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Credit: Getty, Supplied, Bjorn Krischker, Mariano Vivanco Paul Bettany is set to play an ageing popstar in upcoming feel-good comedy “It’s Alright,” which he also co-wrote.
The “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” and “VisionQuest” star will appear alongside fast-rising actor and musician Asha Banks (“My Fault: London,” “Your Fault: London”) as his estranged daughter and aspiring singer-songwriter.
Colin Firth (“The King’s Speech,” “A Single Man”) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“Fuze,” “Surface”) are also set to star in “It’s Alright,” written by Scott Stewart and Bettany and described as being about the “power of music to inspire, heal our hearts and unite family.” Stewart (“Dark Skies”) directs, reuniting with Bettany following both “Legion” and “Priest.”
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