It has been announced that Matthew Lewis will be playing the role of Branwell Bronte in a new film following the lives of the Bronte siblings. The film is aptly called The Brontes and also stars Rachel Teate as Anne Bronte. Other cast members have yet to be announced.

The film’s director and writer, David Anthony Thomas, had this to say of the casting:

I’m really excited to be working with Matthew Lewis on The Brontes. Matthew’s been my first choice to play Branwell Bronte since we first started working on the production and I’m delighted that he’s agreed to play the role.

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