Draft:500 Miles (film)

500 Miles is an upcoming film directed by Morgan Matthews and starring Bill Nighy and Roman Griffin Davis. The script is adapted by Malcolm Campbell from the novel Charlie and Me by Mark Lowery.

Premise
A grandfather (Nighy) living on the west coast of Ireland is estranged from his grandchildren Charlie and Finn (Davis) but they have taken it upon themselves to visit him.

Cast

 * Roman Griffin Davis as Finn
 * Bill Nighy as Grandfather
 * Maisie Williams as Kait

Production
The film was announced in February 2024 as an Origin Pictures, Port Pictures and Minnow Films project. It is an adaptation of the Mark Lowery novel Charlie and Me and is directed by Morgan Matthews with the script by Malcolm Campbell. It has David M. Thompson producing with Alex Gordon and Keren Misgav Ristvedt for Origin Pictures, Martina Niland from Dublin-based Port Pictures.

Bill Nighy and Roman Griffin Davis were announced in the cast in February 2024. In May 2024, Maisie Williams joined the cast.

Principal photography is scheduled to take place in County Kerry in June 2024.