Richard Attenborough attempting to get the project made for 18 years. He directed the screen version of the musical "A Chorus Line" (1985) and the anti-apartheid drama "Cry Freedom" (1987). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director for both films. His later films as director and producer include "Chaplin" (1992) starring Robert Downey Jr., as Charlie Chaplin and "Shadowlands" (1993), based on the relationship between C. S. Lewis and Joy Gresham (the star of the latter was Anthony Hopkins, who had appeared in four previous films for Attenborough: "Young Winston", "A Bridge Too Far", "Magic" and "Chaplin"). Between
Will Attenborough Will Attenborough Will Attenborough is a British actor. He played the lead role in Jeremy Herrin's production of "Another Country" in the West End, and James Watson in Michael Grandage's production of "Photograph 51" opposite Nicole Kidman. He has also had roles in Sam Mendes-produced "The Hollow Crown", Channel 4's "Utopia", "Home Fires", "Denial" starring Rachel Weisz, and the Oscar-winning "Dunkirk". In 2018, Attenborough took the role of Ed Faulkner Jr. - a veteran of the Battle of Kamdesh, who died of an accidental overdose after suffering post-traumatic stress - in "The Outpost". The film is the adaptation of Jake