PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY TO BEGIN ON HOW I LIVE NOW
25th June, London. Principal photography for Kevin Macdonald’s big screen adaptation of Meg Rosoff’s multi award winning novel How I Live Now starts today for 8 weeks in England and Wales.
Starring Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, The Lovely Bones, Hanna), the youngest ever BAFTA award-winner Harley Bird (‘Peppa Pig’) and British Independent Film Award nominee George MacKay (The Boys Are Back, Hunky Dory), How I Live Now is the latest film from Academy Award winning director Kevin Macdonald (One Day In September, Marley, The Last King of Scotland). The screenplay is written by Jeremy Brock (The Eagle, The Last King of Scotland) Tony Grisoni (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, ‘Red Riding Trilogy’), and Penelope Skinner (“The Village Bike” at the Royal Court, ‘Fresh Meat’).
Daisy (Ronan), a teenager from New York, is sent to the English countryside for the summer to stay with cousins. She soon immerses herself in a dreamy pastoral idyll as she falls madly in love with Eddie (MacKay), until their perfect summer is blown apart by the sudden outbreak of a 21st century world war. Along with Eddie’s younger siblings, Isaac (Tom Holland) and Piper (Bird), they are left in isolation and forced to fend for themselves. When they are violently separated Daisy must embark on a terrifying journey in order to be reunited with the boy she loves. Eddie is never far from Daisy’s mind but as her journey to find him becomes more desperate, the idea of what she may or may not find consumes her consciousness and haunts her soul.
SO exciting!
Yes, indeed.
You can tell it’s going to have a very different tone from the book – still very exciting!!
This is proper WOW copy. Good luck seeing it all change (or not, but whatever, hopefully loving it) … Nicola
Never understood why it takes one Meg Rosoff to write a novel and three screen writers to adapt its screenplay? *head scratch*
Maybe it’s the ‘brilliant factor’?
Congrats on the milestone in any case. this is some exciting stuff.
OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD *hyperventilates with excitement*
A bit like hearing a child just got into the university they wanted,to study the course they always dreamed of, Meg?
We cannot wait to see Harley in the film, she’s going to be amazing.
I get to be an extra in this film cos of my dad. So hyped!! by far my favourite Meg book
Who’s your dad, Rosie?
Hes friends with one of the producers or something….why??
Just curious!
Hehe I love your books so much
especially how I live now and there is no dog 
Just a random question I dont understand the title for there is no dog??
http://www.megrosoff.co.uk/books/there-is-no-dog/
I worked in catering, and am doing a visual effects course and got the opportunity to watch some of it being filmed. Was brilliant
and the cast are great, can’t wait to see it.
I’m being an extra in this film on Monday the 13th – I will look out for you! SO excited as this is my faveourite book EVER!!
Generally looks great but please tell me Edmond isn’t called Eddie in the film?
he is
I was at one of the film sets in wales, where they filmed her waking up in the forest and the rebels camp.
when does the movie come out ,what month ??
October 2013 I think…..