Cast revealed for Steve Coogan film Greed
- Stephen Fry, Ollie Locke, Sarah Solemani and Asa Butterfield are amongst the stars of Steve Coogan's new film
- The latest Coogan/Michael Winterbottom project, it focuses on a retail billionaire
- The film will be released in late 2019
The cast list has been revealed for Greed, a new comedy film starring Steve Coogan, Isla Fisher and David Mitchell.
Directed by Michael Winterbottom (The Trip), Greed focuses on the fictional story of a retail billionaire. Set in the glamorous and celebrity-filled world of luxury fashion, the story is centred on the build-up to a spectacular 60th birthday party at an exclusive hotel on the Greek island of Mykonos.
As filming wraps on the project, the actors joining the three lead stars have been revealed. The cast list includes Stephen Fry, Sarah Solemani (Him & Her), People Just Do Nothing star Asim Chaudhry and Loaded's Jonny Sweet.
Sophie Cookson, Shirley Henderson, Asa Butterfield, Shanina Shaik, Dinita Gohil and Pearl Mackie will also appear, whilst Made In Chelsea's Ollie Locke makes a cameo appearance in the movie.
The satire is co-written by Winterbottom and Sean Gray (The Thick Of It), and is produced by Melissa Parmenter (The Trip) and Damian Jones (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie).
The film is a co-production between Film4 and Sony Pictures.
Film4 Head of Creative Ollie Madden comments: "We can't think of anyone better to take on the excessive world of business moguls and the super-rich than Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan. Together with Sean Gray, a great production team and brilliant ensemble cast, we know they're going to make something both funny and with a genuine sting in the tail."
Laine Kline from Sony Pictures says: "We couldn't be more delighted to be teaming with Film4 for this picture. Damian, Melissa and Michael have done an astronomical job assembling a brilliantly talented comic ensemble for this hilarious satire."
Winterbottom and Coogan are long term collaborators, with the pair most recently working together on The Trip To Spain co-starring Rob Brydon. The improvised three series comedy series was inspired by Coogan and Brydon's semi-fictionalised versions of themselves as portrayed in Winterbottom's A Cock And Bull Story. Their other collaborations include 24 Hour Party People and The Look Of Love, both biopics tracking the rise and fall of entertainment moguls.