Top of the Lake starts shooting in February
Upcoming mini-series Top of the Lake, produced by Emile Sherman and Iain Canning of See-Saw Films (The King’s Speech, Shame) and Philippa Campbell of Escapade Pictures goes into production on 7 February.
Written by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee and directed by Campion and Garth Davis, the 6x60minute, 7×50 minute series will shoot on location in Queenstown, New Zealand.
Starring in the series is Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men, On the Road), Holly Hunter (Jane Campion’s The Piano), Peter Mullan (War Horse, Trainspotting) and Australian David Wenham (Lord of the Rings).
Top of the Lake is co-produced by UKTV in Australia and New Zealand, BBC TWO in the UK and Sundance Channel in the US, with BBC Worldwide distributing the series internationally.
I have enjoyed all of Jane Campion’s work, so I look forward to another unique and memorable film.