Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess have been confirmed as the lead actors in One Day, Lone Scherfig’s first film after An Education, which is being backed by Focus Features and sold here by Focus Features International.

The romance is based on the best-selling novel by David Nicholls and has been scripted by Nicholls himself. Former Disney studio chief Nina Jacobson is producing through her Color Force banner. The film was initially optioned and developed by Focus and Random House Films in association with Film4.

Hathaway, who most recently was seen as The White Queen in Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland, and Sturgess, who was recently in Peter Weir’s The Way Back, will play play two students who meet on July 15, 1988, on the night of their graduation. She is a working class girl of principle and ambition, he is a wealthy charmer. The two become fast friends and the story follows them every July 15 over the following 20 years as their lives encompass love and loss, heartbreak and success, hopes fulfilled and dreams shattered.

Nicholls’ first novel Starter For Ten was previously made into a film in 2006 directed by Tom Vaughan and starring James McAvoy and Rebecca Hall.

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As urban thriller Heartless becomes the first British production to get a simultaneous multi-platform release, DoP Matt Gray and director Philip Ridley reveal how the modern film landscape, combined with the inner-city location, had a direct influence on the look of their movie.

The fact that it’s been 15 years since British writer/director Philip Ridley’s last cinematic outing (The Passion of Darkly Noon) isn‘t the only reason why there has been a growing sense of anticipation about his latest film, Heartless. That it was filmed entirely in East London, a locale rarely seen on the big screen, is interesting enough; that it transforms the Capital’s streets into a visually stunning background for a gripping urban fairy tale has had audiences buzzing ever since it appeared on the festival circuit last year. Add to the mix that it was filmed in high definition on a miniscule budget, and that it is the first British film to receive a simultaneous multi-platform release, and Heartless becomes a fascinating prospect indeed.

The film tells the story of Londoner Jamie (Jim Sturgess) who, following the death of his father, has become increasingly withdrawn; a condition not helped by the fact that he has a large heart-shaped birthmark across his face which makes him painfully self-conscious. When Jamie begins to see demons roaming the streets and causing random acts of violence, he begins a journey that will take him into the depths of the city-and his own psyche. Although it’s Jamie’s descent into hell that drives the narrative, it’s the mesmerising visuals that make the film so unforgettable.

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I’ve just uploaded captures from the 2nd Heartless trailer to the gallery – unfortunately they’re only LQ/MQ as the “HD” version I downloaded wasn’t that HD at all – shame! – but as soon as a better copy surfaces, I’ll replace them.

The second trailer for Philip Ridley’s tale of demonic mayhem Heartless debuted online today, giving us yet another good look at the flick we’re all pretty damned excited about.

Jim Sturgess and Eddie Marsan star in Heartless, a dark psychological thriller about a young man with a large heart-shaped birthmark on his face who finds himself confronting demons on the streets of East London. Heartless will be in UK cinemas on Friday, 21 May, and on DVD, Blu-ray, and all other formats on Monday, 24 May. No word yet on a Stateside release.

Click on the image below to watch the trailer, and visit the official Heartless website for more.

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