Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman Teaming for ‘Elsinore’ Film About Acclaimed ‘Chariots of Fire’ Actor Ian Charleson, for StudioCanal

It’s a “Fleabag” reunion.

Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman are set to star in “Elsinore,” based on the life of Scottish stage and screen star Ian Charleson. BAFTA nominee Simon Stone (“The Dig”) will direct from a script by Golden Globe nominee Stephen Beresford (“Pride”).

The film — from StudioCanal, LD Entertainment, Lucky Red and Magnolia Mae Films — is described as a “deeply moving and inspiring true story” of the actor Ian Charleson, who faced incredible odds while preparing to give the “performance of his life” in “Hamlet” at the National Theatre in London.

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