Penelope
A fairytale like no other.
Country
Production
Budget
$15 000 000
Box office
$21 156 270
Website
Director
Mark Palansky
Actors
Scenario
Leslie Caveny
Producer
Reese Witherspoon, Scott Steindorff, Jennifer Simpson, Leslie Caveny, Phil Robertson, Dylan Russell, Danny Greenspun, Robin Greenspun, Andrew Molasky, Michael Roban
Camera operator
Michel Amathieu
Composer
Joby Talbot
Artist
Amanda McArthur
Audition
Susie Figgis
Editing
Short description
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.
What's left behind the scenes
- Filming of "Penelope" was completed in early spring 2006, after which the project stalled for a long time. The film's US release was planned for April 2007, but after distributors declined, the release was postponed several times, and as a result, the film appeared in cinemas in the US and Britain only in February 2008, almost two years after filming was completed.
- Christina Ricci received the lead role without a preliminary audition at the invitation of Reese Witherspoon.
- It usually took about an hour and a half to correct Christina Ricci's nose and attach a special prosthetic to it.
- Russia became the first country to release the film in theaters.
- Filming for "Penelope" concluded in early spring 2006, after which the project remained in limbo for a long time. The film's US release was originally planned for April 2007, but after distributors passed on it, the release date was postponed several times; as a result, the film finally hit screens in the US and UK in February 2008, nearly two years after filming had ended.
- Christina Ricci landed the lead role without an audition, having been invited by Reese Witherspoon.
- It typically took about an hour and a half to prepare Christina Ricci's nose and attach the special prosthetic.
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Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
