Me before you

  • NewsBen Arnold

    Disabled Author Slams Me Before You For Featuring His Book Without Permission

    Francesco Clark, a quadriplegic author whose book ‘Walking Papers’ appears in the movie 'Me Before You’, has slammed the producers of the film for failing to ask for his permission to use it. Clark says that his memoir, which details his experiences after a spinal cord injury left him paralysed, is featured in a 'key scene’ in the movie. In the movie, based on the novel of the same name by Jojo Moyes, a wealthy businessman, played by Sam Claflin, is left quadriplegic after an accident and plan

  • NewsBen Arnold

    Me Before You Director Says Film Is ‘Misunderstood’ After Protests

    The London premiere of Thea Sharrock’s movie, which stars Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin, was picketed by protesters who have objected to its portrayal of disability and assisted suicide. “I didn’t quite anticipate this,” she told The Hollywood Reporter of the controversy. Asked how she’d respond to critics of the film, who have slammed it over its perceived message that it’s better to be dead than disabled – Claflin’s character Will takes his own life in an assisted suicide after struggling to

  • NewsBen Arnold

    Emilia Clarke's Me Before You Slammed As 'Disability Snuff Movie'

    Disability campaigners have slammed the new Emilia Clarke film ‘Me Before You’, branding it 'a disability snuff movie’. Disabled actress Liz Carr was among protesters from the group Not Dead Yet who turned up at the film’s premiere, unfurling a scathing banner on the red carpet as Clarke and co-stars Sam Claflin, Jenna Coleman and Joanna Lumley passed by.

  • NewsRyan Leston

    Me Before You Trailer Will Bring A Tear To Your Eyes

    Starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke, ‘Me Before You’ is based on the novel of the same name by Jojo Moyes… and follows the story of a high-achieving, wealthy young man whose life is turned upside down after a terrible accident. Of course, Emilia Clarke is known for landing strong female roles such as Daenerys Targaryen in ‘Game of Thrones’ and playing a young Sarah Connor in ‘Terminator: Genisys’. “It’s funny with these strong female roles,“ said Emilia Clarke in an interview with USA Today