{"id":48834,"date":"2024-04-02T11:54:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T09:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2018248"},"modified":"2024-04-02T13:23:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T11:23:47","slug":"benedict-cumberbatch-and-olivia-colman-to-lead-the-war-of-the-roses-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/benedict-cumberbatch-and-olivia-colman-to-lead-the-war-of-the-roses-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman to lead The War of the Roses adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The film will come from director Jay Roach. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 02 April 2024 at 09:54 AM<\/p>

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Two British acting titans are teaming up, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman set to share the screen in a new version of 1989 black comedy film The War of the Roses.<\/p>\n

The new film will simply be called The Roses, and is currently in development with Jay Roach (Bombshell, High Desert) set to direct.<\/p>\n

The synopsis says: \u201cLife seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo (Cumberbatch) and Ivy (Colman): successful careers, great kids, an enviable sex life.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut underneath the fa\u00e7ade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentments that\u2019s ignited when Theo\u2019s professional dreams come crashing down.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jay Roach<\/span><\/figcaption> Dominik Bindl\/Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Like the previous on-screen iteration, this new film will once again be based on Warren Adler\u2019s 1981 novel, while it will be adapted by Poor Things<\/a> scribe Tony McNamara.<\/p>\n

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