BILLY ELIOT - the animated musical movie Fan Casting Poster

Fan CastingBILLY ELIOT - the animated musical movie

(2022)

by Melvin Burgess

Story added by e10112001 on January 1, 2023

In County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Margaret Thatcher closure of British coal mines, widower Jackie Elliot Widower (Gary Lewis) and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony (Jamie Draven), take a dim view of 11-year-old second son Billy's (Jamie Bell) poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferred to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey (Stuart Wells), encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson (Dame Julie Walters), who judged him talented enough for private lessons, to train and tr...read more

read synopsis

#adaption #animatedmovie #animation #reboot #musical #movie #dramatic

< back to story

Join the Conversation

0 comments on this role

Fan Casting Tony Elliot(Billy Elliot's older brother)

Role added by e10112001 on January 1, 2023

Make Suggestion

Description of Tony Elliot (Billy Elliot's older brother):

The older of the Elliot boys, Tony is a bully in every area of his life. He bullies his little brother, and bullies people at work, passionate and violent in his philosophies about the strikes taking place. While he is initially horrified to learn that Billy likes ballet, he eventually comes around and supports his brother's talent, recognizing that Billy has something special.