Miss Fisher Makes It "Variety Official," Movie Will Start Filming In October

The Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries movie has given official notice to the film trades that production is underway.

There's huge news this week for fans of Miss Fisher, who have been waiting for nearly a year for the word that work would begin on a feature film. On Monday, the Hollywood trade paper Variety announced the film Miss Fisher & The Crypt of Tears was indeed set for filmdom, based on the press release from production company Every Cloud Productions:

Essie Davis (Game of Thrones) returns in the eponymous lead role as the glamorous private detective, The Hon. Phryne Fisher, whose exploits in 1920s Melbourne, Australia, lead her to murder, mystery and mayhem from London to British Palestine. Essie will be joined by her co-stars from the series including Nathan Page as Detective Inspector Jack Robinson, Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence and Ashleigh Cummings as her loyal assistant and maid Dorothy ‘Dot’ Collins.  Ashleigh will be seen in the upcoming international feature Goldfinch.