According to the reports of Variety, “Sex Education” starrer Aimee Lou Wood and
“Bridgerton” star Nicola Coughlan will lead the historical comedy “Seize Them”, penned by Andy Riley. The story is set in the dark ages Britain where Queen Dagan (Wood) is overthrown by a revolution led by Humble Joan (Coughlan). The Queen starts fleeing away from her own land, with a profound boon on her head. With the aid of Shulmay (Adefope), a former servant with deep secrets and Bobik (Frost), a shit-shoveller who always desires for more in his life, Queen Dagan must counteract the difficult periods and danger as she embarks on a long journey to conquer her throne back.
The rest of the ensemble cast includes Lolly Adefope (“Shrill”), Nick Frost (“Hot Fuzz”) and Jessica Hynes (“W1A”).
The movie is produced by Damian Jones (“Absolutely Fabulous The Movie”) and Matthew James Wilkinson (“Yesterday”) and executive produced by Nigel Green, Jack Webb, Sophie Meyer, Paul Grindey and Andy Riley. The film is bankrolled by Entertainment Film Distributors (EFD) and they’re releasing this in the U.K. and Ireland as well. The shooting will proceed for over six weeks in Kent and Wales.
Damian Jones shared: “We are very excited to be working with the funniest young actresses around today in Aimee, Lolly and Nicola as well as the epic Nick Frost and Jess Hynes. Backed by one of the best distributors in the U.K. in Nigel Green and EFD we feel privileged to be bringing this project to the big screen.”
Nick Frost added: “The chance to shoot in Wales, the land of my fathers, with Aimee and Lolly saying the terrific words, out loud, that Andy Riley has written, was a sweet temptation I found hard to resist.”