New film retells Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic

Eddie Izzard is to star in a new telling of the Jekyll and Hyde story.

The comedian will play Dr Nina Jekyll in the new film, which starts shooting in the UK this week.

She will star opposite up-and-coming actor Scott Chambers, playing a new assistant who must work to prevent the manic alter-ego Hyde from destroying Jekyll’s life.

Without giving away any details of how Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 story is being updated, Izzard told movie industry website Variety: ‘It’s wonderful to be able to reimagine this classic story in a modern way’

Director Joe Stephenson praised Izzard as ‘an extraordinary and versatile actress’ and added: ‘I can’t wait to bring this suspenseful take on the iconic classic to life.’

Published: 7 Feb 2022