Lionsgate has taken the UK rights to Florian Zeller's movie adaptation of his stage play The Father starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman. The company took the rights from Embankment Films, which is handling international sales and launched in Cannes. It is Lionsgate's latest UK deal after it also picked up Liam…

Oscar-winning duo Anthony Hopkins (Westworld) and Olivia Colman (The Favourite) are to star in Florian Zeller's movie adaptation of his stage play hit The Father. Hopkins stars in the eponymous role, a mischievous and highly independent man who, as he ages, refuses all assistance from his daughter Anne (Olivia…