Sally Hawkins will star alongside Steve Coogan in the new film The King is Missing, directed by Stephen Frears, who directed The Queen and Philomena. Coogan and Jeff Pope (Philomena) co-wrote the script. The film is based on true events and tells the story of Philippa Langley (Hawkins) who takes on the task of finding the remains of Richard III, who has been missing for more than 500 years, and her persistence is ridiculed by many people. In 2012, she took the lead in digging up the skeleton of Richard III from under a car park in Leicestershire, England. Langley's role is often overlooked in global media reports. Coogan will play Langley's husband.