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Jonathan Bailey & Bill Nighy To Star In Love Story ‘Insomniac City’ For Director Dominic Cooke — AFM

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy nominee Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton) and Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner Bill Nighy (About Time) are set to star in Dominic Cooke’s (On Chesil Beach) love story Insomniac City about writer and photographer Bill Hayes and celebrated neurologist Oliver Sacks. Altitude is handling worldwide sales and will…

Covered by 2 sources from United States. First reported by Deadline ·

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  1. DeadlineUnited StatesFirst report

    Jonathan Bailey & Bill Nighy To Star In Love Story ‘Insomniac City’ For Director Dominic Cooke — AFM

    EXCLUSIVE: Emmy nominee Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton) and Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner Bill Nighy (About Time) are set to star in Dominic Cooke’s (On Chesil Beach) love story Insomniac City about writer and photographer Bill Hayes and celebrated neurologist Oliver Sacks. Altitude is handling worldwide sales and will…

  2. VarietyUnited States

    Jonathan Bailey to Star in Gay Romance Film ‘Insomniac City’ for ‘Elsinore’ Producers

    Jonathan Bailey has booked another lead role, and is set to star alongside Bill Nighy in Dominic Cooke’s “Insomniac City.” The love story is based on the real-life romance between writer and writer and photographer Bill Hayes and celebrated neurologist Oliver Sacks. Altitude is handling worldwide sales and will…

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2 outlets from United States are covering this story: Deadline and Variety. Deadline published it first, on November 9, 2026; the last outlet to join was Variety, less than an hour later.

Key names in the coverage: Jonathan Bailey, Bill Nighy, Dominic Cooke, Insomniac City and Bill Hayes.

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