Boxoffice Pro - August 2020
The Official Magazine of the National Association of Theatre Owners
The Official Magazine of the National Association of Theatre Owners
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ON SCREEN FILMMAKER INTERVIEW<br />
WHAT<br />
THE<br />
DICKENS!<br />
The Personal History of David<br />
Copperfield heads to the cinemas<br />
BY REBECCA PAHLE<br />
Director Armando Iannucci returns to the big<br />
screen, following 2017’s The Death of Stalin<br />
and 2009’s Oscar-nominated In the Loop, with The<br />
Personal History of David Copperfield. The Charles<br />
Dickens adaptation—which tells the tale of a young<br />
man (Dev Patel) suffering through numerous changes<br />
in fortune in 19th-century England—had its debut at<br />
the Toronto International Film Festival in September<br />
2019. A U.K. release came in January <strong>2020</strong>, and a<br />
North American bow was scheduled for May. And<br />
then … we don’t need to tell you what happened.<br />
Luckily for fans of witty, colorful costume dramas,<br />
The Personal History of David Copperfield is still<br />
heading to theaters—this time on <strong>August</strong> 14, courtesy<br />
of Searchlight Pictures. In advance of the film’s foray<br />
into newly opened cinemas, Iannucci took the time to<br />
speak to <strong>Boxoffice</strong> <strong>Pro</strong>.<br />
The following conversation was conducted on<br />
June 26. It has been edited for length and clarity.<br />
Right: Dev Patel stars<br />
in The Personal History<br />
of David Copperfield.<br />
Image courtesy<br />
Searchlight Pictures<br />
82 <strong>August</strong> <strong>2020</strong>
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