The Secret Garden (upcoming film)

The Secret Garden is an upcoming fantasy film directed by Marc Munden, based on the novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It stars Colin Firth and Julie Walters. It is being produced by David Heyman.

Premise
Secrets of an isolated Yorkshire estate begin to be uncovered by an orphaned girl sent to live there with her uncle.

Cast

 * Colin Firth as Archibald Craven
 * Julie Walters as Mrs. Medlock
 * Dixie Egerickx as Mary Lennox
 * Edan Hayhurst as Colin
 * Amir Wilson as Dickon
 * Isis Davis as Martha

Production
It was announced in June 2016 that Heyday Films and Studiocanal has teamed to adapt the book into a new movie version, hiring Jack Thorne to write the screenplay.

In January 2018, Marc Munden was set to direct. Colin Firth and Julie Walters were cast in April 2018 as filming commenced at the end of that month. Some of the film was filmed in Yorkshire.

After initially being acquired for distribution in North America by Global Road Entertainment in May 2018, the film was acquired by STXfilms in March 2019.