Dev Patel stars as the title character in "The Personal History of David Copperfield," the most madcap Charles Dickens adaptation you'll ever see.

Dev Patel’s big-screen portrayal of David Copperfield looks a little different than what Charles Dickens had in mind when the novelist published his eighth book back in 1849.

Great news for Dev Patel fans: The Personal History of David Copperfield is now available for rent or purchase on-demand. Directed by Armando Iannucci—who wrote the screenplay with fellow Veep ...

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TORONTO – When Dev Patel was called about playing the Dickensian title character of "The Personal History of David Copperfield," the Oscar-nominated "Lion" star totally had the wrong guy in mind.

The Personal History Of David Copperfield: Armando Iannucci on casting Dev Patel You think you know Charles Dickens’ classic story, but you’ve never seen it like this before.

Iannucci ultimately took a colorblind casting approach to the entire project, but said that decision started with Patel. “When I knew I was making the film, I could only think of Dev playing ...

Dev Patel in The Personal History Of David Copperfield February 05, 2020 at 1:00am GMT DEV Patel was not that keen on Charles Dickens when he was growing up in London.

Dev Patel on the role: “My agents said, ‘Armando Iannucci wants you to be David Copperfield.’ And I said, what, the magician?” 20th Century Studios ...

When Dev Patel was paged to play David Copperfield, “I thought it was David Copperfield the magician,” he said. “Obviously, I needed to read more books growing up.” Now the London-born ...

Dev Patel stars as the legendary writer in The Personal History of David Copperfield, in theaters May 8th. The clip arrives on the same day as the trailer for Patel’s other upcoming film, The ...

'The Personal History of David Copperfield,' starring Dev Patel, is set to open May 8, 2020, in select theaters. By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History ...