▁European ▁Film ▁Market ▁and ▁would ▁also ▁dist ribute ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁The ▁produ cers ▁would ▁be ▁Peter ▁Cz ern in , ▁Graham ▁Broad b ent , ▁and ▁Scott ▁Burn s , ▁with ▁Nicolas ▁Mau vern ay ▁and ▁Jacques ▁Per rin ▁of ▁Gal at ée ▁Films . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Rach el ▁We isz ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁discuss ions ▁to ▁play ▁Cla re . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁We isz ▁was ▁confirmed ▁as ▁Cla re , ▁and ▁David ▁The w lis , ▁Ken ▁St ott ▁and ▁Jonathan ▁Ba iley ▁joined ▁the ▁cast . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁collaboration ▁of ▁David ▁The w lis ▁and ▁director ▁James ▁Marsh ▁after ▁The ▁Theory ▁of ▁Everything . ▁Ba iley ' s ▁casting ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁Dead line ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁began ▁on ▁location ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁In ▁early ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁film ing ▁was ▁under way ▁in ▁Te ign mouth , ▁Dev on , ▁and ▁in ▁mid - J une , ▁the ▁production ▁was ▁sp otted ▁film ing ▁at ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Port land ▁in ▁Dor set . ▁By ▁late ▁July , ▁film ing ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁Mal ta , ▁where ▁some ▁scenes ▁were ▁planned ▁to