Bookworm
Bookworm is a feature film that has completed production with Mister Smith Entertainment, Firefly Films and CAA Media Finance attached. Ant Timpson (director), Mette-Marie Kongsved (producer) and Roxi Bull (producer) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in New Zealand in March 2023. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.
Project Summary
The family adventure-comedy sees 12-year-old Mildred's life turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes Mildred camping in the notoriously rugged New Zealand wilderness. The pair embark on the ultimate test of family bonding, a quest to find the mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.
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Cast & Crew
Production
| Producer | Mette-Marie Kongsved |
| Producer | Roxi Bull |
| Producer | Victoria Dabbs |
| Producer | Laura Tunstall |
| Producer | Emma Slade |
Writing
| Writer | Toby Harvard |
Cast
| Cast | Elijah Wood |
Directing
| Director | Ant Timpson |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on Bookworm
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/bookworm (last updated Apr 28, 2026).