In Production
Frank and Percy (2026)
Frank and Percy is a British comedy-drama adapted from the critically acclaimed West End play of the same name. The film stars six-time Olivier Award-winner and Academy Award-nominee Ian McKellen and three-time Olivier Award-winner Roger Allam, who reprise their stage roles.
The stellar cast includes multi-time BAFTA Nominee Stephen Fry, Primetime Emmy, Critics’ Choice and BAFTA TV Award Winner, Jessica Gunning, multi-time BAFTA Award-Winner Dame Joanna Lumley, Primetime Emmy and Critics’ Choice Winner, Sir Derek Jacobi, BAFTA Nominee Ncuti Gatwa, and Dame Siân Phillips.
Frank and Percy is written by award-winning screenwriter Martin Sherman and directed by internationally acclaimed film and theatre director Sean Mathias.
The Queen of Fashion (2026)
A bold and brilliant new biopic celebrating the visionary British fashion icon and muse, Isabella Blow. The film tells the incredible true story of Blow’s extraordinary ability to discover and champion unknown, marginalised artists, including fashion designer Alexander McQueen and milliner Philip Treacy, turning them into global cultural icons, all while battling her own bipolar disorder.
British writer, director, and producer Alex Marx makes his feature debut, after working on the film for over eight years. Academy Award® nominee Andrea Riseborough stars as Isabella Blow and also serves as a producer.
John Gore Studios is proud to support this epic biopic of an extraordinary tastemaker, talent scout, and fashion pioneer. This is a captivating British story which deserves to be told on a global stage by the best of British film-making talent.
The Duchess and I (2026)
The shocking untold story of the last years of Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee who became the Duchess of Windsor after marrying King Edward VIII, the King who chose love over duty.
Golden Globe winner Joan Collins stars as Wallis Simpson, alongside Academy Award ®, BAFTA nominee and SAG Award ensemble winner Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, the formidable French lawyer and confidante of Simpson, who at the hands of Blum found herself ensnared in a menacing grip of obsession and coercive control.
Joan Collins says, “I am thrilled about the challenge of playing this iconic woman in a previously untold story and to be in John Gore Studios’ initial roster of what I’m sure will be a very successful endeavour.”
Isabella Rossellini says,“I am absolutely thrilled to join the incomparable Joan Collins and the brilliant Mike Newell in bringing this extraordinary story back to life. Louise Fennell’s script allows us to delve into the complex and devastating relationship between these two iconic women, the profound impact they had on one another and their lasting mark on history.”
Directed by Mike Newell. Written by Louise Fennell.
Ithaqua (2026)
During the decline of the fur trade, a mercenary struggles to unite the survivors of a famine-stricken outpost plagued by a dark force that leaves its victims with an insatiable hunger for flesh.
Directed and produced by Casey Walker. Written by Casey Walker, Pascal Trottier and Peter Scott Vicaire. Starring Luke Hemsworth, Kevin Durand, Michael Pitt, Craig Lauzon and Leenah Robinson.
Coming Soon
The Return of Stanley Atwell
The Return of Stanley Atwell is a seductive new thriller starring Nicholas Galitzine and Marisa Abela. Written and directed by Brian Welsh and based on a story by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, who also serves as Executive Producer. The film is produced by Liza Marshall for Hera Pictures. John Gore will serve as producer for John Gore Studios.
Stanley Atwell (Galitzine), the presumed dead son and heir to Lord Atwell’s title and fortune, unexpectedly returns to the family estate having escaped a decade of mysterious captivity. Atwell’s shocking reappearance causes chaos as he finds his sister Beatrice fighting to claim his inheritance, whilst close friend Pamela (Abela) manipulates his puzzling return, and a dark family secret, in a bid to seize control of the Atwell fortune. Sex, passion, backstabbing and betrayal wreak havoc across the estate as the lies and deception the Atwell name has been built upon start to unravel. How far is each family member willing to go to protect their own wealth and status… and what is really behind the return of Stanley Atwell?
Released
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters showcases Hammer Films through the eyes of its actors, filmmakers and fans, tracing the history of the production house.
Directed by Benjamin Field. Narrated by Charles Dance. Starring Tim Burton, John Carpenter, John Logan, Joe Dante, Axelle Carolyn, Martine Beswick, Caroline Munroe and Madeline Smith.
Doctor Jekyll (2023)
A modern re-imagining of the infamous Dr. Jekyll from Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Dr. Nina Jekyll made herself a fortune in the pharmaceutical industry, rubbing shoulders with the elite and becoming a household name. But her success came at a cost, and after scandal forced her out of the spotlight she now lives in seclusion with her demons. In need of an assistant, Jekyll hires Rob – an ex-con straight out of rehab, trying to get back on his feet. However, it soon becomes clear that there are evil forces at play, and Rob’s wits are tested in a game of cat and mouse with a mysterious and manipulative entity.
Directed by Joe Stephenson. Written by Dan Kelly-Mulhern and Robert Louis Stevenson. Starring Eddie Izzard, Scott Chambers and Lindsay Duncan.