US EditionChristopher Eccleston, Anna Friel and Emma Thompson cast in transgender marriage case movie
- Emma Thompson, Anna Friel, Christopher Eccleston, Julian Ovenden, and Rebecca Root will star in the film 'Hear Me Roar,' which focuses on a significant British trans marriage case.
- The film tells the story of Elizabeth Bellinger, who fought for legal recognition of her marriage to Michael Bellinger after keeping it secret for nearly 20 years.
- Director Amy Coop stated that this story is an overlooked part of modern British history and represents a seismic shift for LGBTQ+ people.
- Thompson described the script as moving, powerful, and essential, expressing her deep emotional connection to the story.
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Emma Thompson leads a star-studded retelling of a trans pioneer’s groundbreaking case
British legal history is sashaying its way onto the silver screen. Hear Me Roar, a soon-to-be-released gem, chronicles the real-life legal battle of Elizabeth Bellinger, a British trans woman whose fight for recognition shaped the trans movement in the early aughts. Variety reported the star-studded cast includes Emma Thompson (Love Actually), Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Anna Friel (Marcella), Julian Ovenden (Bridgerton), and trans actre…
Christopher Eccleston, Anna Friel and Emma Thompson cast in transgender marriage case movie
Christopher Eccleston, Anna Friel and Dame Emma Thompson have boarded an upcoming comedy-drama film, which depicts the true story of a legal battle fought by a transgender woman and her husband to have their marriage recognised in law. Hear Me Roar stars Rebecca Root (Heartstopper, Hogwarts Legacy) as Elizabeth Bellinger, a trans woman who married her husband Michael (played by Eccleston), in a secret ceremony in the 1980s. Almost two decades la…
Emma Thompson, Anna Friel & Christopher Eccleston Starring In British Movie ‘Hear Me Roar’ About Landmark Transgender Marriage Case
Emma Thompson, Anna Friel and Christopher Eccleston are aboard Hear Me Roar, a movie telling the story of a transgender woman who took on the British government in a legal battle over her marriage. Amy Coop’s pic tells the story of Elizabeth Bellinger, who became one of the few transgender people in Britain to get […]
Emma Thompson, Anna Friel, Christopher Eccleston to Star in Drama ‘Hear Me Roar’ About 2000 U.K. Trans Marriage Case
Emma Thompson, Anna Friel, Christopher Eccleston, Julian Ovenden and Rebecca Root have joined the cast of feature film “Hear Me Roar,” a drama about a groundbreaking British trans marriage case. The script is co-written by Lisa McMullin and Ashley Bayston, whose story it tells. The feature will be directed by Amy Coop and produced by […]
Emma Thompson and Rebecca Root to star in new trans film
Emma Thompson and Rebecca Root are to star in Hear Me Roar, a new film depicting the true story of a legal battle fought by a trans woman and her husband to have their marriage recognised in law. Hear Me Roar stars one of the UK’s most prolific transgender actresses Root (Heartstopper, Hogwarts Legacy) as […]
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