{"id":52726,"date":"2024-06-05T17:37:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T15:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2052049"},"modified":"2024-06-05T18:05:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T16:05:41","slug":"doctor-whos-ncuti-gatwa-joins-olivia-colman-and-benedict-cumberbatch-in-the-roses","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-ncuti-gatwa-joins-olivia-colman-and-benedict-cumberbatch-in-the-roses\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Ncuti Gatwa joins Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch in The Roses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andy Samberg and Kate McKinnon will also star in the film, which is a reimagining of The War of the Roses. <\/p>

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

Published: Wednesday, 05 June 2024 at 15:37 PM<\/p>

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As Doctor Who<\/a> fans wait to see Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor again in this week\u2019s episode, Rogue<\/a>, the star has just lined up his next role in a major upcoming film.<\/p>\n

Gatwa will co-star alongside Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch in The Roses<\/a>, a reimagining of the 1989 film The War of the Roses, which was itself based on the novel by Warren Adler.<\/p>\n

As well as Gatwa, Deadline<\/a> reports that the film has also cast Kate McKinnon (Barbie<\/a>), Andy Samberg (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/a>), Sunita Mani (Spirited), Zo\u00eb Chao (The Afterparty<\/a>), Jamie Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats<\/a>) and Belinda Bromilow (The Great).<\/p>\n

It has been written by Tony McNamara and will be directed by Jay Roach, with production expected to begin at some point this June.<\/p>\n

The film follows Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch), a couple who seemingly have the perfect family life and successful careers, but when Theo\u2019s professional dreams come crashing down, underlying resentments are exposed.<\/p>\n

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Roach said of directing the film: \u201cWhen Searchlight sent me Tony McNamara\u2019s script, I was sceptical, because I loved the original film. But as a fan of Tony\u2019s darkly hilarious writing, and with Olivia and Benedict attached, I should have known it would go in a new and wonderful direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdding in this phenomenal dream cast will make this relatable love-story\/divorce story a wild cautionary tale.\u201d<\/p>

Those who may be worried that this means the end of Gatwa\u2019s time on Doctor Who should rest easy \u2013 not only has the star already filmed a second season of the long-running sci-fi show, but he has also assured that he will be \u201caround for a while\u201d<\/a> on the series, adding that \u201cyou\u2019re not getting rid of me yet\u201d.<\/p>\n

As well as Doctor Who, he was also recently seen in Masters of the Air<\/a>, which streamed on Apple TV+<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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