Wild Child

WILD CHILD - (Working Title Films) shot in Robin Hood's Bay, Haworth & Harrogate throughout July 2007, supported by Screen Yorkshire's production liaison team. The feature film tells the tale of a rebellious Malibu princess shipped off to a strict English boarding school by her father. The cast is led by up and coming young American actress Emma Roberts (niece of Julia). Filmmakers drafted in local school children to take the roles of extras. The film was released in Spring 2008.

(Pictured: Nick Frost and Emma Roberts on the set of Wild Child in Haworth)

WILD CHILD tells the comic story of a rebellious American teenager who, after numerous warnings by her father, is sent to a strict all-girls boarding school in the U.K. in an attempt to straighten out her behaviour.

Steve Harvey, Unit Manager on Wild Child says:
''Yorkshire offers filmmakers beautiful, untouched rural locations that you just couldn't find elsewhere, which is why it was chosen as the location for Wild Child. The support that we have received from Screen Yorkshire has been second to none - they offer a fantastic service, providing local expertise, advice and liaising with public services on behalf of the production. Road closures have been achieved with ease and the police and council have been brilliant.''

Starring alongside Emma Roberts are Natasha Richardson, Shirley Henderson and Aidan Quinn. WILD CHILD marks the directorial debut of Nick Moore and is produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Diana Phillips. The film is written by Daisy Donovan and Lucy Dahl.

Nick Frost, Alex Pettyfer, Selina Cadell, Daisy Donovan and Jason Watkins also star. Alongside Roberts playing her fellow classmates are Georgia King, Kimberley Nixon, Juno Temple, Linzey Cocker, Sophie Wu, Ruby Thomas and Eleanor Turner-Moss.

WILD CHILD is distributed by Universal Pictures in North America and in all other territories by Universal Pictures Internationaland is now available to buy on DVD from all major outlets.