The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is an upcoming biographical film directed by Will Sharpe and written by Sharpe and Simon Stephenson. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Sharon Rooney, and Toby Jones.
Premise.
The film depicts the life of artist Louis Wain.
Production.
Simon Stephenson's original script was selected for the Britlist of the UK's hottest unproduced scripts in 2014.
The film was announced in July 2019, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough and Toby Jones cast. Will Sharpe would co-write and direct, with filming beginning on August 10 in London. In August 2019, Hayley Squires, Stacy Martin, Julian Barratt, Sharon Rooney, Aimee Lou Wood, Adeel Akhtar and Asim Chaudhry joined the cast of the film.