, ▁but ▁I ▁can ' t ▁imagine ▁not ▁film ing ▁in ▁Gu ern sey ." ▁Several ▁actress es ▁were ▁mentioned ▁as ▁potential ▁cast ▁members , ▁including ▁Kate ▁W ins let , ▁Anne ▁H ath away ▁and ▁Em ily ▁Bl unt . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Kenneth ▁Bran agh ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁film , ▁with ▁film ing ▁aim ed ▁to ▁commence ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁W ins let ▁agreed ▁to ▁port ray ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁of ▁Jul iet ▁As ht on . ▁However , ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁delayed ▁for ▁another ▁year ▁due ▁to ▁sched uling ▁conflicts . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁W ins let ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁project , ▁alongside ▁then - direct or ▁Bran agh . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Mich elle ▁D ock ery ▁was ▁offered ▁the ▁lead ▁role , ▁though ▁she ▁later ▁decl ined . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Mike ▁New ell ▁was ▁announced ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁film , ▁with ▁Ros am und ▁Pi ke ▁cir cling ▁for ▁the ▁lead ▁role . ▁Studio Can al ▁would ▁fin ance ▁and ▁dist ribute ▁the ▁film . ▁Event ually , ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁L ily ▁James ▁was ▁confirmed ▁to ▁star ▁as ▁Jul iet . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1