Sunny Dancer
Sunny Dancer is an upcoming British comedy film from George Jaques and starring Bella Ramsey, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Ruby Stokes, Earl Cave, Jasmine Elcock, Conrad Khan, Jessica Gunning, James Norton and Neil Patrick Harris.
Premise
As if conquering cancer wasn't hard enough, 17-year-old Ivy's parents sign her up to spend her summer at what she calls "chemo camp", where she manages to find unexpected friends in a group of misfits and has a summer she'll never forget.Cast
- Bella Ramsey as Ivy
- Daniel Quinn-Toye as Jake
- Ruby Stokes as Ella
- Earl Cave as Ralph
- Jasmine Elcock as Maisie
- Conrad Khan as Archie
- Jessica Gunning as Karen, Ivy's Mum
- James Norton as Bob, Ivy's Dad
- Neil Patrick Harris as Patrick
- Louis Gaunt as Tristan
- Josie Walker as Brenda
Production
Ken Petrie is producing the film under his 27 Ten banner alongside George Jaques and his production company, Athenaeum Productions. Jaques wrote the script with Ruby Stokes in mind for the cast. He has said that despite the main characters being in cancer remission there is "not a single hospital scene" and that he "wanted to make a film where cancer was the least interesting thing about them. They have these skills, this whole life, because they are still teenagers".Alongside Stokes, Bella Ramsey was cast in 2024. James Norton, Neil Patrick Harris and Jessica Gunning joined the cast in February 2025.
Principal photography began in Scotland in April 2025.