Dominic Cooke to Direct ‘John Daniel,’ Real-Life Story of Woman’s Friendship With Baby Gorilla in Post-WWI England, as Cornerstone Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Acclaimed British theater director Dominic Cooke, behind the recent stage spin-off “Game of Thrones: The Mad King,” is to helm his first film since 2020’s Benedict Cumberbatch-starring spy thriller “The Courier.&#822