Danny Boyle and 5,000 extras filming on a beach in Norfolk

Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle on location on Gorleston beach.

A beach in Norfolk and 5,000 local extras have a starring role in the new film directed by Oscar-winning Danny Boyle.

The movie, which is as yet untitled, is thought to be a musical romantic comedy set in the 1960s or 1970s and is described by Boyle as 'warm-hearted.'

It has been scripted by Love Actually writer Richard Curtis.

  • Watch an ITV News Anglia interview with Danny Boyle where he talks about the tricky negotiations going on about the film's title

Much of the filming has been done in the Norfolk resort of Gorleston near Great Yarmouth with stars Lily James, Himesh Patel and singer-songwriter Ed Sheehan from Suffolk.

  • Watch a report by ITV News Anglia's Malcolm Robertson

More than 5,000 extras have been drafted in to take part on a concert scene on Gorleston beach near Great Yarmouth. Credit: ITV News Anglia