Mr. Malcolm’s List’ Director on Adapting the Regency Romance for the Modern Era

Written by Suzanne Allain and adapted from her book of the same name,

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the film stars Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as Jeremy Malcolm,

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the season’s most eligible bachelor who is navigating

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the dating pool with a literal list of expectations for his future partner.

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When Zawe Ashton’s Julia Thistlewaite learns

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the list is why she’s failed to snag his heart, she recruits her

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cousin and Malcolm’s friend, Lord Cassidy (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), as well as her old

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friend Selina Dalton (played by Freida Pinto) and hatches a plan

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that will turn the tables on the man who made Julia the center of gossip during the season.

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