Radioactive (film)

Radioactive is an upcoming biographical film directed by Marjane Satrapi and starring Rosamund Pike as Marie Curie. It is based on the graphic novel by Lauren Redniss.

Cast

 * Rosamund Pike as Marie Curie
 * Harriet Turnbull as Maria Skłodowska
 * Sam Riley as Pierre Curie
 * Anya Taylor-Joy as Irene Curie
 * Ariella Glaser as Young Irene Curie
 * Indica Watson as Irene Curie (age 6)
 * Aneurin Barnard as Paul Langevin
 * Simon Russell Beale as Gabriel Lippmann
 * Tim Woodward as Alexandre Millerand
 * Jonathan Aris as Hetreed
 * Mirjam Novak as Nurse Francoise
 * Michael Gould as Judge Clark

Production
It was announced in February 2017 that Marjane Satrapi would direct a biopic on the life of Marie Curie, with StudioCanal and Working Title Films serving as producers. An autumn 2017 production start was initially foreseen. In May 2017, during the Cannes Film Festival, Rosamund Pike was cast as Curie.

In February 2018, the film was acquired by Amazon Studios, with filming beginning in Budapest and Esztergom the same week. The cast was rounded out by Sam Riley, Anya Taylor-Joy, Aneurin Barnard and Simon Russell Beale a few days later.

The movie is going to be released in 2020.