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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Untitled Mike Leigh Project

The characters in Mike Leigh’s films linger on several hours after viewing – its a testament to a directing style that brings out the best of the actor and that never gets old.

Eric Lavallée

Published on January 19, 2010

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#19. Untitled Mike Leigh Project

Director/Writer: Mike Leigh
Producers: Simon Channing Williams and Georgina Lowe
Distributor: Rights Available.

The Gist: TBA.

Cast: Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton and Lesley Manville.

Why is it on the list?: The characters in Mike Leigh’s films linger on several hours after viewing – its a testament to a directing style that brings out the best of the actor and that never gets old.

Release Date/Status?: 2010 Cannes, Venice and/or TIFF. Autumn release.

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).