The Crown actress Claire Foy set to star in movie filming soon in Cambridge

Claire Foy is set to star in H is for Hawk
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Actress Claire Foy of The Crown is set to star in H is for Hawk, which is set to be filmed soon in Cambridge. The film is based on Helen Macdonald's bestselling memoir of the same name, released in 2014.

The memoir explores Macdonald's journey through grief in the aftermath of their father's death. Macdonald spent a year training a Eurasian goshawk and chronicled the experience in H is for Hawk.

Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson were announced as playing leading roles in the film adaptation in February, as reported by Deadline. Recent films featuring Gleeson include The Banshees of Inisherin and Joker: Folie à Deux.

Filming is scheduled for November 5 and 6 in Cambridge city centre, according to one.network. There will be traffic restrictions on some streets between 8am and 6pm on filming days.

The streets where filming will take place include:

  • Trinity Lane;

  • Trinity Street;

  • St John's Street;

  • Senate House Hill;

  • Wheeler Street;

  • Free School Lane.

There will be traffic and parking restrictions in place during filming times.