Kate Winslet is set to step behind the camera in her directorial debut, Goodbye June, which will premiere on Netflix and explore a story of “fractured siblings”.
After producing and starring in an amazing biopic of war photographer Lee Miller’s life last year, Kate will take the next step and direct. It’s an amazing development, with huge stars such as Helen Mirren and Toni Collette joining the cast, and Kate starring in the film herself as well.
She opened up previously on Elizabeth Day’s How To Fail podcast about others in the industry encouraging her to direct, and how ultimately how it could “change the culture” of a male-dominated Hollywood if she did.
“So many people will say to me on film sets ‘why aren’t you directing?’ and I’ll go ‘no, no, no, please don’t say it. Stop saying it. Why does everyone keep saying it?’,” Kate said.
“People say it to me often and I know why I haven’t done it: because it’s a very long time, and it’s a huge commitment, and I have always had a family. I had Mia when I was 25 years old and so there’s just no way I would have ever been able to do it.
“But the more I’m not doing it now, with the need to change the culture, the more I feel like I’m actually letting down other women by not doing it. I’m really starting to feel that in quite a loud way,”
We’re so glad she’s helming her own film, and can’t wait to see it. Here’s everything we know so far about Goodbye June.
Goodbye June plot
According to a brief synopsis, the movie “follows a group of fractured siblings who must come together under sudden and trying circumstances”.
Goodbye June cast
Kate will star alongside an incredible supporting cast, including Helen Mirren, Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough and Timothy Spall.
Goodbye June release date
A release date hasn’t been confirmed yet for Goodbye June, but we know that production is due to start soon, according to Netflix.
Goodbye June trailer
It’s too early for a trailer drop, but we’ll update this article as soon as one does.