The much-anticipated big-screen adaptation of Ian McEwan”s novella On Chesil Beach is now in pre-production with principal photography due to start in the autumn.

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Saoirse Ronan (pictured) and Billy Howle star in the film, with a screenplay by McEwan. The original book, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2007, centres on a honeymooning couple in 1960s Dorset reflecting on their hopes, regrets and fears for the future.

The feature comes from Number 9 Films producers Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley who are working alongside BBC Films. Dominic Cooke – best known for his work as artistic director of the Royal Court – is at the helm to direct.

Cooke also directed the BBC”s Shakespeare trilogy, The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses, comprising Richard III and Henry VI Parts 1 and 2, which began shooting in autumn 2014 and which marked Cooke”s TV directorial debut.

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