A story about Ian McKellen who keeps a dark secret from his date, Helen Mirren: The Good Liar is a drama-thriller from England.
The director of this film is Bill Condon, who directed the live-action Beauty and the Beast in 2017. The Good Liar tells the story of a con artist, Roy Courtnay. Ian McKellen plays Roy Courtnay.
Eventually, Roy enlisted in an online dating website. He also fulfilled a rich widow, Betty McLeish. Helen Mirren plays Betty McLeish. They make an appointment to meet and the last date.
It turned out that Roy kept a secret that he could not reveal to Betty. Roy had previously tried to trick Betty. Betty is now starting to open a house and her heart for Roy, making Roy confused.
Because the secret that Roy kept was Betty, who turned out to be his target. Roy is trying to drain Betty’s wealth. Betty’s grandchildren also advised her grandmother because Betty was considered too quick to trust Roy.
But behind the action, Roy began to save his feelings for Betty. The work that had been very easy for Roy to do. Now turned into one of the most dangerous roads that Roy had to take. The Good Liar is the fourth film in which Ian McKellen and Bill Condon work together.
Their first meeting was during the production of the film Gods and Monster. The movie Gods and Monsters led Ian McKellen to his first Oscar nomination. Through the film, Bill Condon also won an Oscar for the best script adaptation.
Not only that in his filmography Bill Condon recorded an Oscar nomination for the film Chicago. In 2015, Ian McKellen returned to collaborate with Bill Condon in the film Mr. Holmes. In the live-action Beauty and The Beast that Bill Condon directed, Ian McKellen also joined the supporting cast as Cogsworth.
The Good Liar adapted from the best-selling novel by Nicholas Searle. The book with the same title was rewritten as a movie script by Jeffrey Hatcher while Hellen Mirren herself is an actress who has won several awards.
In 2007, Helen Mirren won an Oscar for best actress. Through the film The Queen, Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II. Helen Mirren also played a role in the film that recently aired on the bishop, Anna. Anna is a spy-thriller made by Luc Besson.
Besides Anna, Helen Mirren has also recently completed shooting Hobbs & Shaw. Hobbs & Shaw is a spin-off from the Fast & Furious movie franchise. Helen Mirren will also play in the drama Catherine The Great in the future.
In the HBO drama, Helen Mirren will become the Queen of the Russian Monarchy. The Good Liar shot in two countries. Namely Berlin, Germany and London, England. The Good Liar produced by New Line Cinema and distributed by Warner Bros.
The Good Liar is scheduled to appear in theatres on November 15, 2019.
