The film will tell the story of fearless Russian journalist and Putin scourge Anna Politkovskaya.
Bamber is represented by Curtis Brown Group and UTA. Lawtey is represented by Hamilton Hoddell and UTA. Next up she will star opposite Warwick Davis in the Disney+ TV series reboot of Willow. She was ultimately murdered in the elevator of her block of flats and it remains unclear who paid for the contract killing. Principal photography begins at the end of September. Lawtey, who has been cast as Anna’s son, Ilya Politkovskaya, is known for Marcella with Anna Friel and Terence Davies’ Benediction.
The feature focuses on world-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya (Peake), who braved the Chechen killing fields and exposed Russian ...
She refused to give up reporting on the war in Chechnya despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence – including being poisoned. D’Arcy plays Anna’s daughter Vera and Lawtey her son Ilya, Bamber is her intern Elena, Hinds her editor Dmitry and Isaacs her husband Sacha. Emma D’Arcy (“House of the Dragon”), Harry Lawtey (“Industry”) and Ellie Bamber (“Willow”) will join Maxine Peake, Ciaran Hinds (Belfast) and Jason Isaacs in the thriller “Anna”.
Emma D'Arcy, Ellie Bamber, and Harry Lawtey are the latest stars to join the upcoming political thriller, Anna, from director James Strong.
The script will be written by Eric Poppen. Fellow Briton Lawtey currently stars on HBO's [Industry](https://collider.com/industry-trailer-hbo/) as working-class aspiring banker Robert Spearing; he can next be seen in the upcoming Christian Bale thriller [The Pale Blue Eye](https://collider.com/christian-bale-scott-cooper-the-pale-blue-eye-new-movie/). Emma D'Arcy, Harry Lawtey, and Ellie Bamber have joined the cast of the upcoming political thriller Anna.
D'Arcy will star as Vera, Anna's daughter, while Lawtey will play Anna's son Ilya.
D'Arcy will star as Vera, Anna's daughter, while Lawtey will play Anna's son Ilya. The script will be written by Eric Poppen. The film will be a dramatic take on the life of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a frequent critic of Vladimir Putin's regime.