Elsinore (2026)
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Synopsis
The emotional and inspirational true story of Ian Charleson, a gifted actor whose greatest challenge becomes his greatest triumph. Facing his own mortality with unflinching honesty, wit, and grace, Charleson delivers a courageous performance that becomes a source of healing and inspiration for those around him.
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 20th, 2026 (Limited) by Focus Features December 11th, 2026 (Expands Wide) by Focus Features |
| International Releases: | January 14th, 2027 (Wide) (Brazil)
January 21st, 2027 (Wide) (Mexico) January 28th, 2027 (Wide) (Australia) January 28th, 2027 (Limited) (Italy) January 29th, 2027 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| MPA Rating: | R for language, some sexual content and brief graphic nudity. (Rating bulletin 2957 (cert #56128), 10/7/2026) |
| Running Time: | 111 minutes |
| Filming location (country): | United Kingdom |
| Plot point: | AIDS, Biography, Theater Actor |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1980s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | StudioCanal, LD Entertainment, Lucky Red, Magnolia Mae Films, Focus Features, Canal Plus, Cine Plus, OCS., Both/And Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Languages: | English |
Leading
| Andrew Scott | Ian Charleson |
Supporting
| Olivia Colman | Margaret Johnson | |
| Billie Piper | Patsy | |
| Johnny Flynn | Richard Eyre | |
| Luke Thompson | Georgie Randall | |
| David Dawson | Derek Jarman | |
| Matthew Beard | Sean | |
| Joe Locke | Nicholas | |
| Juliet Stevenson | Sylvia | |
| Peter Mullan | Jack Charleson | |
| Monica Dolan | Linda | |
| Adeel Akhtar | Shahid | |
| Kadiff Kirwan | Sister Frigidity of the Nocturnal Emission | |
| Dickie Beau | Sister Belladonna | |
| David Webber | National Theatre Security Guard | |
| David Rintoul | Hamlet’s Ghost | |
| Tod Tewson | Hamlet | |
| Temple Williams | Barnardo | |
| John MacMillan | Horatio | |
| Rishi Rian | Guildenstern | |
| Bronwyn James | Deputy Stage Manager | |
| Malcolm Jeffries | Fortinbras | |
| John Hollingsworth | Rosencrantz | |
| Danny Webb | Polonius | |
| Alyth Ross | Ophelia | |
| Paul Chahidi | Ralph | |
| Hannah James Scott* | Sue (Casting Director) | |
| David A. Burt | Camera Man | |
| Dillon Scott Lewis | Sister Jack | |
| Joseph Edwards | Mother Mandragora | |
| Dario Coates | Paul | |
| John Dagleish | Hilton | |
| Louis Healy | Keith Collins | |
| Claire Price | Jenni (TV Host) | |
| Darren Charman | TV Co-Host | |
| Shubham Saraf | Doctor | |
| Sadie Soverall | Alice | |
| Charles Edwards | Michael Whitehall | |
| Delroy Atkinson | Driver | |
| Edward Mitchell | Ian’s Stunt Man | |
| Karina Fernandez | Jill (Make-up Artist) | |
| Joshua Oakes Rogers | Tom | |
| James Akka | Andy | |
| Michele Austin | Yvonne (Costume Designer) | |
| Jamie Bogyo | Marcellus / Laertes | |
| Ronke Adekoluejo | Nurse Lee | |
| Harvey Kent | Malcolm | |
| Jonathan Waller | Fight Director | |
| Georgie Glen | Jean Charleson | |
| Hilton McRae | Hospital Patron | |
| Nigel Havers | Hospital Patron |
Production and Technical Credits
| Simon Stone | Director | |
| Stephen Beresford | Screenwriter | |
| Ethan Silverman | Story by | |
| Andrea Occhipinti | Producer | |
| Gabrielle Tana | Producer | |
| Pete Shilaimon | Producer | |
| Mickey Liddell | Producer | |
| Stefano Massenzi | Producer | |
| Carolyn Marks Blackwood | Producer | |
| Andrew Scott | Producer | |
| Anna Marsh | Executive Producer | |
| Ron Halpern | Executive Producer | |
| Joe Naftalin | Executive Producer | |
| Michael Glassman | Executive Producer | |
| Joseph Yakob | Executive Producer | |
| Natalia Shilaimon | Executive Producer | |
| Ethan Silverman | Executive Producer | |
| Pierre Du Plessis | Executive Producer | |
| Sudie Smyth | Executive Producer | |
| Stephen Beresford | Executive Producer | |
| Claudia Cimmino | Co-Producer | |
| Meg Clark | Co-Producer | |
| Mike Eley | Director of Photography | |
| Helen Scott | Production Designer | |
| Valerio Bonelli | Editor | |
| Mel Page | Costume Designer | |
| Nadia Stacey | Make-up and Hair Designer | |
| Stefan Gregory | Composer | |
| Jessica Ronane | Casting Director | |
| Crispin Layfield | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Pilar Foy | Supervising Art Director | |
| Melissa Cook | Costume Supervisor | |
| Karin Kavanagh | Supervising Location Manager | |
| Susanna Lenton | Script Supervisor | |
| Rashad Hall-Heinz | Sound Mixer | |
| Danny Sheehan | Sound Supervisor | |
| Paul Cotterell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Filipe Pereira | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Francesco Cibati | First Assistant Editor | |
| Emily Lowe | Associate Producer | |
| Alessia Bologna | Associate Producer |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.
Synopsis
The emotional and inspirational true story of Ian Charleson, a gifted actor whose greatest challenge becomes his greatest triumph. Facing his own mortality with unflinching honesty, wit, and grace, Charleson delivers a courageous performance that becomes a source of healing and inspiration for those around him.
Metrics
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 20th, 2026 (Limited) by Focus Features December 11th, 2026 (Expands Wide) by Focus Features |
| International Releases: | January 14th, 2027 (Wide) (Brazil)
January 21st, 2027 (Wide) (Mexico) January 28th, 2027 (Wide) (Australia) January 28th, 2027 (Limited) (Italy) January 29th, 2027 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| MPA Rating: | R for language, some sexual content and brief graphic nudity. (Rating bulletin 2957 (cert #56128), 10/7/2026) |
| Running Time: | 111 minutes |
| Filming location (country): | United Kingdom |
| Plot point: | AIDS, Biography, Theater Actor |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1980s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | StudioCanal, LD Entertainment, Lucky Red, Magnolia Mae Films, Focus Features, Canal Plus, Cine Plus, OCS., Both/And Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Languages: | English |
Leading
| Andrew Scott | Ian Charleson |
Supporting
| Olivia Colman | Margaret Johnson | |
| Billie Piper | Patsy | |
| Johnny Flynn | Richard Eyre | |
| Luke Thompson | Georgie Randall | |
| David Dawson | Derek Jarman | |
| Matthew Beard | Sean | |
| Joe Locke | Nicholas | |
| Juliet Stevenson | Sylvia | |
| Peter Mullan | Jack Charleson | |
| Monica Dolan | Linda | |
| Adeel Akhtar | Shahid | |
| Kadiff Kirwan | Sister Frigidity of the Nocturnal Emission | |
| Dickie Beau | Sister Belladonna | |
| David Webber | National Theatre Security Guard | |
| David Rintoul | Hamlet’s Ghost | |
| Tod Tewson | Hamlet | |
| Temple Williams | Barnardo | |
| John MacMillan | Horatio | |
| Rishi Rian | Guildenstern | |
| Bronwyn James | Deputy Stage Manager | |
| Malcolm Jeffries | Fortinbras | |
| John Hollingsworth | Rosencrantz | |
| Danny Webb | Polonius | |
| Alyth Ross | Ophelia | |
| Paul Chahidi | Ralph | |
| Hannah James Scott* | Sue (Casting Director) | |
| David A. Burt | Camera Man | |
| Dillon Scott Lewis | Sister Jack | |
| Joseph Edwards | Mother Mandragora | |
| Dario Coates | Paul | |
| John Dagleish | Hilton | |
| Louis Healy | Keith Collins | |
| Claire Price | Jenni (TV Host) | |
| Darren Charman | TV Co-Host | |
| Shubham Saraf | Doctor | |
| Sadie Soverall | Alice | |
| Charles Edwards | Michael Whitehall | |
| Delroy Atkinson | Driver | |
| Edward Mitchell | Ian’s Stunt Man | |
| Karina Fernandez | Jill (Make-up Artist) | |
| Joshua Oakes Rogers | Tom | |
| James Akka | Andy | |
| Michele Austin | Yvonne (Costume Designer) | |
| Jamie Bogyo | Marcellus / Laertes | |
| Ronke Adekoluejo | Nurse Lee | |
| Harvey Kent | Malcolm | |
| Jonathan Waller | Fight Director | |
| Georgie Glen | Jean Charleson | |
| Hilton McRae | Hospital Patron | |
| Nigel Havers | Hospital Patron |
Production and Technical Credits
| Simon Stone | Director | |
| Stephen Beresford | Screenwriter | |
| Ethan Silverman | Story by | |
| Andrea Occhipinti | Producer | |
| Gabrielle Tana | Producer | |
| Pete Shilaimon | Producer | |
| Mickey Liddell | Producer | |
| Stefano Massenzi | Producer | |
| Carolyn Marks Blackwood | Producer | |
| Andrew Scott | Producer | |
| Anna Marsh | Executive Producer | |
| Ron Halpern | Executive Producer | |
| Joe Naftalin | Executive Producer | |
| Michael Glassman | Executive Producer | |
| Joseph Yakob | Executive Producer | |
| Natalia Shilaimon | Executive Producer | |
| Ethan Silverman | Executive Producer | |
| Pierre Du Plessis | Executive Producer | |
| Sudie Smyth | Executive Producer | |
| Stephen Beresford | Executive Producer | |
| Claudia Cimmino | Co-Producer | |
| Meg Clark | Co-Producer | |
| Mike Eley | Director of Photography | |
| Helen Scott | Production Designer | |
| Valerio Bonelli | Editor | |
| Mel Page | Costume Designer | |
| Nadia Stacey | Make-up and Hair Designer | |
| Stefan Gregory | Composer | |
| Jessica Ronane | Casting Director | |
| Crispin Layfield | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Pilar Foy | Supervising Art Director | |
| Melissa Cook | Costume Supervisor | |
| Karin Kavanagh | Supervising Location Manager | |
| Susanna Lenton | Script Supervisor | |
| Rashad Hall-Heinz | Sound Mixer | |
| Danny Sheehan | Sound Supervisor | |
| Paul Cotterell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Filipe Pereira | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Francesco Cibati | First Assistant Editor | |
| Emily Lowe | Associate Producer | |
| Alessia Bologna | Associate Producer |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.