Olivia Colman Talks Singing in LONDON ROAD, LOBSTER Films

Olivia Colman recently spoke to the Daily Mail about being "baffled" to land two singing film roles -- the first in Rufus Norris's big screen version of LONDON ROAD, and the second is in Yorgos Lanthimos's surrealist project LOBSTER.

'I'm not a great singer! People won't rush to give me a record deal when they hear me," she told the Mail. "I'm happy singing in a group, and I'm enthusiastic at home when no one's listening."

Norris reportedly had Colman meet the film's musical director David Shrubsole before finalizing her part.

The Mail writes that in LOBSTER, Colman "plays the manager of an unusual hotel and all but steals the picture when she entertains guests with a song."

In comparison to Norris's 11-person ensemble for LONDON ROAD's two sell-out runs at the National, the film features a cast of 70, plus 100 extras. All of the original company have roles in the picture. The feature film adaptation also reunites the original, award-winning team, with script by Alecky Blythe, music by Adam Cork, and direction by Norris. LONDON ROAD hits theaters on June 12.

The film stars Colman alongside Angela Bain, Rae Baker, Gillian Bevan, Clare Burt, Rosalie Craig, Calvin Demba, Anita Dobson, James Doherty, Hal Fowler, Kate Fleetwood, Andrew Frame, Richard Frame, Jenny Galloway, Jonathan Glew, Amy Griffiths, Anna Hale, Linzi Hateley, Janet Henfrey, Rosie Hilal, Paul Hilton, Nick Holder, Ruby Holder,Alexia Khadime, Sean Kingsley, Eloise Laurence, Helena Lymbery, Barry McCarthy, Jayne McKenna, Claire Moore,Dean Nolan, Maggie Service, Michael Shaeffer, Mark Sheals, Nicola Sloane, Meg Suddaby, Paul Thornley, Howard Ward, Duncan Wisbey and Tom Hardy.

LONDON ROAD documents the events that shook Suffolk in 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women. The residents of London Road had struggled for years with frequent soliciting and kerb-crawling on their street. The film follows the community who found themselves at the epicentre of the tragic events. Using their own words set to an innovative musical score, LONDON ROAD tells a moving story of ordinary people coming together during the darkest of experiences.

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