The Decoy Bride is an upcoming British romantic comedy

Romantic Comedy

Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen...

 film written by comedian

Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...

 Sally Phillips

Sally Phillips

-Career:Sally Phillips was the only woman in the 1990 Oxford Revue THRASH which also starred Ed Smith. She did nine consecutive Edinburgh Festivals, appearing in shows such as Ra-Ra-Rasputin, Arthur Smith's version of Hamlet and Cluub Zarathustra with Simon Munnery, Stewart Lee, Richard Thomas,...

 and Neil Jaworski, and starring David Tennant

David Tennant

David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...

, Alice Eve

Alice Eve

Alice Sophia Eve is an English actress. She is known for her lead in She's Out of My League and also appeared in Sex and the City 2. She will also star in the up-coming The Decoy Bride and Men in Black III.- Early life :...

 and Kelly MacDonald

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald is a Scottish actress, known for her role in the independent film Trainspotting and mainstream releases such as Nanny McPhee, Gosford Park, Intermission, No Country for Old Men and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2...

. The film is being made by Ecosse Films

Ecosse Films

Ecosse Films is a British film and television production company based in London. Ecosse Films is a multi award-winning company, specialising in high-quality drama for film and television, producing 11 films and over 300 hours of network television for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Showtime, Starz Channel...

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Plot

Lara Tyler (Alice Eve

Alice Eve

Alice Sophia Eve is an English actress. She is known for her lead in She's Out of My League and also appeared in Sex and the City 2. She will also star in the up-coming The Decoy Bride and Men in Black III.- Early life :...

) is one of the most famous movie stars around, but all she wants to do is marry her fiance, writer James Arbor (David Tennant

David Tennant

David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...

). Besieged by paparazzi, especially Marco Ballani (Federico Castelluccio

Federico Castelluccio

Federico Castelluccio is an Italian-American actor and professional visual artist, who is best known for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos.-Early life:...

), who is obsessed with Lara, they escape to the tiny Scottish island of Hegg to try to wed in peace. However when the paparazzi tracks them down, and with the locals smelling a payday, Lara becomes upset and runs away. In desperation her management team, led by Steve Korbitz (Michael Urie

Michael Urie

Michael Lorenzo Urie is an American actor, television producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Marc St. James on the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty.-Personal life:...

), decide to stage a fake wedding, hoping the paparazzi will fall for the scam and leave the island. Local girl Katie (Kelly MacDonald

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald is a Scottish actress, known for her role in the independent film Trainspotting and mainstream releases such as Nanny McPhee, Gosford Park, Intermission, No Country for Old Men and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2...

), who is nursing a broken heart, is recruited to pretend to be Lara. But is James really sure Lara is his true love?

Cast

• David Tennant
  David Tennant
  David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
  
   plays James Arbor
• Kelly MacDonald
  Kelly Macdonald
  Kelly Macdonald is a Scottish actress, known for her role in the independent film Trainspotting and mainstream releases such as Nanny McPhee, Gosford Park, Intermission, No Country for Old Men and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2...
  
   plays Katie Nic Aodh
• Alice Eve
  Alice Eve
  Alice Sophia Eve is an English actress. She is known for her lead in She's Out of My League and also appeared in Sex and the City 2. She will also star in the up-coming The Decoy Bride and Men in Black III.- Early life :...
  
   plays Lara Tyler
• Maureen Beattie plays Iseabail Nic Aodh
• Federico Castelluccio
  Federico Castelluccio
  Federico Castelluccio is an Italian-American actor and professional visual artist, who is best known for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos.-Early life:...
  
   plays Marco Ballani
• Michael Urie
  Michael Urie
  Michael Lorenzo Urie is an American actor, television producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Marc St. James on the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty.-Personal life:...
  
   plays Steve Korbitz
• Jeannie Fisher
  Jeannie Fisher
  Jeannie Fisher is a Scottish actress. She is best known for playing Morag Stewart in Take the High Road from 1981 until the last episode in 2003 and made an appearance in Still Game in 2007. Her real name is Edith Fisher and she was educted at Miltonbank Primary School and Possil Senior Secondary...
  
   plays Aileen
• Daibhidh Rothach plays Handsome Paparazzi
• Anshul Tomer plays Paparazzi
• Christine Anderson plays Christine
• Arlene Cochrane plays Fran
• Eilidh Cochrane plays Anna
• Alex Childs plays TV Host
• Matthew Chalmers plays Callum

Production

Rehearsals started in London on 21 June 2010. Filming began on 27 June on the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

, before moving to Scotland

Scotland

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. Filming ended on 31 July 2010. The score is written by Julian Nott

Julian Nott

Julian Nott is a British film composer, mostly of animated films. He is best known for his work in the Wallace & Gromit films....

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CinemaNX is distributing the film in the United Kingdom and HanWay Films

HanWay Films

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are the international sales agent.