Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates, and Laura Linney to Star in The Miracle Club

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Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey), Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell), and Laura Linney (Ozark) will headline the cast of The Miracle Club, to be directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan (Silent Witness).

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Based on an original screenplay by Jimmy Smallhorne (2by4), Timothy Prager (Crossing Lines), and Josh Maurer, the film follows the journey of a group of riotous working-class women from Dublin. Their pilgrimage to Lourdes in France leads them to discover each other’s friendship and their own personal miracles.

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The film is produced by Chris Curling (Falling) for Zephyr Films, and Josh Maurer (Papillon) and Alixandre Witlin (Howards End) for City Films Entertainment. James Flynn (Penny Dreadful) will serve as executive producer.

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Maurer said: “At its heart, this film captures the strength, resilience, and love of remarkable women as they define themselves on their own terms, and through the power of their friendship and faith.”

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Embankment raised the film’s full financing and has pre-sold the film to international distributors, including Lionsgate U.K. Tim Haslam of Embankment said: “‘The Miracle Club’ entertains, inspires, and embraces the audience with its colorful, unpredictable, and endearing characters; it celebrates hope, humor, family, and friendship — with miracles that really do happen.”

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Embankment is handling worldwide sales and distribution in time for a 2022 global release.