Two men and a van

Reading Harry Macqueen’s script for Supernova, a love story about a gay couple with one facing early-onset dementia, Stanley Tucci knew he wanted one of the roles. He also knew who he wanted in the other.

So, when he met the young English writer-director, Tucci asked whether he had considered Colin Firth. Would it be okay to show the script to him?

“Of course, I said, ‘That would be amazing, thanks very much,’” Macqueen remembers. “And Stanley said, ‘Good, because I gave it to him yesterday, and he