Author Randal Keynes (left) and Creation director Jon Amiel discuss the journey from page to screen of the new film
about the life and great scientific discovery of Charles Darwin (played by Paul Bettany).

Creation

Darwin's book On The Origin of Species was first published 150 years ago and changed the way that science viewed life on Earth. But the human drama that underpinned it included the tragically premature death of his daughter Annie, a child whose presence haunts the great man throughout his life.

His great-great-grandson Randal Keynes described this story in his biography Annie's Box which screenwriter John Collee, producer Jeremy Thomas and director Jon Amiel have adapted and brought to the screen as Creation.

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Author Randal Keynes (left) and Creation director Jon Amiel.