The drama, which stars Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell as brothers, will not follow in the footsteps of the filmmaker’s 2005 cinematic offering Scoop - which failed to make British cinemas.

Cassandra’s Dream has received glowing reviews after a secret screening in Oviedo, Spain, last month, and the movie will officially premiere at the Venice film festival in August.

Cassandra’s Dream will hit UK cinemas early next year.