken into the other side of his story – the attempts at a reconciliation with Bosie (Colin Morgan), the devotion of Robbie Ross (Edwin Thomas) and Wilde himself resorting to scrounging drinks from anybody who will take pity on him. The cast also includes Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson and Anna Chancellor.
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Everett sat down with The Hollywood News to talk about getting the film off the ground, his long-standing interest in Oscar Wilde and his physical transformation in front of the camera.
Watch the Rupert Everett interview in full below and read our review of the movie at the end of the link above.
The Happy Prince plays in UK and Irish cinemas from Friday 15th June.
