How Carey Mulligan's Pregnancy Affected ‘Ballad of Wallis Island’ Offer

How Carey Mulligan's Pregnancy Affected ‘Ballad of Wallis Island’ Offer

The offer to star in The Ballad of Wallis Island came amidst Carey Mulligan’s pregnancy with her third baby. “Marcus [Mumford, my husband] told me I needed to do the film before I even read the script because he was such a big fan,” Mulligan, 39, told The Times of London in an interview published on Friday, May 23. “I said, ‘Well, I’m going to read it first.’ But he just said, ‘Be in the film.’” The Ballad of Wallis Island is based on Tom Basden…

The Ballad Of Wallis Island review: 'Quietly life-affirming'

The Ballad Of Wallis Island begins with big-in-the-aughts folk singer Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) travelling by boat to a (fictional) Welsh island to play a private gig. Embellishing this premise from his 2007 BAFTA-nominated short, James Griffiths’ small-scale treat, written by stars Basden (Plebs, After Life) and Tim Key (Alan Partridge’s lackey Sidekick Simon), finds a sweet spot between heart and humour that sensitively explores love, loss and…