Star-Studded Cast Coming Together for TWIST, a New Take on the Classic Charles Dickens Tale

Movie Twist Michael Caine Raff Law Lena Headey Rita Ora David Walliams Franz Drameh Sophie Simnett Image Safe 5 years agoby Jessica Fisher

We’ve got some casting news for the upcoming UK film, Twist, a contemporary take on the classic Charles Dickens tale Oliver Twist. Newcomer Raff Law (son of Jude Law) will take on the title role, and Michael Caine (Hannah and Her Sisters, The Cider House Rules, Batman Begins), Lena Headey (300, Game of Thrones), and singer Rita Ora (Pokemon Detective Pikachu) have joined the project to star alongside David Walliams (Little Britain), Franz Drameh (Legends of Tomorrow), and Sophie Simnett (Daybreak).

Deadline provides the following story description, as well as who will play some of the gender-swapped roles:

Oliver is reinvented as a streetwise artist living on the streets of day London. A chance encounter with a gang of grifters led by the charismatic Dodge (Ora) sees Twist (Law) caught up in a high stakes heist to steal a priceless painting for master thief, Fagin (Caine), and his psychopathic business partner, Sikes (Headey). Drameh will play Batesey, Simnett will play Red and Walliams will play Losberne.

Production is set to begin soon. Are you likely to watch the reimagining with these stars in the cast?

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