The first poster and trailer have debuted for the upcoming comedy Blithe Spirit. Directed by Edward Hall, the film is based on Noel Coward’s iconic play and stars Dan Stevens as a novelist suffering from writers block who desperate for inspiriation, hires a medium (Judi Dench) who was recently exposed as a fraud to perform a seance in his home; take a look here…
Best-selling crime novelist Charles (Dan Stevens) is struggling with catastrophic writer’s block and a stressful deadline for his first screenplay. His picture-perfect second wife Ruth (Isla Fisher) is doing her best to keep him focussed in the hope of fulfilling her dream of heading to Hollywood. Charles’ desperate search for inspiration leads him to invite Madame Arcati (Judi Dench), a medium recently exposed as a fraud, to perform a séance in their home. They all get more than they bargained for when Arcati accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife: the fiery and jealous Elvira (Leslie Mann) who embarks on a mission to kill Charles so she can spend eternity with him which leads to an increasingly comical and deadly love triangle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz9C0efpyVc
Blithe Spirit features a cast that also includes Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Emilia Fox, Adil Ray, and James Fleet. It is set to arrive in UK cinemas on May 1st.
