Ruth Negga, Luke Evans and More Dan Levy’s ‘Good Grief’
Himesh Patel, Celia Imrie, Arnaud Valois and ‘Harry Potter’ veteran David Bradley are all in the ensemble for Levy’s directorial debut.
Dan Levy to direct 'Good Grief' for Netflix. Photo courtesy of Netflix.
Off the back of the huge success of ‘Schitt’s Creek’, Dan Levy has been popping up everywhere, and looking to expanding his skillset.
He’s already set up film directorial debut ‘Good Grief’, and has now locked in the cast he wants, with Jamael Westman.
Unlike some of his other projects, it doesn’t appear that Levy is starring in this one. And there’s no sign of his father, Eugene, either (though we wouldn’t rule out at least a cameo).
Details are scarce on what roles the cast are taking, but we do at least have some details. Written by Levy, the movie follows Marc Dreyfus. He’s chosen to distract himself from the loss of his mom with a comfortable marriage.
But when his husband also dies unexpectedly, Marc is forced to finally confront the grief he’s tried so hard to avoid, sending him and his two closest friends on a Parisian weekend of self-discovery.
“‘Good Grief’ is a cautionary tale about friendship and loss and all the mess that comes with it when the truth is something you’ve evaded for most of your life,” says Levy. “It’s funny, it’s bittersweet, it’s a project that has helped me work through my own grief. And I hope it does the same for other people as well.”
Negga needs little introduction at this point, but she scored an Oscar nomination for her work in 2016 ‘ing’.
Ruth Negga to star in director Dan Levy's 'Good Grief' for Netflix. Photo courtesy of Netflix.
Patel broke out in 2019 alternate universe comedy drama ‘The Beatles. He was more recently seen as part of the cast of HBO series ‘Station Eleven’.
Evans is a veteran of movies such as ‘Beauty and the Beast’.
Imrie is a British acting stalwart, seen in ‘Bridget Jones movies. She also had a key role on FX series ‘Better Things’.
Bradley is primarily known for two big genre roles – sneering Hogwarts caretaker Mr. Filch in the ‘Game of Thrones.’
French actor Valois is less well known in the States, but he has been seen in 2017’s ‘BPM (Beats Per Minute).'
Westman, meanwhile, has had roles in movies such as ‘Claire Danes.
‘Good Grief’ will be a Netflix release (not shocking given Levy’s ties to the streaming service given its of ‘Schitt’s Creek’) but it doesn’t have a release date set yet.
Luke Evans attends the UK Premiere of 'Dracula Untold' at Odeon West End on October 1, 2014 in London, England. Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images.
