Jim Broadbent will star in the drama The Sense of an Ending, which marks director Ritesh Batra’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed romantic drama The Lunchbox.
FilmNation has acquired worldwide rights, excluding U.K. TV, to the project and will co-finance the film with BBC Films. Origin Pictures’ David Thompson (Woman in Gold, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) and Ed Rubin are producing. FilmNation will introduce Sense of an Ending to buyers at the Cannes film market, which kicks off May 13.