‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ Composer on Bringing the ’80s Drag Story to the Big Screen

Following last year’s cancelation and this year’s postponements, the annual CineEurope convention kicks off today in Barcelona. And what better time for studios and overseas exhibition to come together and celebrate the theatrical experience as we come off of a banner international box office weekend led by MGM/Eon/Universal’s lively launch of No Time To Die.

Paul Mescal smashed onto the scene in Normal People and now he will finally be making his big-screen debut.

While the failure of Universal’s Dear Evan Hansen at the domestic box office with a $7.5M opening didn’t really surprise anyone after the movie was torn apart by critics post its TIFF world premiere, the latest misfire by a feature adaptation of a Broadway musical raises plenty of questions about the sub-genre’s fate at the box office.

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One of the West End's biggest musicals, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie's film adaptation recently launched on Amazon Prime, meaning fans can now stream, sing-along and dance around to the movie as and when they please. And the man whose story inspired the stage show - Jamie Campbell - has proven he's more than just the name behind the phenomenon.

Max Harwood, Jamie Campbell and Lauren Patel come together for a cast pic at the premiere of their new movie, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, held at Crucible Theatre on Friday (September 17) in Sheffield, England.

Jamie Campbell was only sixteen when he defied his school-teachers and turned up to his year 11 prom in a dress.The drag-obsessed teenager had caught the attention of BBC Three, who followed Jamie's journey as he came out as his drag queen alter-ego, Fifi la True, at the high school bash. Jamie: Drag Queen at 16 aired back in 2011 and was a huge success, with the hour-long documentary reaching audiences across the globe.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorOver four decades of acting, Richard E. Grant had never done drag until he was cast in the new feature “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,” premiering Sept.

spoiled us in June when director Jon M. Chu managed to improve upon Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway show.

The new movie musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will be released on Amazon Prime Video TOMORROW (September 17) and we have some exclusive photos to debut ahead of the big premiere!

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorMax Harwood is a self-proclaimed “theater geek” living the dream. Not long ago, he went to see one of London’s hottest musicals, “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.” Loosely based on the documentary “Jamie: Drag Queen at 16,” the show (with music by Dan Gillespie Sells and book and lyrics by Tom MacRae) tells the story of a teenage boy who aspires to be a drag queen and the prejudice he faces on his journey.

West End musical-turned feature-film Everybody's Talking About Jamie is already making waves across the world, with the story of 16-year-old Sheffield schoolboy-turned-drag queen Jamie New capturing everyone's hearts.The all-singing, all-dancing production is based off the real life story of Jamie Campbell, who is now 26 years old and works as a fashion designer.

Amazon Prime Video, is an adaptation of a popular West End musical, which itself came from a television documentary: Jenny Popplewell’s “Jamie: Drag Queen at 16.” As bedazzled as “Everybody's Talking About Jamie” is, it's based on a true story.What's most disappointing about the film, considering its origins, is just how distant anything like real life feels. From the first moment Jamie slides on a pair of ruby red stiletto pumps, there's not any doubt things are going to work out for him.

After almost 40 years in film and television, get ready to hear Richard E. Grant sing.

star Max Harwood knows the movie musical is going to ruin your makeup. «They did a screening of the film in London at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern and my friend cried her eyelash off,» he reports.

Filmmaker Terrence Davies chose “Mary Queen of Scots” star Jack Lowden to play World War One poet Siegfried Sassoon in his TIFF biopic “Benediction” and he says the actor’s transformation into the real life soldier and poet was “an absolute joy to witness.”

Imagine being a an actor in theater school without an agent or any professional credits to your name. You then find yourself cast not only in the lead role of the big screen adaptation of a major musical, but one set for release under the banner of one of the world’s most famous movie studios.