Production is underway on horror-thriller film “Borderline,” shot in the U.K. and Malta.
Lucien Laviscount (“Emily in Paris”), Laura Marano (“The Royal Treatment”) and Middle Eastern star Cynthia Khalifeh (“8 Days”) lead a cast that also includes Jason Flemyng (“A Violent Man”).
Khalifeh will play Zena, a young woman who arrives at the Borderline pub for a date with the handsome Jack, whom she met on an app. Quickly realizing she has been stood up, Zena is persuaded to have a drink with the bumbling but charming local Paul, played by Laviscount. However, Paul’s non-threatening manner and easy conversation skills are merely a façade, and he is in fact a serial killer, who lures his victims inside the lawless walls of the Borderline.
The first instalment of the planned horror franchise is directed by Jane Gull (British Independent Film Awards nominated “My Feral Heart”) and written by Elizabeth Morris...
Lucien Laviscount (“Emily in Paris”), Laura Marano (“The Royal Treatment”) and Middle Eastern star Cynthia Khalifeh (“8 Days”) lead a cast that also includes Jason Flemyng (“A Violent Man”).
Khalifeh will play Zena, a young woman who arrives at the Borderline pub for a date with the handsome Jack, whom she met on an app. Quickly realizing she has been stood up, Zena is persuaded to have a drink with the bumbling but charming local Paul, played by Laviscount. However, Paul’s non-threatening manner and easy conversation skills are merely a façade, and he is in fact a serial killer, who lures his victims inside the lawless walls of the Borderline.
The first instalment of the planned horror franchise is directed by Jane Gull (British Independent Film Awards nominated “My Feral Heart”) and written by Elizabeth Morris...
- 5/18/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
UK-based production company Future Artists Entertainment (Fae) has teamed with Versa Studios to launch what they have described as an “international film production hub” at Versa Studios in Leeds, Northern England.
The site will offer full production services and facilities, including four sound stages ranging from 10,000 sq. ft to 27,000 sq. ft. Versa and Fae will add post-production and VFX services alongside “outreach and educational programs.”
Founded in 2019 by Matt Williams and Martin Owen, Fae has said it generated over $150 million of production spend since its inception, producing fourteen films, seven of which have been produced in Manchester and Leeds, with two of those made in conjunction with Versa Manchester studios.
The company just wrapped on the Lionsgate survival thriller, Above The Below, starring Idris Elba. It’s best known for movies such as the Netflix hit Bank of Dave, Sky Original’s Pokerface starring Russel Crowe, Last Train to Christmas...
The site will offer full production services and facilities, including four sound stages ranging from 10,000 sq. ft to 27,000 sq. ft. Versa and Fae will add post-production and VFX services alongside “outreach and educational programs.”
Founded in 2019 by Matt Williams and Martin Owen, Fae has said it generated over $150 million of production spend since its inception, producing fourteen films, seven of which have been produced in Manchester and Leeds, with two of those made in conjunction with Versa Manchester studios.
The company just wrapped on the Lionsgate survival thriller, Above The Below, starring Idris Elba. It’s best known for movies such as the Netflix hit Bank of Dave, Sky Original’s Pokerface starring Russel Crowe, Last Train to Christmas...
- 2/6/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
UK production company Future Artists Entertainment (Fae) is partnering with studios network Versa Studios on a production hub at Versa Leeds Studios.
The Leeds site, which opened in 2020, will now house additional post-production and VFX services, as well as outreach and educational programmes, through the partnership with Fae.
Fae will work with Versa on promotion of the studios; and will look to welcome other production companies and projects alongside Fae’s own productions.
Versa Studios Leeds has four already-operational sound stages ranging from 10,000 sq. ft to 27,000 sq ft.
Fae has produced 14 films since its foundation in 2019 by Matt Williams and Martin Owen.
The Leeds site, which opened in 2020, will now house additional post-production and VFX services, as well as outreach and educational programmes, through the partnership with Fae.
Fae will work with Versa on promotion of the studios; and will look to welcome other production companies and projects alongside Fae’s own productions.
Versa Studios Leeds has four already-operational sound stages ranging from 10,000 sq. ft to 27,000 sq ft.
Fae has produced 14 films since its foundation in 2019 by Matt Williams and Martin Owen.
- 2/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
Future Artists Entertainment (Fae) and U.K. studios network Versa Studios, which has hosted the likes of Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion, have partnered in a film production hub joint venture for Versa’s facility in Leeds in Northern England, which they say will provide “a world-class filmmaking home, offering full production services and facilities.” The site currently includes four soundstages, ranging from 10,000 to 27,000 square feet, and will over time also add post-production and VFX services, as well as “outreach and educational programs.”
The space allows up to three productions to be ongoing at the same time, the partners said. Financial details of their deal weren’t disclosed.
Fae, founded in 2019 by Matt Williams and Martin Owen, said it has attracted more than $150 million in production spend since its inception, producing 14 films, two of them in conjunction with Versa in Manchester. It just wrapped Lionsgate survival thriller Above The Below, starring Idris Elba,...
The space allows up to three productions to be ongoing at the same time, the partners said. Financial details of their deal weren’t disclosed.
Fae, founded in 2019 by Matt Williams and Martin Owen, said it has attracted more than $150 million in production spend since its inception, producing 14 films, two of them in conjunction with Versa in Manchester. It just wrapped Lionsgate survival thriller Above The Below, starring Idris Elba,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A cultural crusader strikes in L.A. Slasher, now streaming on Screambox.
Directed by Martin Owen and produced by Jeffrey Wright and Daniel Sollinger, the black comedy stars Mischa Barton (“The O.C.”), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy), Danny Trejo (Machete), and comedian Andy Dick as the voice of the killer.
L.A. Slasher is “a biting, social satire about reality TV and the glorification of people who are famous for simply being famous.”
The film also “explores why it has become acceptable and even admirable for people to become influential and wealthy based on no merit or talent – purely through notoriety achieved through shameful behavior.
“Incensed by the tabloid culture which celebrates it, the L.A. Slasher publicly abducts a series of reality TV stars, while the media and general public in turn begin to question if society is better off without them.”
Here’s the trailer.
Directed by Martin Owen and produced by Jeffrey Wright and Daniel Sollinger, the black comedy stars Mischa Barton (“The O.C.”), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy), Danny Trejo (Machete), and comedian Andy Dick as the voice of the killer.
L.A. Slasher is “a biting, social satire about reality TV and the glorification of people who are famous for simply being famous.”
The film also “explores why it has become acceptable and even admirable for people to become influential and wealthy based on no merit or talent – purely through notoriety achieved through shameful behavior.
“Incensed by the tabloid culture which celebrates it, the L.A. Slasher publicly abducts a series of reality TV stars, while the media and general public in turn begin to question if society is better off without them.”
Here’s the trailer.
- 1/5/2024
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
A snapshot of the film and high-end TV projects shooting in the UK and Ireland.
Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers.
Productions that are still on hold following the SAG-AFTRA strike are noted.
Please contact us here to add or update changes to the following or new productions taking place in the UK.
Films
How To Train Your Dragon
Live-action remake of the 2010 animation about a hapless Viking who befriends a dragon.
Dir: Dean DeBlois
Production company: Universal, Marc Platt
Where: Titanic Studios,...
Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers.
Productions that are still on hold following the SAG-AFTRA strike are noted.
Please contact us here to add or update changes to the following or new productions taking place in the UK.
Films
How To Train Your Dragon
Live-action remake of the 2010 animation about a hapless Viking who befriends a dragon.
Dir: Dean DeBlois
Production company: Universal, Marc Platt
Where: Titanic Studios,...
- 1/2/2024
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
The survival thriller Above And Below is already shooting, and marks Idris Elba’s second outing as a director following 2018’s Yardie.
Idris Elba is clearly a man of many talents: acting, DJing, somehow always being incredibly stylish even if he was to wear a binbag. He’s also got one film under his belt as a director, 2018’s Yardie, a crime drama that five years on, remains a confident and well-told film that clearly showcases Elba’s potential as a filmmaker, should it be a route he chooses to develop.
That looks like it could be happening soon, given that he’s reportedly (according to Movieweb) signed on to co-direct Above And Below, a survival thriller that sees a trio of astronauts’ re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere go badly wrong. The film is said to be already shooting at Pinewood, although we don’t yet have any news regarding the film’s release schedule.
Idris Elba is clearly a man of many talents: acting, DJing, somehow always being incredibly stylish even if he was to wear a binbag. He’s also got one film under his belt as a director, 2018’s Yardie, a crime drama that five years on, remains a confident and well-told film that clearly showcases Elba’s potential as a filmmaker, should it be a route he chooses to develop.
That looks like it could be happening soon, given that he’s reportedly (according to Movieweb) signed on to co-direct Above And Below, a survival thriller that sees a trio of astronauts’ re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere go badly wrong. The film is said to be already shooting at Pinewood, although we don’t yet have any news regarding the film’s release schedule.
- 11/23/2023
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Actor Idris Elba made his feature directorial debut with the 2018 crime drama Yardie, and earlier this year we heard that he would be following that up with an action thriller called Infernus. That movie was supposed to get started filming in October, but appears to have been disrupted by the strikes. So while we wait to hear what’s going to happen with Infernus, The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Elba is teaming up with Martin Owen (The Loneliest Boy in the World) to co-direct a survival thriller called Above the Below… and this one is already in production!
Above the Below started filming last week at Pinewood Studios, using two separate stages – including the studio’s underwater stage. In addition to co-directing, Elba also stars in the movie alongside Caitlin FitzGerald (Masters of Sex) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (the After franchise).
Owen came up with the initial idea for the film,...
Above the Below started filming last week at Pinewood Studios, using two separate stages – including the studio’s underwater stage. In addition to co-directing, Elba also stars in the movie alongside Caitlin FitzGerald (Masters of Sex) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (the After franchise).
Owen came up with the initial idea for the film,...
- 11/21/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Idris Elba is set to star in the survival thriller Above the Below for Lionsgate after earlier boarding the U.K. indie as director.
Lionsgate picked up the worldwide rights to the project, which started filming last week at Pinewood Studios on two stages, including the studio’s underwater stage. Elba will helm Above the Below with Martin Owen (The Loneliest Boy in The World), and will star alongside actress and filmmaker Caitlin FitzGerald and Hero Fiennes Tiffin, who earlier worked with Owen on The Loneliest Boy in the World.
Above the Below sees a tight-knit trio of astronauts survive a chaotic and destructive re-entry to Earth, only to find themselves off course and completely cut off from the world. As their capsule begins to sink into the unknown depths of the ocean, their battle for survival kicks off.
Elba plays Jackson, the mission commander leading the team. FitzGerald is Brooks,...
Lionsgate picked up the worldwide rights to the project, which started filming last week at Pinewood Studios on two stages, including the studio’s underwater stage. Elba will helm Above the Below with Martin Owen (The Loneliest Boy in The World), and will star alongside actress and filmmaker Caitlin FitzGerald and Hero Fiennes Tiffin, who earlier worked with Owen on The Loneliest Boy in the World.
Above the Below sees a tight-knit trio of astronauts survive a chaotic and destructive re-entry to Earth, only to find themselves off course and completely cut off from the world. As their capsule begins to sink into the unknown depths of the ocean, their battle for survival kicks off.
Elba plays Jackson, the mission commander leading the team. FitzGerald is Brooks,...
- 11/21/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The American Film Markets runs October 31-November 5
Screen International is rounding up the key projects launched before and during this year’s American Film Market.
Refresh the page for latest updates.
They Follow
The sequel to the 2014 cult horror It Follows with Maika Monroe reprising her role and David Robert Mitchell returning to direct. Neon will co-produce alongside Good Fear Content. Starts filming in early 2024.
World sales: HanWay
Bad Apples
Saoirse Ronan leads Jonatan Etzler’s English-language debut - a satirical comedy and thriller about a school teacher who locks one of her students in her basement. Produced by Pulse Films,...
Screen International is rounding up the key projects launched before and during this year’s American Film Market.
Refresh the page for latest updates.
They Follow
The sequel to the 2014 cult horror It Follows with Maika Monroe reprising her role and David Robert Mitchell returning to direct. Neon will co-produce alongside Good Fear Content. Starts filming in early 2024.
World sales: HanWay
Bad Apples
Saoirse Ronan leads Jonatan Etzler’s English-language debut - a satirical comedy and thriller about a school teacher who locks one of her students in her basement. Produced by Pulse Films,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Big 'Dris is getting back in the big chair. Following on from a short film, some TV work and, of course, his feature directorial debut with 2018's :a[Yardie]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/yardie-review/' }, Idris Elba has locked in his next directing project. In this case, though, it's a co-directing gig as Elba will be working alongside The Loneliest Boy In The World's Martin Owen on astronaut survival thriller Above The Below, which is set to shoot at Pinewood Studios.
Above The Below, which is based on an idea by Owen and was turned into script form by Elizabeth Morris, Matt Mitchell and Vicki Sargent, follows a tight-knit trio of astronauts as they survive a chaotic and destructive re-entry to Earth, only to find themselves off course and completely cut off from the world.
As their capsule begins to sink into the unknown depths of the ocean,...
Above The Below, which is based on an idea by Owen and was turned into script form by Elizabeth Morris, Matt Mitchell and Vicki Sargent, follows a tight-knit trio of astronauts as they survive a chaotic and destructive re-entry to Earth, only to find themselves off course and completely cut off from the world.
As their capsule begins to sink into the unknown depths of the ocean,...
- 10/30/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Market slate includes ‘Above The Below’, ‘Highlander’ reboot, ‘Sunflower’.
Lionsgate International will launch AFM sales next week on Now You See Me 3 with Ruben Fleischer directing and Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, and Morgan Freeman reprising their roles.
Michael Lesslie is writing the current draft of the screenplay to the latest entry in the crime mystery franchise centred on illusions and globe-trotting heists led by new and returning Horsemen.
Alex Kurtzman and Bobby Cohen are once again producing. Fleischer’s feature credits include Venom, Uncharted, and Zombieland, and he produced an episode of The Good Doctor this year.
The Now You See Me...
Lionsgate International will launch AFM sales next week on Now You See Me 3 with Ruben Fleischer directing and Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, and Morgan Freeman reprising their roles.
Michael Lesslie is writing the current draft of the screenplay to the latest entry in the crime mystery franchise centred on illusions and globe-trotting heists led by new and returning Horsemen.
Alex Kurtzman and Bobby Cohen are once again producing. Fleischer’s feature credits include Venom, Uncharted, and Zombieland, and he produced an episode of The Good Doctor this year.
The Now You See Me...
- 10/27/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Following his feature film directorial debut with the 2018 drama ‘Yardie,’ Idris Elba will co-direct with Martin Owen on the British indie survival thriller ‘Above The Beyond.’
The story follows a tight-knit trio of astronauts who survive a chaotic and destructive re-entry to Earth, only to find themselves off course and completely cut off from the world. As their capsule begins to sink into the unknown depths of the ocean, their battle for survival has only just begun.
The script has been developed by Future Artists Entertainment, from an original idea by Martin Owen, written by screenwriters Elizabeth Morris, Matt Mitchell and Vicki Sargent. Cast will be announced soon.
Also in news – First look images drop for ‘William Tell’
The film is produced by Future Artists Entertainment’s Matt Williams (Bank Of Dave, PokerFace) and Gina Carter (See How They Run, Yardie) Former Managing Director of Goldcrest Films Pascal Degove will Executive Produce.
The story follows a tight-knit trio of astronauts who survive a chaotic and destructive re-entry to Earth, only to find themselves off course and completely cut off from the world. As their capsule begins to sink into the unknown depths of the ocean, their battle for survival has only just begun.
The script has been developed by Future Artists Entertainment, from an original idea by Martin Owen, written by screenwriters Elizabeth Morris, Matt Mitchell and Vicki Sargent. Cast will be announced soon.
Also in news – First look images drop for ‘William Tell’
The film is produced by Future Artists Entertainment’s Matt Williams (Bank Of Dave, PokerFace) and Gina Carter (See How They Run, Yardie) Former Managing Director of Goldcrest Films Pascal Degove will Executive Produce.
- 10/27/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Elba’s second feature as director after 2018’s ‘Yardie’.
Idris Elba will direct his second feature film, co-directing UK independent survival thriller Above The Below with Martin Owen.
The film will shoot at the UK’s Pinewood Studios under Pact/Equity contracts. Lionsgate will launch sales on the film at the upcoming American Film Market.
Above The Below is based on an original idea by Owen, with a script written by Elizabeth Morris, Matt Mitchell and Vicki Sargent, developed by Owen’s Future Artists Entertainment.
Matt Williams produces for Future Artists Entertainment with Gina Carter; Pascal Degove is executive producer.
Idris Elba will direct his second feature film, co-directing UK independent survival thriller Above The Below with Martin Owen.
The film will shoot at the UK’s Pinewood Studios under Pact/Equity contracts. Lionsgate will launch sales on the film at the upcoming American Film Market.
Above The Below is based on an original idea by Owen, with a script written by Elizabeth Morris, Matt Mitchell and Vicki Sargent, developed by Owen’s Future Artists Entertainment.
Matt Williams produces for Future Artists Entertainment with Gina Carter; Pascal Degove is executive producer.
- 10/27/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
“Delivered with charm and confidence by director Martin Owen …” ~ Tom Cassidy, Common Sense Media “A lovable cinematic Frankenstein of ‘80s movies and television that’s peppered with exciting camera tricks and dazzling production design.” ~ Preston Barta, Fresh Fiction “A quirky horror comedy. It has plenty of gore and violence for horror hounds, but …
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- 12/31/2022
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
The Loneliest Boy In The World: "When a sheltered and unsocialized young man is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet in the (soon-to-be) cult classic horror-comedy The Loneliest Boy In The World, debuting on Blu-ray™ and DVD December 20 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Directed by Martin Owen (The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud), The Loneliest Boy In The World stars Max Harwood (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Susan Wokoma (Enola Holmes), Evan Ross (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2), Tallulah Haddon (The Last Duel), Hammed Animashaun (A Midsummer Night's Dream), social media phenom and musician Jacob Sartorius, newcomer Zenobia Williams and Sam Coleman (Leatherface), as well as Ashley Benson, and Ben Miller (”Bridgerton”).
Synopsis:
The Loneliest Boy In The World is billed as a modern fairytale—except with zombies.
Synopsis:
The Loneliest Boy In The World is billed as a modern fairytale—except with zombies.
- 12/21/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
New Release Wall
“Bros” (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment): The comedy that carried the weight of so many competing expectations that it’s a miracle it exists at all, “Bros” is the queer zeitgeist moment that gave away a few too many gay secrets to the straight audiences who saw it, but for better or worse, those secrets were delightfully funny. Co-writer Billy Eichner stars as a gay man indifferent to love but still open to possibilities when a traditional handsome jock (Luke Macfarlane) enters the picture. It turns out both of them have been traumatized by the homophobic world around them, but they figure it out in “When Harry Met Sally…” style by the end. That’s not a spoiler; all rom-coms end that way.
Also available:
“Amsterdam” (20th Century/New Regency): The latest from David O. Russell is a crime epic starring Margot Robbie, John David Washington,...
“Bros” (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment): The comedy that carried the weight of so many competing expectations that it’s a miracle it exists at all, “Bros” is the queer zeitgeist moment that gave away a few too many gay secrets to the straight audiences who saw it, but for better or worse, those secrets were delightfully funny. Co-writer Billy Eichner stars as a gay man indifferent to love but still open to possibilities when a traditional handsome jock (Luke Macfarlane) enters the picture. It turns out both of them have been traumatized by the homophobic world around them, but they figure it out in “When Harry Met Sally…” style by the end. That’s not a spoiler; all rom-coms end that way.
Also available:
“Amsterdam” (20th Century/New Regency): The latest from David O. Russell is a crime epic starring Margot Robbie, John David Washington,...
- 12/14/2022
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
We’re now more than halfway through October, but have no fear. The new horror releases for the Halloween season definitely aren’t slowing down these final two weeks of the month.
This week brings the Bloody Disgusting-produced found footage franchise V/H/S back with a brand new installment, for starters, along with Jordan Peele’s latest horror project.
Here’s all the new horror arriving October 18 – October 23, 2022!
We kick off the week with Well Go USA Entertainment’s coming-of-age horror-comedy The Loneliest Boy in the World, which was released on VOD platforms beginning today.
Starring Max Harwood (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), The Loneliest Boy in the World is billed as a modern fairytale — except with zombies.
“When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet.
This week brings the Bloody Disgusting-produced found footage franchise V/H/S back with a brand new installment, for starters, along with Jordan Peele’s latest horror project.
Here’s all the new horror arriving October 18 – October 23, 2022!
We kick off the week with Well Go USA Entertainment’s coming-of-age horror-comedy The Loneliest Boy in the World, which was released on VOD platforms beginning today.
Starring Max Harwood (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), The Loneliest Boy in the World is billed as a modern fairytale — except with zombies.
“When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet.
- 10/18/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
One thing is for sure, you won’t have seen many films like The Loneliest Boy in the World recently. This visual spectacle, a fairytale-zombie tale is out now in US theatres and on digital as of October 18 – and to mark the occasion we had the pleasure in speaking to leading stars, and rising stars at that, Max Harwood and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.
We spoke about working with director Martin Owen and his unique visual style as a storyteller, while they touched on the themes of the movie, and why we just can’t get enough of zombies. We spoke about shooting some of the more comedically inclined scenes, discussed the whirlwind couple of years Harwood has had, and finally, we spoke to Tiffin about his role in the brilliant, epic production The Woman King, which is also out now.
Watch the interview with Max Harwood and Hero Fiennes Tiffin...
We spoke about working with director Martin Owen and his unique visual style as a storyteller, while they touched on the themes of the movie, and why we just can’t get enough of zombies. We spoke about shooting some of the more comedically inclined scenes, discussed the whirlwind couple of years Harwood has had, and finally, we spoke to Tiffin about his role in the brilliant, epic production The Woman King, which is also out now.
Watch the interview with Max Harwood and Hero Fiennes Tiffin...
- 10/17/2022
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The tedious zombie comedy “The Loneliest Boy in the World” joins a number of recent faux-retro satires that — like “Psycho Goreman” (2020), “Turbo Kid” (2015), and “Kung Fury” (2015) before it — re-present pop culture artifacts from the 1980s as knowingly kitschy comfort food.
In “The Loneliest Boy in the World,” an emotionally disturbed orphan digs up and befriends a quartet of mysteriously re-animated corpses, who then inexplicably act like his surrogate family members. The kid, Oliver, has no friends and no social intelligence, because he’s addicted to TV. Oliver also lives alone in a pink house whose interior design seems to have been partly inspired by Barbie’s Dreamhouse playset.
Unfortunately, director Martin Owen (“The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud”) and screenwriter Piers Ashworth (co-writer of “Blithe Spirit”) don’t challenge or really highlight anything funny about Oliver’s delusional, media-poisoned nostalgia. The gags in “The Loneliest Boy in the World” also...
In “The Loneliest Boy in the World,” an emotionally disturbed orphan digs up and befriends a quartet of mysteriously re-animated corpses, who then inexplicably act like his surrogate family members. The kid, Oliver, has no friends and no social intelligence, because he’s addicted to TV. Oliver also lives alone in a pink house whose interior design seems to have been partly inspired by Barbie’s Dreamhouse playset.
Unfortunately, director Martin Owen (“The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud”) and screenwriter Piers Ashworth (co-writer of “Blithe Spirit”) don’t challenge or really highlight anything funny about Oliver’s delusional, media-poisoned nostalgia. The gags in “The Loneliest Boy in the World” also...
- 10/10/2022
- by Simon Abrams
- The Wrap
Well Go USA Entertainment shares with Bloody an exclusive look at its coming-of-age horror-comedy The Loneliest Boy in the World, starring Max Harwood (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), and in theaters on October 14, with plans to move across VOD platforms on the 18th.
The Loneliest Boy in the World is billed as a modern fairytale — except with zombies.
“When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet. However, when he awakens the morning after his excavating escapades, he discovers that his newly acquired friends have mysteriously come to life overnight, launching them all into a series of misadventures as they try to keep their secret safe from neighbors, classmates and social workers alike.”
The film from director Martin Owen also stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin...
The Loneliest Boy in the World is billed as a modern fairytale — except with zombies.
“When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet. However, when he awakens the morning after his excavating escapades, he discovers that his newly acquired friends have mysteriously come to life overnight, launching them all into a series of misadventures as they try to keep their secret safe from neighbors, classmates and social workers alike.”
The film from director Martin Owen also stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin...
- 10/10/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Loneliest Boy in the World Trailer — Martin Owen‘s The Loneliest Boy in the World (2022) movie trailer has been released by Well Go USA Entertainment. The Loneliest Boy in the World trailer stars Max Harwood, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Susan Wokoma, Evan Ross, Ben Miller, Ashley Benson, and Jacob Sartorious. Crew Piers Ashworth wrote the [...]
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- 9/21/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"Oliver is about to discover that family never dies…" Well Go USA has revealed a trailer for a strange indie comedy from the UK titled The Loneliest Boy in the World, from filmmaker Martin Owen. It's set to debut on VOD later in October, and hasn't stopped by any festivals that we're aware of. Looks like a kooky zombie comedy kind of like this one Fido from 2006. The Loneliest Boy in the World is a modern fairytale - with zombies. A satire and a celebration of family values, of the imagery of horror films, of suburban life, of the American Dream and of the ultimate taboo; death. The concept involves a world of zombies interacting with him in a series of quirky misadventures. The film stars Max Harwood, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Susan Wokoma, Evan Ross, Ben Miller, Ashley Benson, and Jacob Sartorious. This actually looks like a rather nice, charming...
- 9/21/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A delightful, poignant, and flat-out fun coming-of-age horror comedy that had its world premiere at this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival, The Loneliest Boy in the World will be released in limited theaters on October 14th (followed by an October 18th VOD release) by Well Go USA Entertainment, and the official trailer has now been unveiled to give you an idea of what to expect!
Directed by Martin Owen from a screenplay by Piers Ashworth, The Loneliest Boy in the World stars Max Harwood, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Susan Wokoma, Evan Ross, Tallulah Haddon, Hammed Animashaun, Jacob Sartorius, Ben Miller, Alex Murphy, Nicola Roberts, and Ashley Benson.
Synopsis: "The Loneliest Boy In The World is billed as a modern fairytale—except with zombies. When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few...
Directed by Martin Owen from a screenplay by Piers Ashworth, The Loneliest Boy in the World stars Max Harwood, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Susan Wokoma, Evan Ross, Tallulah Haddon, Hammed Animashaun, Jacob Sartorius, Ben Miller, Alex Murphy, Nicola Roberts, and Ashley Benson.
Synopsis: "The Loneliest Boy In The World is billed as a modern fairytale—except with zombies. When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few...
- 9/21/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Well Go USA Entertainment will be giving the zombie horror comedy The Loneliest Boy in the World a limited theatrical release on October 14th, and in anticipation of that date a trailer for the film has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.
Directed by Martin Owen (Let’s Be Evil) from a screenplay by Piers Ashworth (St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold), The Loneliest Boy in the World is described as being “a satire and a celebration of family values, of the imagery of horror films, of suburban life, of the American Dream and of the ultimate taboo; death.” The film is
billed as a modern fairytale—except with zombies. When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet.
Directed by Martin Owen (Let’s Be Evil) from a screenplay by Piers Ashworth (St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold), The Loneliest Boy in the World is described as being “a satire and a celebration of family values, of the imagery of horror films, of suburban life, of the American Dream and of the ultimate taboo; death.” The film is
billed as a modern fairytale—except with zombies. When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet.
- 9/20/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Screamfest Horror Film Festival announced today its first-wave lineup of competitive features and shorts for its 22nd edition running October 11th through 20th at the Tcl Chinese Theater.
The Hulu Original film Matriarch will hold its world premiere screening on October 11 – opening night – before premiering on the streamer for Huluween on October 21.
From the press release:
“Run Sweetheart Run from Prime Video and Blumhouse will close Screamfest LA on October 20th. After what begins as dinner with a client, a single mom (Ella Balinska) finds herself hunted by a monstrous and seemingly unstoppable assailant (Pilou Asbæk). Co-written and directed by Shana Feste, the film is a must-see watch for the Halloween season and helmed by an extraordinary team of women both in front and behind the camera. A Q&a will follow the screening featuring the cast and crew.
“Considered the “Sundance of Horror,” Screamfest is proud to showcase new...
The Hulu Original film Matriarch will hold its world premiere screening on October 11 – opening night – before premiering on the streamer for Huluween on October 21.
From the press release:
“Run Sweetheart Run from Prime Video and Blumhouse will close Screamfest LA on October 20th. After what begins as dinner with a client, a single mom (Ella Balinska) finds herself hunted by a monstrous and seemingly unstoppable assailant (Pilou Asbæk). Co-written and directed by Shana Feste, the film is a must-see watch for the Halloween season and helmed by an extraordinary team of women both in front and behind the camera. A Q&a will follow the screening featuring the cast and crew.
“Considered the “Sundance of Horror,” Screamfest is proud to showcase new...
- 9/15/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
One of my favorite films at this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival was The Loneliest Boy in the World, so I'm especially excited that the creepily quirky coming-of-age film has found a North American distribution home at Well Go USA Entertainment and will be heading to theaters on October 14th, followed by a VOD release on October 18th:
Press Release: Plano, Texas – Leading international and indie film distributor Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to coming-of-age horror comedy The Loneliest Boy In The World. The film—as sweet and endearing as it is darkly satiric—is led by an all-star cast that includes Screen International “Star of Tomorrow” Max Harwood, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Susan Wokoma, Evan Ross, Tallulah Haddon, Hammed Animashaun, Jacob Sartorius, Ben Miller, Alex Murphy, Nicola Roberts and Ashley Benson. The film will be released in theaters on October 14 before landing on VOD platforms October...
Press Release: Plano, Texas – Leading international and indie film distributor Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to coming-of-age horror comedy The Loneliest Boy In The World. The film—as sweet and endearing as it is darkly satiric—is led by an all-star cast that includes Screen International “Star of Tomorrow” Max Harwood, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Susan Wokoma, Evan Ross, Tallulah Haddon, Hammed Animashaun, Jacob Sartorius, Ben Miller, Alex Murphy, Nicola Roberts and Ashley Benson. The film will be released in theaters on October 14 before landing on VOD platforms October...
- 8/31/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the coming-of-age horror-comedy The Loneliest Boy in the World, starring Max Harwood (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), Deadline reports.
The Loneliest Boy in the World is billed as a modern fairytale — except with zombies.
“When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet. However, when he awakens the morning after his excavating escapades, he discovers that his newly acquired friends have mysteriously come to life overnight, launching them all into a series of misadventures as they try to keep their secret safe from neighbors, classmates and social workers alike.”
The film from director Martin Owen also stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin (The Woman King), Susan Wokoma (Enola Holmes films), Evan Ross (The United States vs. Billie Holiday...
The Loneliest Boy in the World is billed as a modern fairytale — except with zombies.
“When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet. However, when he awakens the morning after his excavating escapades, he discovers that his newly acquired friends have mysteriously come to life overnight, launching them all into a series of misadventures as they try to keep their secret safe from neighbors, classmates and social workers alike.”
The film from director Martin Owen also stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin (The Woman King), Susan Wokoma (Enola Holmes films), Evan Ross (The United States vs. Billie Holiday...
- 8/30/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the coming-of-age horror-comedy The Loneliest Boy in the World, starring Max Harwood (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie). The international and indie distributor has slated the film for release in theaters on October 14, with plans to unveil it across VOD platforms on the 18th.
The Loneliest Boy in the World is billed as a modern fairytale — except with zombies. When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet. However, when he awakens the morning after his excavating escapades, he discovers that his newly acquired friends have mysteriously come to life overnight, launching them all into a series of misadventures as they try to keep their secret safe from neighbors, classmates and social workers alike.
The...
The Loneliest Boy in the World is billed as a modern fairytale — except with zombies. When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet. However, when he awakens the morning after his excavating escapades, he discovers that his newly acquired friends have mysteriously come to life overnight, launching them all into a series of misadventures as they try to keep their secret safe from neighbors, classmates and social workers alike.
The...
- 8/30/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The line-up for Grimmfest’s International Festival of Fantastic Film 2022 edition has been unveiled.
“The Loneliest Boy In The World” (U.K.) is set to open the U.K. horror and genre festival. The dark comedy, which stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Ashley Benson and Ben Miller is directed by Martin Owen and tells the story of “an unstable and otherworldly mother’s boy [who] seeks a replacement family in the local cemetery.”
Lee Thongkham’s “The Lake” (Thailand), a creature feature that sees the inhabitants of a small town take on a “threat of huge proportions,” will close the festival four days later.
Also on the line-up are the international premiere for Justin Long and Kate Bosworth’s “House Of Darkness,” (U.S.), Cannes film “Final Cut” (France) from from Oscar-winning writer-director Michel Hazanavicius, and Vincenzo Ricchiuto’s “The Goldsmith” (Italy), which features Italian cinema star Stefania Casini.
Grimmfest will take...
“The Loneliest Boy In The World” (U.K.) is set to open the U.K. horror and genre festival. The dark comedy, which stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Ashley Benson and Ben Miller is directed by Martin Owen and tells the story of “an unstable and otherworldly mother’s boy [who] seeks a replacement family in the local cemetery.”
Lee Thongkham’s “The Lake” (Thailand), a creature feature that sees the inhabitants of a small town take on a “threat of huge proportions,” will close the festival four days later.
Also on the line-up are the international premiere for Justin Long and Kate Bosworth’s “House Of Darkness,” (U.S.), Cannes film “Final Cut” (France) from from Oscar-winning writer-director Michel Hazanavicius, and Vincenzo Ricchiuto’s “The Goldsmith” (Italy), which features Italian cinema star Stefania Casini.
Grimmfest will take...
- 8/22/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The festival runs Octobber 6-9 in Manchester.
Final Cut from Michel Hazanavicius and Neil Labute’s House Of Darkness are among this year’s line-up for Grimmfest, a UK horror, sci-fi and fantasy festival, which will be held in Manchester frorm October 6-9.
Hazanavicius’ French comedy horror, a remake of 2017 Japanese title One Cut From The Dead, opened Cannes out of competition earlier this year.
House Of Darkness stars Justin Long and Kate Bosworth whose casual date takes a sinister turn. The gothic horror had its world premiere at Montreal’s Fantastia festival last month.
Also screening at the festival...
Final Cut from Michel Hazanavicius and Neil Labute’s House Of Darkness are among this year’s line-up for Grimmfest, a UK horror, sci-fi and fantasy festival, which will be held in Manchester frorm October 6-9.
Hazanavicius’ French comedy horror, a remake of 2017 Japanese title One Cut From The Dead, opened Cannes out of competition earlier this year.
House Of Darkness stars Justin Long and Kate Bosworth whose casual date takes a sinister turn. The gothic horror had its world premiere at Montreal’s Fantastia festival last month.
Also screening at the festival...
- 8/22/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
City's doing as expected and United is shitting the bed. It's not all bad news in Manchester, England, as our friends at Grimmfest have announced the full lineup for this year's festival! The annual gathering of freaks and geeks from the Manchester area helps kick off the Halloween season in the region and there are plenty of great movies to help everyone get there. The festival opens with Martin Owen's The Lonliest Boy in the World, what the festival calls Ed Gein (look it up) meets Edward Scissor Hands. We're happy to see some of our faves from the circuit have made the cut, including Final Cut, the French remake of One...
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- 8/22/2022
- Screen Anarchy
The Tim Burtonesque depiction of suburbia, full of quirky characters and pastel colors, signals a very different type of horror movie in The Loneliest Boy in the World. One freak accident further isolates the timid and lonely Oliver (Max Harwood), sparking a desperate quest for friendship. He finds it in death, creating a sweet coming-of-age fairy tale in the vein of 2006 zombie-comedy Fido.
Oliver lives a reclusive life in the suburbs with his mother. He never ventures much outside the home, finding companionship through her and his beloved sitcom Alf. That changes when a wild series of events leaves mom dead, impaled on a garden gnome, and Oliver at the mercy of a social worker, Margot (Ashley Benson). The social worker is concerned with Oliver’s isolation and mental well-being, giving him a finite timeline to find friends before she intervenes. He takes her words to heart and unearths the recently buried,...
Oliver lives a reclusive life in the suburbs with his mother. He never ventures much outside the home, finding companionship through her and his beloved sitcom Alf. That changes when a wild series of events leaves mom dead, impaled on a garden gnome, and Oliver at the mercy of a social worker, Margot (Ashley Benson). The social worker is concerned with Oliver’s isolation and mental well-being, giving him a finite timeline to find friends before she intervenes. He takes her words to heart and unearths the recently buried,...
- 8/18/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
The company has also shut down its Bird Box Film Development arm.
Three of the subsidiary companies of Kirsty Bell’s family-owned media outfit Goldfinch have gone out of business.
Goldfinch confirmed this week that Bird Box Distribution Ltd, the company set up to assist with film sales and distribution strategy in the UK, has ceased trading.
UK streaming platform BirdBox.Film, launched in May 2020, has also been shuttered, “as it was no longer viable as a business venture for us,” according to a company spokesperson.
A third entity, Bird Box Film Development Ltd, an Seis (Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme...
Three of the subsidiary companies of Kirsty Bell’s family-owned media outfit Goldfinch have gone out of business.
Goldfinch confirmed this week that Bird Box Distribution Ltd, the company set up to assist with film sales and distribution strategy in the UK, has ceased trading.
UK streaming platform BirdBox.Film, launched in May 2020, has also been shuttered, “as it was no longer viable as a business venture for us,” according to a company spokesperson.
A third entity, Bird Box Film Development Ltd, an Seis (Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme...
- 8/16/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Even before the pandemic, the foreign sales market became mired down with some risky bets, i.e. the over exorbitant Roland Emmerich sci-fi disaster title Moonfall which carried a 140M production cost (resulting in a 44.3M WW gross), and Simon Kinberg’s femme spy ensemble The 355 at a 75M cost (which grossed just under 28M WW).
But there’s arguably a safer way to make moolah in the foreign sales sphere and that’s off of YA feature adaptations.
True, it’s been a while since the grand slam days of Lionsgate’s Hunger Games series and Summit International’s Twilight franchise, however, these movies can be made off a low cost yielding singles, doubles, or even home runs at the box office. Or worst case scenario, be in the black simply off their sales to streamers. And if a movie strikes out, it doesn’t sting so...
But there’s arguably a safer way to make moolah in the foreign sales sphere and that’s off of YA feature adaptations.
True, it’s been a while since the grand slam days of Lionsgate’s Hunger Games series and Summit International’s Twilight franchise, however, these movies can be made off a low cost yielding singles, doubles, or even home runs at the box office. Or worst case scenario, be in the black simply off their sales to streamers. And if a movie strikes out, it doesn’t sting so...
- 5/16/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s a peculiarity of Michael Caine’s bluff Cockney star persona that he could have plausibly played Fagin in any adaptation of “Oliver Twist” over the last 50-odd years; it’s an unfortunate failure of judgment that he has chosen to finally do so in “Twist.” Nominally updating Charles Dickens’ much-filmed yarn of crime, punishment and improvised family to the streets and rooftops of 21st-century London, Martin Owen’s film instead feels instantly, even desperately, outmoded, using all the graffiti, parkour and streetwear it can to disguise the fact that it has no fresh angle on the material at all — merely a heist-by-numbers subplot straight out Guy Ritchie’s drafts bin, welded to Dickens’ coming-of-age narrative with all the poetry of a press release for a brand collaboration.
Released directly and with minimal fanfare to the U.K.’s Sky Cinema streaming service in the January lockdown, “Twist” is...
Released directly and with minimal fanfare to the U.K.’s Sky Cinema streaming service in the January lockdown, “Twist” is...
- 7/29/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Twist Trailers — Martin Owen‘s Twist (2021) U.K. and U.S. movie trailers have been released by Saban Films and Sky TV. The Twist trailers stars Michael Caine, Rita Ora, Sophie Simnett, Jason Maza, Franz Drameh, David Walliams, Lena Headey, Raff Law, Leigh Francis, Jade Alleyne, Adam J. Bernard, and Martin Owen. Crew John Wrathall and Sally [...]
Continue reading: Twist (2021) Movie Trailers: Michael Caine & Lena Headey star in Martin Owen’s Grand Larceny Action Thriller...
Continue reading: Twist (2021) Movie Trailers: Michael Caine & Lena Headey star in Martin Owen’s Grand Larceny Action Thriller...
- 6/19/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
It’s a tale we’ve seen told before, but never quite like this. To mark the release of Sky Cinema’s Twist, we had the pleasure of speaking to its leading stars, ranging from Rita Ora and Sophie Simnett, to newcomer Raff Law and Franz Drameh. With Ora and Simnett we speak about the former’s move into acting, as well, of course, The Masked Singer. Simnett speaks about the experience working with Michael Caine, and her enjoyment shooting this movie.
Raff Law talks about how pleased he was that somebody took a punt on him with this major leading role, and talks about the importance of breaking free from being just ‘Jude Law’s son’ and carving his own path, despite learning as much from his dad, and his mother Sadie Frost, as he can. And finally with Drameh we talk about his character, the appeal to working with director Martin Owen again,...
Raff Law talks about how pleased he was that somebody took a punt on him with this major leading role, and talks about the importance of breaking free from being just ‘Jude Law’s son’ and carving his own path, despite learning as much from his dad, and his mother Sadie Frost, as he can. And finally with Drameh we talk about his character, the appeal to working with director Martin Owen again,...
- 1/29/2021
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Singer-actress Rita Ora says she is a huge fan of the iconic novelist Charles Dickens.
Ora plays Dodge, a female incarnation of the Artful Dodger, in "Twist", which is a new take on Dickens' "Oliver Twist". She was delighted to get the role as she is a "book nerd" and loves the works of Dickens.
"I am a big Charles Dickens fan. I actually love reading, I know people don't know that about me but I am a bit of a book nerd," Ora said, according to a report in contactmusic.com.
She stars alongside Michael Caine, who plays Fagin in the Martin Owen film. She shared how much she appreciates the way that the acting legend works.
"He has a certain way of working, I think he always has, and I just got on to his wave. That's the way you have to be when you are with a Sir,...
Ora plays Dodge, a female incarnation of the Artful Dodger, in "Twist", which is a new take on Dickens' "Oliver Twist". She was delighted to get the role as she is a "book nerd" and loves the works of Dickens.
"I am a big Charles Dickens fan. I actually love reading, I know people don't know that about me but I am a bit of a book nerd," Ora said, according to a report in contactmusic.com.
She stars alongside Michael Caine, who plays Fagin in the Martin Owen film. She shared how much she appreciates the way that the acting legend works.
"He has a certain way of working, I think he always has, and I just got on to his wave. That's the way you have to be when you are with a Sir,...
- 1/28/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Stars: Scott Adkins, Elliot James Langridge, Tommy Flannigan, John Hannah, Lashana Lynch, Franz Drameh, Sally Collett, Jason Maza | Written by Sally Collett, Martin Owen | Directed by Martin Owen
2020 has been awful for most of us due to the pandemic and the start of this year is no better. Although new movies are not really being made, we are still getting release after realease. I find myself less interested in checking out the big-budget stuff like Tenet and can’t seem to find excitement for Wonder Woman 84. Instead I find myself turning to the lower budget, but way more outlandish, projects that serve up a nice big bowl of escapism. Movies like Knuckledust, Come Away or GLoc.
Recently the trailer for a new Scott Adkins movie dropped called The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud and straight away I was in for this one. I mean come on, Scott Adkins channelling his...
2020 has been awful for most of us due to the pandemic and the start of this year is no better. Although new movies are not really being made, we are still getting release after realease. I find myself less interested in checking out the big-budget stuff like Tenet and can’t seem to find excitement for Wonder Woman 84. Instead I find myself turning to the lower budget, but way more outlandish, projects that serve up a nice big bowl of escapism. Movies like Knuckledust, Come Away or GLoc.
Recently the trailer for a new Scott Adkins movie dropped called The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud and straight away I was in for this one. I mean come on, Scott Adkins channelling his...
- 1/14/2021
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Martin Owen's sci-fi comedy action flick Max Cloud starring Scott Adkins comes out on digital today from our friends at Well Go USA. They have sent along a clip today and it's a great one. When teen gamer Sarah finds an “easter egg” and accidentally opens a portal into her favorite side-scroller, she becomes trapped in a notorious intergalactic prison, home to the galaxy’s most dangerous villains. To escape, she must finish the game with a little help from her not-so-savvy friend on the outside...or remain a 16-bit character forever. If you've seen the trailer for Max Cloud - below if you haven't - here is the full fight scene that was cut into that trailer. It's about a third of the way...
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- 12/18/2020
- Screen Anarchy
We’re self-confessed geeks with an unashamed love for nostalgic – so needless to say that Max Cloud is a film that is right up our alley. Celebrating a digital release in the States this side of Christmas – and coming to British audiences in the New Year – we had the pleasure of speaking to two of the film’s leading stars, Elliot James Langridge and Scott Adkins, to celebrate this fun-filled sci-fi flick’s release.
You can watch both of our interviews in their entirety below, starting off with Elliot James Langridge, as he tells us about the joy in playing such an entertaining character, and connecting with his inner 16 year old girl (not as weird as that sounds). He also comments on his fruitful working relationship with the director Martin Owen, as the pair are set to be collaborating yet again on Twist. He also looks back over his breakthrough role in Northern Soul,...
You can watch both of our interviews in their entirety below, starting off with Elliot James Langridge, as he tells us about the joy in playing such an entertaining character, and connecting with his inner 16 year old girl (not as weird as that sounds). He also comments on his fruitful working relationship with the director Martin Owen, as the pair are set to be collaborating yet again on Twist. He also looks back over his breakthrough role in Northern Soul,...
- 12/18/2020
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Who wants the first dance!?" Well Go USA has debuted an official trailer for an indie video game sci-fi action movie titled Max Cloud, though the original full title is The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud. This looks like a goofy, comedic play on The Last Starfighter, about a gamer girl who gets sucked into her favorite side-scroller game. She's transported into a crashed space cruiser on a planet that is home to an intergalactic prison. Her friend on the outside must help her finish the game. The film stars Scott Adkins as Max Cloud, plus Isabelle Allen, Tommy Flanagan, Lashana Lynch, Elliot Langridge, Sally Collett, Franz Drameh, and John Hannah. This looks like wacky video game fun! Reminds me of the Trost Bros' The Fp with its clunky sci-fi style. Might be a good casual watch with friends on the weekend. Here's the first official trailer (+ two posters) for Martin Owen's Max Cloud,...
- 11/10/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Sky Cinema has debuted the first trailer for the modern-day take on Charles Dickens classic novel, ‘Twist’.
The film is a Sky original, the tale is thrillingly brought up to date in the teeming heartland of modern London, where a group of street smart young hustlers plan the heist of the century for the ultimate payday.
Directed by Martin Owen, the film stars Sir Michael Caine (The Dark Knight) as Fagin, Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) as Sikes, Rita Ora (50 Shades of Grey trilogy) plays Dodge, Franz Drameh (Legends of Tomorrow) as Batesey, Sophie Simnett (Daybreak) as Red and introducing Raff Law in the title role of Twist. David Walliams (After Ever After) and Noel Clarke (Bulletproof) also star.
Also in trailers – New trailer arrives for ‘Target Number One’
The film is released early 2021, here’s the trailer.
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The film is a Sky original, the tale is thrillingly brought up to date in the teeming heartland of modern London, where a group of street smart young hustlers plan the heist of the century for the ultimate payday.
Directed by Martin Owen, the film stars Sir Michael Caine (The Dark Knight) as Fagin, Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) as Sikes, Rita Ora (50 Shades of Grey trilogy) plays Dodge, Franz Drameh (Legends of Tomorrow) as Batesey, Sophie Simnett (Daybreak) as Red and introducing Raff Law in the title role of Twist. David Walliams (After Ever After) and Noel Clarke (Bulletproof) also star.
Also in trailers – New trailer arrives for ‘Target Number One’
The film is released early 2021, here’s the trailer.
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- 10/1/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Independent distributor WellGo USA has secured North American distribution rights for action-packed sci-fi comedy “Max Cloud.” The company plans to give it a digital on-demand release in December. A theatrical release remains a possibility, but will be determined by the state of the coronavirus-strained exhibition sector.
Rights are handled by U.K.-based Fae Film & Television, which announced the sale at the virtual edition of Hong Kong’s FilMart. The company says that while many international rights have been sold to Spi International, a handful of territories remain available, including Japan, Australia, Germany, the U.K. and China.
The film, which delves into a retro gaming era, is directed by Martin Owen (“Twist”). It stars martial artist Scott Adkins alongside John Hannah, Lashana Lynch and Tommy Flanagan.
The story involves a teenage girl who finds herself trapped in an intergalactic prison home to dangerous villains. To escape the terrifying planet,...
Rights are handled by U.K.-based Fae Film & Television, which announced the sale at the virtual edition of Hong Kong’s FilMart. The company says that while many international rights have been sold to Spi International, a handful of territories remain available, including Japan, Australia, Germany, the U.K. and China.
The film, which delves into a retro gaming era, is directed by Martin Owen (“Twist”). It stars martial artist Scott Adkins alongside John Hannah, Lashana Lynch and Tommy Flanagan.
The story involves a teenage girl who finds herself trapped in an intergalactic prison home to dangerous villains. To escape the terrifying planet,...
- 8/27/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Martin Owen’s sci-fi comedy Max Cloud has landed at Well Go USA, as the entertainment group secured the film’s North America distribution rights.
Max Cloud, from the Let’s Be Evil and Killers Anonymous director, brings viewers back to an age of classic video games as a teenager named Sarah (Isabelle Allen) finds herself living in a virtual world populated by the her favorite game’s most infamous villains and bosses. The young gamer must team up with space hero Max Cloud (Scott Adkins) to defeat the ultimate video game boss Shee (Lashana Lynch) and escape the fantastical world.
Set to star in the video game pic, written by Owen and Sally Collett, are also John Hannah, Tommy Flanagan, Franz Drameh, Elliott Langridge, Sam Hazeldine and Andi Osho.
“Max Cloud is a genre-bender in the best possible way, and it’s a treat to see Scott Adkins branch...
Max Cloud, from the Let’s Be Evil and Killers Anonymous director, brings viewers back to an age of classic video games as a teenager named Sarah (Isabelle Allen) finds herself living in a virtual world populated by the her favorite game’s most infamous villains and bosses. The young gamer must team up with space hero Max Cloud (Scott Adkins) to defeat the ultimate video game boss Shee (Lashana Lynch) and escape the fantastical world.
Set to star in the video game pic, written by Owen and Sally Collett, are also John Hannah, Tommy Flanagan, Franz Drameh, Elliott Langridge, Sam Hazeldine and Andi Osho.
“Max Cloud is a genre-bender in the best possible way, and it’s a treat to see Scott Adkins branch...
- 8/27/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
UK, Australia, Japan, Germany, China remain open.
Well Go USA has acquired North American rights from London-based Fae Film & Television Ltd to sci-fi comedy and Filmart Online sales title Max Cloud starring Scott Adkins, John Hannah, and Lashana Lynch.
Fae handles international sales and is looking to close deals in key remaining territories the UK, Australia, Germany, Japan, and China.
Martin Owen directed Max Cloud, which will debut in the US on VoD in December and follows a teenage gamer who unwittingly enters a portal on her video game and lands in an intergalactic prison.
Her only hope of escape...
Well Go USA has acquired North American rights from London-based Fae Film & Television Ltd to sci-fi comedy and Filmart Online sales title Max Cloud starring Scott Adkins, John Hannah, and Lashana Lynch.
Fae handles international sales and is looking to close deals in key remaining territories the UK, Australia, Germany, Japan, and China.
Martin Owen directed Max Cloud, which will debut in the US on VoD in December and follows a teenage gamer who unwittingly enters a portal on her video game and lands in an intergalactic prison.
Her only hope of escape...
- 8/26/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Saban Films has secured the North American distribution rights to Martin Owen’s drama Twist, a modern take on Charles Dickens’ classic Oliver Twist. The pic, which was acquired out of Afm and will get a theatrical release Q1 of 2021, stars Oscar winner Michael Caine, Game of Thrones alum Lena Headey, recording artist and actress Rita Ora, Raff Law, and Sophie Simnett.
Written by John Wrathall, the plot is set in contemporary London and follows a gifted graffiti artist who is lured into a street gang headed by a father figure, Fagin, who plans a series of audacious art thefts.
Noel Clarke and Jason Maza produced the pic for Unstoppable along with Pure Grass Films’ Ben Grass and Knuckle Sandwich’s Matt Williams. Sky co-produced the project which was financed by Mep Capital, Blue Rider, Arclight Films and Lipsync Productions. Arclight is handling worldwide rights.
Bill Bromiley and Jonathan Saba...
Written by John Wrathall, the plot is set in contemporary London and follows a gifted graffiti artist who is lured into a street gang headed by a father figure, Fagin, who plans a series of audacious art thefts.
Noel Clarke and Jason Maza produced the pic for Unstoppable along with Pure Grass Films’ Ben Grass and Knuckle Sandwich’s Matt Williams. Sky co-produced the project which was financed by Mep Capital, Blue Rider, Arclight Films and Lipsync Productions. Arclight is handling worldwide rights.
Bill Bromiley and Jonathan Saba...
- 11/25/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Arclight Films has sold North American rights for “Twist,” a modern-retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic “Oliver Twist,” to Saban Films.
The updated version — starring Michael Caine and Lena Headey — was directed by Martin Owen and written by John Wrathall. The cast also includes Rita Ora, Raff Law and Sophie Simnett.
Saban Films plans to release the film theatrically in early 2021. Set in contemporary London, “Twist” follows a gifted graffiti artist who is lured into a street gang headed by a father figure named Fagin (Caine), who plans a series of audacious art thefts. Heady portrays his psychopathic business partner, Sikes.
“‘Twist’ boasts a really fantastic cast that crosses all generations so we are thrilled for new audiences young and old to enjoy this wonderful interpretation on Oliver Twist’s classic story,” said Arclight Films’ chairman Gary Hamilton. “We are overjoyed to be working with our friends at Saban again — they...
The updated version — starring Michael Caine and Lena Headey — was directed by Martin Owen and written by John Wrathall. The cast also includes Rita Ora, Raff Law and Sophie Simnett.
Saban Films plans to release the film theatrically in early 2021. Set in contemporary London, “Twist” follows a gifted graffiti artist who is lured into a street gang headed by a father figure named Fagin (Caine), who plans a series of audacious art thefts. Heady portrays his psychopathic business partner, Sikes.
“‘Twist’ boasts a really fantastic cast that crosses all generations so we are thrilled for new audiences young and old to enjoy this wonderful interpretation on Oliver Twist’s classic story,” said Arclight Films’ chairman Gary Hamilton. “We are overjoyed to be working with our friends at Saban again — they...
- 11/25/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Martin Owen’s “Twist,” the company announced on Monday. From a script written by John Wrathall, the modern take on Charles Dickens’ classic Oliver Twist stars Academy Award winner Michael Caine (“The Dark Knight” series), Golden Globe Award nominee Lena Headey, Rita Ora, Raff Law (“Repo Men”) and Sophie Simnett.
“Twist” is produced by Noel Clarke and Jason Maza for Unstoppable along with Pure Grass Films’ Ben Grass and Knuckle Sandwich’s Matt Williams. The film is co-produced by Sky. Saban Films will release the film theatrically Q1 of 2021.
Set in contemporary London, “Twist” follows a gifted graffiti artist who is lured into a street gang headed by a father figure, Fagin, who plans a series of audacious art thefts.
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Bill Bromiley and Jonathan Saba negotiated the deal for...
“Twist” is produced by Noel Clarke and Jason Maza for Unstoppable along with Pure Grass Films’ Ben Grass and Knuckle Sandwich’s Matt Williams. The film is co-produced by Sky. Saban Films will release the film theatrically Q1 of 2021.
Set in contemporary London, “Twist” follows a gifted graffiti artist who is lured into a street gang headed by a father figure, Fagin, who plans a series of audacious art thefts.
Also Read: Neon Takes 'Memoria' From Palme D'Or Winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bill Bromiley and Jonathan Saba negotiated the deal for...
- 11/25/2019
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
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