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Mark Rylance Directs ‘Nice Fish’ Starring Michelle Williams

4/30/2026

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Mark Rylance, Oscar and Olivier winner, will star in and direct the film Nice Fish.
Michelle Williams, Jim Lichtscheidl and Isabella LaBlanc co-star in the production.
The screenplay draws on more than 600 poems by Louis Jenkins, the source of the Olivier-nominated stage play.
Palisades Park Pictures CEO Tamara Birkemoe will launch sales at Cannes while CAA Media Finance handles North American rights.

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Story summary

Mark Rylance, Oscar and Olivier winner, will star in and direct the film Nice Fish.
Michelle Williams, Jim Lichtscheidl and Isabella LaBlanc co-star in the production.
The screenplay draws on more than 600 poems by Louis Jenkins, the source of the Olivier-nominated stage play.
Palisades Park Pictures CEO Tamara Birkemoe will launch sales at Cannes while CAA Media Finance handles North American rights.