Cannes First Look: Timothy Spall In THE CHANGEOVER

A new film has emerged at the 70th Cannes Film Festival titled THE CHANGEOVER. It is based on Margaret Mahy’s best-selling, Carnegie Award-winning novel from New Zealand.

When a sinister visitor arrives in her town, sixteen-year-old Laura Chant discovers awesome new powers within herself that she must harness in order to rescue her younger brother from the man’s evil plans.

The supernatural thriller stars Timothy Spall (Mr. Turner, Harry Potter series), Melanie Lynskey (I Don’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore, Up in the Air, The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Lucy Lawless (Parks and Recreation, Battlestar Galactica, Xena: Warrior Princess), Nicholas Galitzine (Handsome Devil, High Strung), Erana James.

In 2014, Spall won the Best Actor award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for portraying J. M. W. Turner in Mike Leigh’s biographical film MR. TURNER. He also collaborated with Leigh on TOPSY-TURVY and the brilliant SECRETS & LIES.

The actor portrayed Winston Churchill in 2010 Best Picture winner THE KING’S SPEECH.

Directed by Miranda Harcourt and Stuart McKenzie, new footage from THE CHANGEOVER will be shown in Cannes to potential distributors.