My Fault: London brings the passionate and thrilling story of two young people in love to the British capital. Following the success of the Spanish film Culpa Mia, based on the hugely popular book by Mercedes Ron, Amazon Studios sought to re-set the story to the UK. Amazon Studios partnered with 42 to produce the adaptation and take on the hugely popular book Culpa Mía by Mercedes Ron, which had already been adapted into the hit Spanish-language film My Fault, released in 2023.
NOAH MORGAN is an 18-year-old from Florida about to experience a summer like no other. When her mother ELLA moves back to England to be with her wealthy new husband WILLIAM, Noah is forced to leave the Sunshine State behind. Her new life in London may be luxurious, but Noah has to contend with step-brother NICK. At first, they antagonize one another. But gradually, as their relationship changes and they find common ground in their past traumas, feelings explode. Yet in Noah’s past lurks a dark family secret, one that will come back to haunt her and test her love with Nick to the limits.
For the character of Noah, it marks a remarkable coming-of-age story. “I think her journey is just beginning,” says Steinberg. “There’s so much stuff that happens within her first summer of being in London.” Not least, she is forced to confront her father Travis, an ex-Formula 1 driver who taught her to race before he was caught doping. For years, Noah has buried her feelings concerning him, after he was sent to jail following a violent attack on her.
Likewise, Nick has past trauma to deal with concerning his parents’ separation after his mother left the family when he was 12. Since then, he’s filled this absence of love in his life with dangerous activities, from fighting to illegal street racing. When Noah arrives in his personal space, it puts his guard up. “I think he doesn’t know what to expect with this person coming into his life and his father marrying somebody new,” adds Steinberg.
As Fassler adds: “It’s a collision of worlds. It’s this story of this American girl who moves to London, which we are able to relate to, and while it technically sits in the teen romance space Noah is not your typical, innocent ingénue we usually see in the YA genre, which was exciting to us.”… “Our goal was to create something that complemented those same layers while offering a fresh, newly adapted take—one that would resonate with an English-speaking audience and beyond”. Girdwood notes that teen classics from the late 1990s were reference points. “We did grow up watching YA wish-fulfilment stories so we did want My Fault: London to have traces of those movies, but also to reflect real life in a gritty way. She continues: “That caffeinated grit allows us to tell the story in this elevated, really aesthetically lit-on-fire way.”
Finding the right actors for My Fault: London was a search that went “far and wide”, says Girdwood – one that came to a highly satisfying end when they found Asha Banks and Matthew Broome to play Noah and Nick. “When you know, you know,” says Girdwood. “When Asha walked in the room, when Matt walked in the room…they carried it in their very bones. There was a buzz, especially when they met for the first time at their chemistry test and we got to see that play out on screen. We couldn’t look away.”
Banks was thrilled by the idea of playing Noah. “I read the script. And I just thought it was so fun, exciting and thrilling and had a bit of everything…and I loved the character. I think she’s so cool. She’s smart. She’s funny. She’s a racer. She’s a surfer. She feels a lot and I just think she’s really fun and really familiar, but also challenging.” The notion of working with Girdwood and Fessler, “the coolest people ever”, was also intriguing. “They’re two young, wonderful, powerful women. And that sold it to me even more.”
The actress was also taken by the undulating nature of the relationship between Noah and Nick. “I think it’s one of those classic ‘enemies to lovers’ things. It’s that kind of misconstrued tension of ‘Is this hate or is this attraction?’ And it finds its feet throughout the film. I think they both misunderstand each other a lot when they first meet and then the fun of the film is them shocking each other. I think they both feel this sense of adrenaline when they’re with each other. They set each other off, I think, in different ways. And it ends up happening in a good way.”
With a built-in, dedicated global fanbase to please, Girdwood acknowledges it was a “high-pressure scenario”, but one they relished. “We considered the fans throughout the entire process of making the film.. We wanted to make them proud, but at the same time give them something even newer and fresher. We wanted to elevate beyond what people expect from the YA genre.”
And what can audiences look for when they settled down to watch My Fault: London? “We want people to leave this movie feeling entertained” says Fassler. We set out to create something that’s emotional and thrilling—packed with kinetic characters and sequences and great needle drops in the music that people can connect to. We really wanted to cultivate that same excitement we felt when watching teen films from the 2000s while we were growing up.”
Adds Broome: “It’s gonna be great entertainment. It’s got something in there for everyone. We tap into this idea that your trauma isn’t your fault. And sometimes I think as people we think that it is and we put the blame on ourselves, and we beat ourselves up about it. And I think that would be take-away. Like the title of the film. You think it’s your fault. But it’s not. And that’s a good message.”
The new UK Original Movie will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide on 13th February 2025.
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