06/04/2022 - Jayde Adams, Alice Lowe, Amaka Okafor, Marc Wooton and Aisling Bea to star in UK-based Elysian Film Group’s production with SPG3 on board as producers and financiers

Shooting is underway in London on Greatest Days, based on the hit stage musical The Band and featuring music from British supergroup Take That. The jukebox musical with a book by Tim Firth had its theatrical world premiere at the Manchester Opera House in 2017, before transferring to London’s West End. It is now being adapted for the screen for a 2023 release.  

Coky Giedroyc (How to Build a Girl [+see also:
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Previously, Spoerri and Vezzani ran the Zurich Film Festival’s film program and popular industry event Zurich Summit for 15 years, where they formed strong talent and industry relationships. They stepped down from their roles at the end of 2019 after selling the festival to the NZZ media group. They said, “We are thrilled to become a part of Greatest Days, a truly heart-warming tale of female friendship, and equally excited to be working with the amazing creative team behind it.”

A feel-good universal story of love and friendship, Greatest Days follows five best friends who have the night of their lives at a concert from their favourite boy band. Twenty-five years later, their lives have changed in a myriad of ways as they reunite to reminisce about their past and discover their future.

Aisling Bea (This Way Up [+see also:
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Danny Perkins, Founder and CEO of the Elysian Film Group, adds, “Greatest Days is a film about people coming together, with nostalgia, friendship, and joy, the beating heart of this universal story. A feel-good movie which will resonate with audiences worldwide.”