Craig Mazin — who wrote Chernobyl — has penned a film about a murdered shepherd whose sheep solve the crime, and Emma Thompson is in it. The premise is so good, she says, she would have played a broom.
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Emma has written two children's films, the most notable being Nanny McPhee, and has been collaborating with Gary Clarke — the Irish composer behind Sing Street — on a stage musical for a decade. [1] — Emma Thompson "Nanny McPhee musical coming to West End: Emma Thompson has spent 10 years writing the musical adaptation of Nanny McPhee, with music by Gar…" 53:35 She gave Clarke two sonic touchstones: Tom Waits' 'Swordfish Trombone' and something in the vein of the Tiger Lillies — Victorian steampunk, dark circus, not too on the nose. After a billion songs written and cut, the show is finally heading to the West End. Will then brings up The Sheep Detective, a film written by Craig Mazin (who wrote Chernobyl) about a shepherd who is murdered and whose sheep solve the crime. Emma says the premise alone was enough: she would have played a broom. The film also stars Hugh Jackman. Emma was only on set for three weeks, shooting in a picture-perfect English village she eventually remembers as Hambleton.
Emma Thompson has spent 10 years writing the musical adaptation of Nanny McPhee, with music by Gary Clarke, and it is coming to London's West End the following year.
Emma Thompson appears in The Sheep Detective, a film written by Craig Mazin and starring Hugh Jackman, in which a shepherd is murdered and his sheep solve the crime.
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