# Paul Bettany, Asha Banks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Colin Firth Team for Feel-Good Comedy ‘It’s Alright,’ Protagonist Launches Sales at AFM (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/paul-bettany-asha-banks-gugu-mbatha-raw-and-colin-firth-team-for-feel-good-comedy-its-alright-protagonist-launches-sales-at-afm-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-11-03T13:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T14:50:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/paul-bettany-asha-banks-colin-firth-its-alright-1236938292/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Music, Offbeat, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Paul Bettany plays a pop star who discovers his 19-year-old daughter.
- Asha Banks stars as the aspiring singer and will write songs.
- Production is scheduled to start in early 2027.

## Summary

Paul Bettany and Asha Banks will star in and contribute music to *It’s Alright*, a comedy about a fading pop star who discovers he has a teenage daughter. The project is launching international sales ahead of the American Film Market, drawing attention to a family story built around music, reconciliation and second chances.

Bettany plays Peter Sayer, who meets 19-year-old Georgie, played by Banks, after learning she exists. He poses as a music producer and brings her to London to work on a demo, but must later choose between commercial success and protecting their shared musical vision. Colin Firth and Gugu Mbatha-Raw also star; Scott Stewart directs and co-wrote the screenplay with Bettany. Production is scheduled to begin in early 2027, with an original soundtrack produced by Marius de Vries and released by Universal Music.

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