Ironbark (film)

Ironbark is an upcoming British film directed by Dominic Cooke and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as British spy Greville Wynne.

Premise
Ironbark tells the "true story of the British businessman who helped the CIA penetrate the Soviet nuclear programme during the Cold War. Wynne and his Russian source, Oleg Penkovsky (codenamed Ironbark), provided crucial intelligence that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis."

Cast

 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne
 * Rachel Brosnahan as Emily Donovan
 * Jessie Buckley as Sheila Wynne
 * Merab Ninidze
 * Angus Wright
 * Kirill Pirogov

Development
On 1 May 2018, it was announced that FilmNation Entertainment was producing a film about British spy Greville Wynne from a script by Tom O’Connor. Dominic Cooke is set to direct the film and produce alongside O’Connor, Ben Pugh, Rory Aitken, Adam Ackland, Josh Varney, and Leah Clarke. Production companies involved with the film include SunnyMarch.

Casting
Alongside the initial production announcement, it was confirmed that Benedict Cumberbatch had been cast as Greville Wynne. In October 2018, it was announced that Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, Merab Ninidze, Angus Wright, and Kirill Pirogov had joined the cast of the film.

Filming
Principal photography for the film commenced on 15 October 2018 and is expected to last until 7 December 2018.