The Physician Who star is forged alongside Theo James and Helena Bonham Carter.
Following his adaptation of Oliver Twist final yr, director Sam Mendes (Spectre) is reteaming with Audible for one more Dickens’ traditional.
For his tackle David Copperfield, Mendes has put collectively a starry line-up with Ncuti Gatwa within the title function. The forged contains Richard Armitage, Helena Bonham Carter, Jessie Buckley, Ralph Ineson, Theo James, Toby Jones, Jack Lowden, Katy Wix and Indira Varma. Plus, newcomer Reece Kenwyne Mpudzi because the younger David Copperfield.
The synopsis says:
“We journey with David as he comes throughout his eccentric Aunt Betsey, the trustworthy Peggotty and loquacious Mr Micawber, comes up in opposition to the villainous Micawbers and Uriah Heep, and falls in love with Little Em’ly, Dora and Agnes.”
“After which there’s old fashioned good friend James Steerforth, dashing, daring and seductive. This dramatisation explores the complexities and intimacies of that relationship past something doable in Dickens’s day, in an adaptation giving contemporary life and vividness to this beloved story.”
The drama has been recorded in Audible’s London studio, and within the Charles Dickens Museum utilizing high-definition Dolby Atmos sound.
Director Sam Mendes mentioned:
“I’m thrilled to proceed my collaboration with Audible after the success of Oliver Twist and the place higher to go subsequent than to David Copperfield, which for therefore many – and certainly for Dickens himself – is a favorite amongst his canon. We now have an impressive forged, led by the incomparable Ncuti Gatwa whose superb comedian timing brings new dimensions to the character of David. Within the sound design we’ve leaned into hyper realism in order that the listener actually seems like they’re on the journey with David by way of his misfortunes and triumphs. One other feast for the ears.”
David Copperfield is up for pre-order now at Audible, with a launch date set for November thirtieth, 2023.