Just ahead of the release of the new Searchlight Pictures film, “Rye Lane’, Disney hosted a special premiere in Peckhamplex in Rye Lane, London.

The new romantic comedy that stars David Jonsson (“Industry,” “Deep State”) and Vivian Oparah (“Class,” “The Rebel”), as Dom and Yas, two twenty-somethings both reeling from bad break-ups, who connect over the course of an eventful day in South London – helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance.

Attending the event was some of the film’s stars and creators including Munya Chawawa, producers Damian Jones, Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo, David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, director Raine Allen-Miller and writers Tom Melia and Nathan Bryon.

The film stars David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, Karene Peter, Benjamin Sarpong-Broni, Malcolm Atobrah, Alice Hewkin, Simon Manyonda, and Poppy Allen-Quarmby. It’s been directed by Raine Allen-Miller.

Searchlight Pictures, BBC Film, and BFI present “Rye Lane”, a DJ Films and Turnover Films production. Written by Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia, and directed by Raine Allen-Miller, the film is produced by Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo and Damian Jones. Kharmel Cochrane is the casting director, Olan Collardy is the director of photography, Victoria Boydell is the editor, Anna Rhodes is the production designer, with costume design by Cynthia Lawrence-John, hair and make-up by Bianca Simone Scott, and an original score by Kwes. The film was developed with the assistance of BBC Film, and funded by Searchlight Pictures, BBC Film and the BFI (awarding National Lottery funding). Executive Producers are Eva Yates and Rose Garnett for BBC Films, Kristin Irving for the BFI, Sophie Meyer, Paul Grindey and Charles Moore.

Check out the photos from the event below:

“Rye Lane” is coming to cinemas in the UK on March 17th 2023 and is coming to Hulu in the US and on Disney+ around the world including in Canada and Australia, on March 31st 2023.

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