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The project was announced in February 2024 with [[Marc Evans]] directing from a script written by Tom Bullough and Josh Hyams. Ed Talfan and Hannah Thomas are producers for Severn Screen, with [[Trevor Matthews]] producing for [[Brookstreet Pictures]] and Josh Hyams producing for Promise Pictures. The film also has finance from [[BBC Wales]] and [[Ffilm Cymru Wales]], in partnership with Creative Wales.
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The project was announced in February 2024 with [[Marc Evans]] directing from a script written by Tom Bullough and Josh Hyams. Ed Talfan and Hannah Thomas are producers for Severn Screen, with [[Trevor Matthews]] producing for [[Brookstreet Pictures]] and Josh Hyams producing for Promise Pictures. The film also has finance from [[BBC Wales]] and [[Ffilm Cymru Wales]], in partnership with Creative Wales.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Cook |website=Walesonline |date=9 February 2024 |access-date=9 February 2024|url= https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/mr-bates-vs-post-office-28600253.|title= Mr Bates vs The Post Office star Toby Jones to star in new biopic about Welsh icon Richard Burton}}</ref>
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In May 2024, [[Harry Lawtey]] was cast as a young Richard Jenkins.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/harry-lawtey-cast-richard-burton-film-industry-joker-1235908398/ |website=deadline.com |title=Rising Brit Actor Harry Lawtey To Play Young Richard Burton In ‘Mr. Burton’; Independent To Continue Sales At Cannes |first=Andreas|last=Wiseman |date=May 8, 2024 |access-date=8 May 2024 |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508163441/https://deadline.com/2024/05/harry-lawtey-cast-richard-burton-film-industry-joker-1235908398/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Toby Jones]] is cast as Mr Burton, the school teacher who had a profound effect on the life of his pupil and legally adopted him, resulting in Jenkins changing his name to [[Richard Burton]]. [[Lesley Manville]] was cast as Mr Burton’s landlady, with [[Aimee-Ffion Edwards]] and [[Aneurin Barnard]] as young Jenkins’ sister and brother-in-law.<ref>{{cite web |title=”Mr Burton” To Tell Story Behind Screen Icon Richard Burton’s Formative Years; Toby Jones, Coming Off ‘Mr Bates Vs The Post Office’, Leads Cast With ‘The Crown’ Star Lesley Manville — EFM |first=Andreas|last=Wiseman |date=February 8, 2024 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/richard-burton-movie-toby-jones-lesley-manville-wales-efm-1235819199/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=8 February 2024 |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208191154/https://deadline.com/2024/02/richard-burton-movie-toby-jones-lesley-manville-wales-efm-1235819199/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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In May 2024, [[Harry Lawtey]] was cast as a young Richard Jenkins.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/harry-lawtey-cast-richard-burton-film-industry-joker-1235908398/ |website=deadline.com |title=Rising Brit Actor Harry Lawtey To Play Young Richard Burton In ‘Mr. Burton’; Independent To Continue Sales At Cannes |first=Andreas|last=Wiseman |date=May 8, 2024 |access-date=8 May 2024 |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508163441/https://deadline.com/2024/05/harry-lawtey-cast-richard-burton-film-industry-joker-1235908398/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Toby Jones]] is cast as Mr Burton, the school teacher who had a profound effect on the life of his pupil and legally adopted him, resulting in Jenkins changing his name to [[Richard Burton]]. [[Lesley Manville]] was cast as Mr Burton’s landlady, with [[Aimee-Ffion Edwards]] and [[Aneurin Barnard]] as young Jenkins’ sister and brother-in-law.<ref>{{cite web |title=”Mr Burton” To Tell Story Behind Screen Icon Richard Burton’s Formative Years; Toby Jones, Coming Off ‘Mr Bates Vs The Post Office’, Leads Cast With ‘The Crown’ Star Lesley Manville — EFM |first=Andreas|last=Wiseman |date=February 8, 2024 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/richard-burton-movie-toby-jones-lesley-manville-wales-efm-1235819199/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=8 February 2024 |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208191154/https://deadline.com/2024/02/richard-burton-movie-toby-jones-lesley-manville-wales-efm-1235819199/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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