Boiling Point is an intense drama series created by Philip Barantini, James Cummings, and Stephen Graham. The BBC One series continues the story of the 2021 film of the same name and it picks up the story six months after the events of the film and it sees Carly struggling to establish her new restaurant, while Andy tries to cope with the aftermath of his heart attack. Boiling Point stars Vinette Robinson in the lead role with Hannah Walters, Izuka Hoyle, Ray Panthaki, Hannah Traylen, Stephen McMillan, Shaun Fagan, Stephen Odubola, and Graham starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the Boiling Point’s sequel series here are some similar shows you should check out next.
The Bear (Hulu) Credit – FX
The Bear has to be one of the most stressful shows to watch, which is perfect for the fans of Boiling Point. Created by Christopher Storer, the FX series...
The Bear (Hulu) Credit – FX
The Bear has to be one of the most stressful shows to watch, which is perfect for the fans of Boiling Point. Created by Christopher Storer, the FX series...
- 3/29/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Sean Durkin’s wrestling drama The Iron Claw will look to become box office champion on its opening weekend, starting in 517 UK-Ireland cinemas through Lionsgate.
The film tells the true story of the Von Erich brothers, who made history in the competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, 2017 Screen Star of Tomorrow Harris Dickinson and Stanley Simons star as the Von Erich brothers, with Lily James and Maura Tierney also on the cast; Arcade Fire member Richard Reed Parry wrote the film’s score.
The Iron Claw premiered in Dallas, Texas just hours...
The film tells the true story of the Von Erich brothers, who made history in the competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, 2017 Screen Star of Tomorrow Harris Dickinson and Stanley Simons star as the Von Erich brothers, with Lily James and Maura Tierney also on the cast; Arcade Fire member Richard Reed Parry wrote the film’s score.
The Iron Claw premiered in Dallas, Texas just hours...
- 2/9/2024
- ScreenDaily
Gassed Up is released in cinemas across the UK today – and to mark the occasion we had the pleasure in speaking to three of its leading stars; Stephen Odubola, Mae Muller & Taz Skylar.
The latter was also a co-writer of the film as he discussed the film’s genesis and inspiration, while the actors spoke positively about their experience on set, especially important for Muller in what is her first major role. Odubola also speaks about the rap scene in the film, and we ask all three about shooting on location in South London, and whether they consumed any Morley’s. Finally, we couldn’t let this opportunity pass without asking Eurovision star Muller on her thoughts about Olly Alexander flying the British flag this Summer…
Watch the full interview with Odubola, Muller & Skylar here:
Synopsis
Set in London, the film follows a group of young men in a moped gang,...
The latter was also a co-writer of the film as he discussed the film’s genesis and inspiration, while the actors spoke positively about their experience on set, especially important for Muller in what is her first major role. Odubola also speaks about the rap scene in the film, and we ask all three about shooting on location in South London, and whether they consumed any Morley’s. Finally, we couldn’t let this opportunity pass without asking Eurovision star Muller on her thoughts about Olly Alexander flying the British flag this Summer…
Watch the full interview with Odubola, Muller & Skylar here:
Synopsis
Set in London, the film follows a group of young men in a moped gang,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This London crime drama steers clear of the usual cliches thanks to a strong cast and some dynamic direction from George Amponsah
Here is a solidly made high-energy London crime drama, which skirts around the Sumotherhood cliches … just about. A moped gang is making money and having toxic fun stealing smartphones and wallets out of people’s hands – then they escalate to robbing jewellery shops, with calamitous results. It’s co-written by Taz Skylar, who plays one of the robbers, and directed by George Amponsah, who in 2015 made the important documentary The Hard Stop about the Mark Duggan case.
Stephen Odubola plays Ash, a basically decent young guy with a talent for riding and maintaining bikes, but drawn into the phone-jacking business due to an absent dad; he also has to provide for his kid sister Jas (a nice performance from Rawdat Quadri) and save money for rehab treatment for his addicted mum,...
Here is a solidly made high-energy London crime drama, which skirts around the Sumotherhood cliches … just about. A moped gang is making money and having toxic fun stealing smartphones and wallets out of people’s hands – then they escalate to robbing jewellery shops, with calamitous results. It’s co-written by Taz Skylar, who plays one of the robbers, and directed by George Amponsah, who in 2015 made the important documentary The Hard Stop about the Mark Duggan case.
Stephen Odubola plays Ash, a basically decent young guy with a talent for riding and maintaining bikes, but drawn into the phone-jacking business due to an absent dad; he also has to provide for his kid sister Jas (a nice performance from Rawdat Quadri) and save money for rehab treatment for his addicted mum,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
UK director George Amponsah’s thriller Gassed Up has won the London Film Festival (Lff) Audience Award for Best Feature in the 67th edition running from October 4 to 15, as the event also posts record participation.
Further Audiences Award winners, which were announced on Monday, went to The Taste of Mango for Best Documentary, Festival of Slaps for Best British Film/Work and Murals for Best Immersive Work/Xr.
Amponsah’s London-set thriller stars Stephen Odubola as a member of a moped street crime gang, who gets on the wrong side of an Albanian crime family.
Archie Maddocks co-wrote the screenplay with One Piece breakout Taz Skylar, who also appears in the film, with other cast including including Steve Toussaint (House Of The Dragon) and Tobias Jowett, soon to be seen in Nick Hamm’s upcoming epic William Tell.
The thriller marks Amponsah’s first fiction feature...
Further Audiences Award winners, which were announced on Monday, went to The Taste of Mango for Best Documentary, Festival of Slaps for Best British Film/Work and Murals for Best Immersive Work/Xr.
Amponsah’s London-set thriller stars Stephen Odubola as a member of a moped street crime gang, who gets on the wrong side of an Albanian crime family.
Archie Maddocks co-wrote the screenplay with One Piece breakout Taz Skylar, who also appears in the film, with other cast including including Steve Toussaint (House Of The Dragon) and Tobias Jowett, soon to be seen in Nick Hamm’s upcoming epic William Tell.
The thriller marks Amponsah’s first fiction feature...
- 10/30/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Vertigo Releasing has launched the trailer for the upcoming London-based youth drama ‘Gassed Up.’
Set in London, the film follows a group of young men in a moped gang, who, desperate to make ends meet, have turned to petty theft. At the centre of the story is 20-year-old Ash (Odubola) who is trying to support his younger sister and help his struggling mother. Fighting to balance his pure intentions and the allure of fast cash, he and his friends soon get drawn into the web of an Albanian crime family. He must choose between loyalty to his friends and family, and the draw of a fast, thrilling lifestyle.
Directed by George Amponsah, Stephen Odubola, Taz Skylar, Steve Toussaint, Craige Middleburg, Jelena Gavrilovic, Mohammed Mansaray, Tobias Jowett, Tomi May,
Ben Shafik, Rawdat Quadri star.
Also in trailers – Trailer drops for Hammer Films’ reimagining of ‘Doctor Jekyll’
The movie is screening at...
Set in London, the film follows a group of young men in a moped gang, who, desperate to make ends meet, have turned to petty theft. At the centre of the story is 20-year-old Ash (Odubola) who is trying to support his younger sister and help his struggling mother. Fighting to balance his pure intentions and the allure of fast cash, he and his friends soon get drawn into the web of an Albanian crime family. He must choose between loyalty to his friends and family, and the draw of a fast, thrilling lifestyle.
Directed by George Amponsah, Stephen Odubola, Taz Skylar, Steve Toussaint, Craige Middleburg, Jelena Gavrilovic, Mohammed Mansaray, Tobias Jowett, Tomi May,
Ben Shafik, Rawdat Quadri star.
Also in trailers – Trailer drops for Hammer Films’ reimagining of ‘Doctor Jekyll’
The movie is screening at...
- 10/9/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Be nice to waiters. That’s the first lesson of new four-part BBC One drama Boiling Point. Be nice to waiters not only because it’s nice to be nice, but because however calm and smiling they emerge from behind those flapping kitchen doors, inside blows a hurricane. Personal dramas and business pressures, dodgy colleagues, nightmare customers, shifts that end at midnight and leave you buzzing with adrenaline that needs to go somewhere… it’s the perfect cocktail for dysfunction and conflict. Handily, that in turn is the perfect cocktail for TV drama, as we know from rightly critically acclaimed US series The Bear (watch that and watch this too; there’s plenty of room for both.)
Boiling Point’s second lesson is just to let this creative team get on with it. Give them a second series with the full six episodes immediately, please, because they clearly know what they’re doing.
Boiling Point’s second lesson is just to let this creative team get on with it. Give them a second series with the full six episodes immediately, please, because they clearly know what they’re doing.
- 10/1/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Kitchen nightmares are all the rage these days – last year’s drama The Bear brought emotion and tender characterisation to the stressful setting of a deep-in-the-hole Chicago sandwich shop, while one-take-for-real movie Boiling Point got audiences hooked with its simmering tension and immersive shooting approach. And it’s been in the works for a little while now that Boiling Point is spinning onto the small screen in a BBC series that won’t continue the one-shot set-up, but will take viewers back into hell’s kitchen – and explore what happens next for Stephen Graham’s chaotic cook Andy.
The BBC has now confirmed that shooting on the series is underway – it’ll be a five-part drama with episodes running at one hour each. And while Graham’s Sous Chef Carly who’ll be at the centre of the show, now running her own restaurant with much of Andy’s team...
The BBC has now confirmed that shooting on the series is underway – it’ll be a five-part drama with episodes running at one hour each. And while Graham’s Sous Chef Carly who’ll be at the centre of the show, now running her own restaurant with much of Andy’s team...
- 1/30/2023
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - TV
Full casting has been revealed for Boiling Point, as filming begins on the brand new five-part television series for BBC One and BBC iPlayer in Manchester.
As previously announced, Vinette Robinson (Carly), Stephen Graham (Andy) and Hannah Walters (Emily) will reprise their roles from the multi-award-winning film. They will be joined by the film’s co-stars Ray Panthaki (Freeman), Gary Lamont (Dean), Áine Rose Daly (Robyn),Taz Skylar (Billy), Daniel Larkai (Jake) Stephen McMillan (Jamie), Hannah Traylen (Holly) and Izuka Hoyle (Camille).
Joining them are new cast members Stephen Odubola, (Johnny), Shaun Fagan (Bolton),), Joel MacCormack (Liam) and Ahmed Malek (Musa). BAFTA award-winner Cathy Tyson joins the cast as Carly’s mum, Vivian and newcomer Missy Haysom makes their television debut playing Kit.
Also in news – Willem Dafoe to reunite with Robert Eggers for ‘Nosferatu’ remake
The series picks up six months on from where the film left off and...
As previously announced, Vinette Robinson (Carly), Stephen Graham (Andy) and Hannah Walters (Emily) will reprise their roles from the multi-award-winning film. They will be joined by the film’s co-stars Ray Panthaki (Freeman), Gary Lamont (Dean), Áine Rose Daly (Robyn),Taz Skylar (Billy), Daniel Larkai (Jake) Stephen McMillan (Jamie), Hannah Traylen (Holly) and Izuka Hoyle (Camille).
Joining them are new cast members Stephen Odubola, (Johnny), Shaun Fagan (Bolton),), Joel MacCormack (Liam) and Ahmed Malek (Musa). BAFTA award-winner Cathy Tyson joins the cast as Carly’s mum, Vivian and newcomer Missy Haysom makes their television debut playing Kit.
Also in news – Willem Dafoe to reunite with Robert Eggers for ‘Nosferatu’ remake
The series picks up six months on from where the film left off and...
- 1/30/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Filming has begun in Manchester, U.K., on “Boiling Point,” the five-part BBC series that follows on from the award-winning film of the same name.
The one shot film followed head chef Andy (Stephen Graham), who wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year. The series picks up six months on from where the film left off and sees sous chef Carly (Vinette Robinson) as head chef at her own restaurant, with many of Andy’s original team alongside her. As the pressure mounts to keep the restaurant full, Carly begins to feel the magnitude of responsibility that comes with running her own place.
As previously revealed, Robinson, Graham and Hannah Walters will reprise their roles from the multi award-winning film. They will be joined by the film’s co-stars Ray Panthaki, Gary Lamont, Áine Rose Daly, Taz Skylar, Daniel Larkai, Stephen McMillan, Hannah Traylen and Izuka Hoyle.
The one shot film followed head chef Andy (Stephen Graham), who wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year. The series picks up six months on from where the film left off and sees sous chef Carly (Vinette Robinson) as head chef at her own restaurant, with many of Andy’s original team alongside her. As the pressure mounts to keep the restaurant full, Carly begins to feel the magnitude of responsibility that comes with running her own place.
As previously revealed, Robinson, Graham and Hannah Walters will reprise their roles from the multi award-winning film. They will be joined by the film’s co-stars Ray Panthaki, Gary Lamont, Áine Rose Daly, Taz Skylar, Daniel Larkai, Stephen McMillan, Hannah Traylen and Izuka Hoyle.
- 1/30/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit BAFTA-nominated “Hard Stop” director George Amponsah’s feature film debut, action thriller “Gassed Up.”
Now in production in London, the movie will launch on Prime Video in the U.K. and Ireland in 2023. Directed by Amponsah, and written by Archie Maddocks and Taz Skylar, the film stars Stephen Odubola, Skylar and singer Mae Muller, as well as Ms Banks, Yung Filly and Harry Pinero.
Set during the peak of a wave of moped crimes sweeping London, “Gassed Up” follows 20-year-old Ash (Odubola), who is trying to earn money to raise his 14-year-old sister and send his mother to rehab, but gets caught up with an organized crime ring led by a young and charismatic Albanian immigrant (Skylar).
As the crimes get bigger and the attention becomes addictive, Ash struggles to keep his head above water. Soon, he has to choose between the people he loves,...
Now in production in London, the movie will launch on Prime Video in the U.K. and Ireland in 2023. Directed by Amponsah, and written by Archie Maddocks and Taz Skylar, the film stars Stephen Odubola, Skylar and singer Mae Muller, as well as Ms Banks, Yung Filly and Harry Pinero.
Set during the peak of a wave of moped crimes sweeping London, “Gassed Up” follows 20-year-old Ash (Odubola), who is trying to earn money to raise his 14-year-old sister and send his mother to rehab, but gets caught up with an organized crime ring led by a young and charismatic Albanian immigrant (Skylar).
As the crimes get bigger and the attention becomes addictive, Ash struggles to keep his head above water. Soon, he has to choose between the people he loves,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Ascendant Films and Burton Fox Films, two of the production companies behind multi-bafta and BIFA-nominated restaurant drama “Boiling Point,” have merged to create Ascendant Fox.
Since wrapping the critically acclaimed Stephen Graham vehicle, producer Bart Ruspoli’s Ascendant Films and Hester Ruoff’s Burton Fox Films have forged a partnership that’s currently developing a number of projects with various studios.
Ascendant Fox’s first project, “Gassed Up,” as revealed by Variety, is the narrative feature debut by George Amponsah, the filmmaker behind the BAFTA-winning documentary “The Hard Stop.” The pic stars Stephen Odubola, Taz Skylar and singer Mae Muller with Yung Filly, Harry Pinero and Ms Banks. The project, which is now in production, is a co-production with Amazon Studios U.K. and Sunrise Films.
Also in the works is “Society,” the follow-up to “Boiling Point” from director Philip Barantini, as well as a TV series by BAFTA-nominated “Boiling Point...
Since wrapping the critically acclaimed Stephen Graham vehicle, producer Bart Ruspoli’s Ascendant Films and Hester Ruoff’s Burton Fox Films have forged a partnership that’s currently developing a number of projects with various studios.
Ascendant Fox’s first project, “Gassed Up,” as revealed by Variety, is the narrative feature debut by George Amponsah, the filmmaker behind the BAFTA-winning documentary “The Hard Stop.” The pic stars Stephen Odubola, Taz Skylar and singer Mae Muller with Yung Filly, Harry Pinero and Ms Banks. The project, which is now in production, is a co-production with Amazon Studios U.K. and Sunrise Films.
Also in the works is “Society,” the follow-up to “Boiling Point” from director Philip Barantini, as well as a TV series by BAFTA-nominated “Boiling Point...
- 7/20/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
To celebrate the release of A Violent Man – available now on Digital HD – we’re giving away a quad poster signed by the cast and director!
A Violent Man is Ross McCall’s directorial debut from his own script, and stars Craig Fairbrass, Stephen Odubola (Blue Story), Jason Flemyng and Zoe Tapper (Liar).
Bleak, brutal and brilliant, A Violent Man showcases a towering performance from Fairbrass, never better and riding high off acclaim from his recent string of well-reviewed thrillers including Villain and Muscle. The film sees Fairbrass teaming up again with the producers of Villain, who are also behind Boiling Point starring Stephen Graham.
The film features an impressive supporting cast including Jason Flemyng and Stephen Odubola, who is outstanding as Fairbrass’ troubled cellmate Marcus. A Violent Man is a gritty portrayal of the harsh realities of prison life, with a brooding score by two time BAFTA award-winning composer Austin Wintory.
A Violent Man is Ross McCall’s directorial debut from his own script, and stars Craig Fairbrass, Stephen Odubola (Blue Story), Jason Flemyng and Zoe Tapper (Liar).
Bleak, brutal and brilliant, A Violent Man showcases a towering performance from Fairbrass, never better and riding high off acclaim from his recent string of well-reviewed thrillers including Villain and Muscle. The film sees Fairbrass teaming up again with the producers of Villain, who are also behind Boiling Point starring Stephen Graham.
The film features an impressive supporting cast including Jason Flemyng and Stephen Odubola, who is outstanding as Fairbrass’ troubled cellmate Marcus. A Violent Man is a gritty portrayal of the harsh realities of prison life, with a brooding score by two time BAFTA award-winning composer Austin Wintory.
- 2/9/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
In his latest podcast/interview, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to director Ross McCall about his feature directorial debut A Violent Man, which is out now in selected cinemas and available on digital.
McCall became known in the U.S after playing Cpl. Joseph Liebgott in HBO’s Band of Brothers for Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. He just completed principal photography on the London/New York-based show, Suspicion, for Apple TV alongside Uma Thurman, and The Offer for Paramount Plus with Miles Teller and director Dexter Fletcher.
A Violent Man stars Craig Fairbrass, Stephen Odubola (Blue Story), Jason Flemyng and Zoe Tapper (Liar). You can check out our review of the film right here.
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McCall became known in the U.S after playing Cpl. Joseph Liebgott in HBO’s Band of Brothers for Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. He just completed principal photography on the London/New York-based show, Suspicion, for Apple TV alongside Uma Thurman, and The Offer for Paramount Plus with Miles Teller and director Dexter Fletcher.
A Violent Man stars Craig Fairbrass, Stephen Odubola (Blue Story), Jason Flemyng and Zoe Tapper (Liar). You can check out our review of the film right here.
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- 2/8/2022
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
From the producers of Stephen Graham’s ‘Boiling Point,’ this week comes the release of the gritty prison drama ‘A Violent Man’, a bleak portrayal of the harsh realities of prison life starring everyone’s favourite hardman Craig Fairbrass and ‘Blue Story’ actor Stephen Odubola.
Steve Mackleson (Fairbrass) is a violent and dangerous prisoner, incarcerated for double murder in a maximum-security prison, and wracked with inner turmoil about his past sins and unquenchable need for carnage. When Marcus (Odubola) becomes his new cellmate, and a daughter he has never met finally requests a chance to meet her estranged father, Steve must reconsider his nihilistic outlook and brutal outbursts. When Marcus becomes the victim of a revenge attack, Steve steps in to save him and they both become marked men, their sentences set to be cut short, the hard way.
We spoke to both Fairbrass and Odubola on the making of the film,...
Steve Mackleson (Fairbrass) is a violent and dangerous prisoner, incarcerated for double murder in a maximum-security prison, and wracked with inner turmoil about his past sins and unquenchable need for carnage. When Marcus (Odubola) becomes his new cellmate, and a daughter he has never met finally requests a chance to meet her estranged father, Steve must reconsider his nihilistic outlook and brutal outbursts. When Marcus becomes the victim of a revenge attack, Steve steps in to save him and they both become marked men, their sentences set to be cut short, the hard way.
We spoke to both Fairbrass and Odubola on the making of the film,...
- 2/3/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Kev’s back in the pod cave for his review of A Violent Man, the latest gritty Brit film starring Craig Fairbrass.
Steve Mackleson is a dangerous prisoner, incarcerated for double murder in a maximum security prison. We follow, as he navigates his struggle against redemption the system and his inner turmoil, when a young black gang member becomes his unlikely new cell mate and a daughter he has never met, finally requests to meet her estranged father. Face to face.
Starring Craig Fairbrass, Stephen Odubola, Jason Flemyng, Ross McCall, Ulrich Thomsen, Zoe Tapper, Robin Laing, and Philip Barantini, A Violent Man is written and directed by Ross McCall.
Steve Mackleson is a dangerous prisoner, incarcerated for double murder in a maximum security prison. We follow, as he navigates his struggle against redemption the system and his inner turmoil, when a young black gang member becomes his unlikely new cell mate and a daughter he has never met, finally requests to meet her estranged father. Face to face.
Starring Craig Fairbrass, Stephen Odubola, Jason Flemyng, Ross McCall, Ulrich Thomsen, Zoe Tapper, Robin Laing, and Philip Barantini, A Violent Man is written and directed by Ross McCall.
- 2/3/2022
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Sky Studios and Dbk Studios are partnering on a five-part short film series that will spotlight the UK’s emerging black and diverse talent, with filmmakers including an assistant on Rapman’s Blue Story and the lead actress from E4’s Russel T Davies show Banana.
The producers said Unearthed Narratives will share a common theme of hard-hitting yet relatable stories, set across different generations and on a wide range of subjects: care work, sickle cell anaemia, social media culture, ‘middle-class hobbies’ in the black community, racism in 1950’s England, and the culture within London housing estates.
The filmmakers, who were mentored through production, are: Edem Wornoo, a well-established music video director who has worked on Dave’s Black and most recently Clash (ft. Stormzy); Charlene Wango who worked assisting Rapman while he directed his debut feature Blue Story with Paramount Pictures and BBC Films; Teniola Zara King who...
The producers said Unearthed Narratives will share a common theme of hard-hitting yet relatable stories, set across different generations and on a wide range of subjects: care work, sickle cell anaemia, social media culture, ‘middle-class hobbies’ in the black community, racism in 1950’s England, and the culture within London housing estates.
The filmmakers, who were mentored through production, are: Edem Wornoo, a well-established music video director who has worked on Dave’s Black and most recently Clash (ft. Stormzy); Charlene Wango who worked assisting Rapman while he directed his debut feature Blue Story with Paramount Pictures and BBC Films; Teniola Zara King who...
- 10/13/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Jason Flemyng and Ulrich Thomsen to co-star.
Stephen Odubola, star of London gang drama Blue Story, and Rise Of The Footsoldier’s Craig Fairbrass have signed to star in Ross McCalll’s UK prison drama Ire which starts shooting tomorrow (September 19).
The film is the directorial debut of actor McCall, whose credits include White Collar, and will also star Jason Flemyng and Ulrich Thomsen.
The story centres on an imprisoned, violent criminal (Fairbrass) whose institutionalised routine is disrupted when his estranged daughter requests to meet her father for the first time and a young man (Odubola) serving his first sentence is made his cell mate.
Stephen Odubola, star of London gang drama Blue Story, and Rise Of The Footsoldier’s Craig Fairbrass have signed to star in Ross McCalll’s UK prison drama Ire which starts shooting tomorrow (September 19).
The film is the directorial debut of actor McCall, whose credits include White Collar, and will also star Jason Flemyng and Ulrich Thomsen.
The story centres on an imprisoned, violent criminal (Fairbrass) whose institutionalised routine is disrupted when his estranged daughter requests to meet her father for the first time and a young man (Odubola) serving his first sentence is made his cell mate.
- 9/18/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Stephen Odubola, star of Rapman’s acclaimed “Blue Story,” will headline prison drama “Ire,” alongside Craig Fairbrass (“Villain”), Jason Flemyng (“Pennyworth”) and Ulrich Thomsen (“Banshee”).
The film, which marks the directorial debut of actor Ross McCall (“About Us”), follows the prison life of an institutionalized criminal incarcerated for murdering his wife. His routine life is disrupted when his estranged daughter asks to meet him, and further complicated when a 19-year-old serving his first sentence in a maximum-security prison is placed inside as his cell mate.
Samahoma Media Advisors has negotiated financing for the film from Insight Media Fund. The Fund previously provided completion money for “Boiling Point,” Philip Barantini’s one-take feature film of his own short, by U.K. outfits Ascendant Films and Burton Fox Films alongside star Stephen Graham’s Matriarch Productions, in association with Bromantics and Three Little Birds Pictures. That project wrapped in a two-day schedule just before lockdown,...
The film, which marks the directorial debut of actor Ross McCall (“About Us”), follows the prison life of an institutionalized criminal incarcerated for murdering his wife. His routine life is disrupted when his estranged daughter asks to meet him, and further complicated when a 19-year-old serving his first sentence in a maximum-security prison is placed inside as his cell mate.
Samahoma Media Advisors has negotiated financing for the film from Insight Media Fund. The Fund previously provided completion money for “Boiling Point,” Philip Barantini’s one-take feature film of his own short, by U.K. outfits Ascendant Films and Burton Fox Films alongside star Stephen Graham’s Matriarch Productions, in association with Bromantics and Three Little Birds Pictures. That project wrapped in a two-day schedule just before lockdown,...
- 9/16/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The movie “Blue Story” tells the story of warring gangs in Southeast London through a unique lens — that of Andrew Onwubolu, aka Rapman, who makes the transition from rapper to director with his feature debut.
Onwubolu has been on the U.K rap scene since 2013 and has worked with the likes of Margs and J. Hus. In 2018, he uploaded a three-part trilogy to YouTube, “Shiro’s Story,” based on his own life and growing up in the inner city areas of London. The series racked up over 20 million streams and even caught the attention of Jay-Z, who later signed Onwubolu to Roc Nation.
His rise to stardom was a fast one, but long before he made “Shiro’s Story,” he had written “Blue Story,” and this was just as determined to tell more inspired by his own experiences.
In the Paramount film, now streaming on Amazon Prime, two boys, Marco...
Onwubolu has been on the U.K rap scene since 2013 and has worked with the likes of Margs and J. Hus. In 2018, he uploaded a three-part trilogy to YouTube, “Shiro’s Story,” based on his own life and growing up in the inner city areas of London. The series racked up over 20 million streams and even caught the attention of Jay-Z, who later signed Onwubolu to Roc Nation.
His rise to stardom was a fast one, but long before he made “Shiro’s Story,” he had written “Blue Story,” and this was just as determined to tell more inspired by his own experiences.
In the Paramount film, now streaming on Amazon Prime, two boys, Marco...
- 5/6/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
U.K. YouTube star Rapman, born Andrew Onwubolu in South-East London, makes a sensational feature debut as writer, director, and actor. His trilogy of short films dubbed Shiro’s Story went viral in 2018 and that energy continues to combust in Blue Story, his first cinema calling-card. On the surface, the plot seems stale: high-school gangbangers go to war in the London projects. But with Rapman (who’s signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label) interrupting the action with long-form raps that comment on the plot like a Greek chorus, Blue Story...
- 5/4/2020
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
After many false starts, we are now in the thick of a fascinating black film movement, which has not only boosted legendary filmmakers like Spike Lee but also carved spaces for newer storytellers like Dee Rees and Barry Jenkins to bring forth stories that are personal to them but can also touch wide audiences. Such is also the case for British writer-director Andrew Onwubolu, aka Rapman, who has delivered a portrait of his youth in a street-gang-riddled London with the singular drama “Blue Story,” which is available digitally on May 5.
But is “Blue Story” too outside the box to connect with audiences? The short answer is not really. We’re saturated with so much content these days that a narrative needs to stand out in order to get recognized above the fray. There’s also an abundance of black films with villainous gangs, so the question “Blue Story” has to...
But is “Blue Story” too outside the box to connect with audiences? The short answer is not really. We’re saturated with so much content these days that a narrative needs to stand out in order to get recognized above the fray. There’s also an abundance of black films with villainous gangs, so the question “Blue Story” has to...
- 5/4/2020
- by Candice Frederick
- The Wrap
Titles from separate studios available for digital rental or purchase.
Paramount’s UK hit Blue Story and Warner Bros’ Scoob! are both heading to digital platforms early in the Us as studios continue to strategise the best distribution plan as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts release schedules.
YouTube sensation Rapman’s British acclaimed gang drama A Blue Story will go out in the Us through Paramount Home Entertainment for digital rental or purchase on participating platforms on May 5. Fans who purchase a digital copy will also get access to bonus content, depending on the digital retailer.
Stephen Odubola and Micheal Ward star alongside Eric Kofi Abrefa,...
Paramount’s UK hit Blue Story and Warner Bros’ Scoob! are both heading to digital platforms early in the Us as studios continue to strategise the best distribution plan as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts release schedules.
YouTube sensation Rapman’s British acclaimed gang drama A Blue Story will go out in the Us through Paramount Home Entertainment for digital rental or purchase on participating platforms on May 5. Fans who purchase a digital copy will also get access to bonus content, depending on the digital retailer.
Stephen Odubola and Micheal Ward star alongside Eric Kofi Abrefa,...
- 4/21/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Paramount is bringing Blue Story straight to digital platforms after its UK theatrical debut last November. The pic was slated to hit U.S. theaters March 20 but due to closures in the wake of the pandemic, Blue Story will be available to purchase or rent beginning on May 5.
Written and directed by Andrew Onwubolu (a.k.a Rapman), the plot follows best friends Timmy (Stephen Odubola) and Marco (Micheal Ward) who go to the same high school in Peckham, but live in neighboring London boroughs. When Marco’s beaten up by one of Timmy’s primary school friends the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of gang war in which there are no winners … only victims.
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Written and directed by Andrew Onwubolu (a.k.a Rapman), the plot follows best friends Timmy (Stephen Odubola) and Marco (Micheal Ward) who go to the same high school in Peckham, but live in neighboring London boroughs. When Marco’s beaten up by one of Timmy’s primary school friends the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of gang war in which there are no winners … only victims.
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- 4/21/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
To mark the release of Blue Story on 20th April, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.
Best friends Timmy (Stephen Odubola) and Marco (Micheal Ward) go to the same high school in Peckham but live in neighbouring London boroughs. When Marco’s beaten up by one of Timmy’s primary school friends the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of postcode gang war in which there are no winners … only victims.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only
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Blue Story is available to Download & Keep from Monday 13th April and on DVD from the 20th April.
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Open to UK residents only The competition will close 30th April 2020 at 23.59 GMT The winner will be picked at random from entries received No cash alternative is available To coincide with Gdpr regulations, competition entry information...
Best friends Timmy (Stephen Odubola) and Marco (Micheal Ward) go to the same high school in Peckham but live in neighbouring London boroughs. When Marco’s beaten up by one of Timmy’s primary school friends the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of postcode gang war in which there are no winners … only victims.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Blue Story is available to Download & Keep from Monday 13th April and on DVD from the 20th April.
The Small Print
Open to UK residents only The competition will close 30th April 2020 at 23.59 GMT The winner will be picked at random from entries received No cash alternative is available To coincide with Gdpr regulations, competition entry information...
- 4/16/2020
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The blockbusters will be postponed, the indie films in many cases will head straight to streaming. But even before the apple cart of movie distribution got tipped over, “Blue Story” had traced an unlikely path. , it was written and directed by Andrew Onwubolu, the London-based rapper, producer, actor, and director who bills himself as Rapman, and who spun the movie out of the short-story rap-video aesthetic he made into a YouTube sensation.
“Blue Story,” an expanded version of one of his earliest efforts (from 2014), made a splash in the U.K. when it opened there in 2019, and Paramount Pictures had planned to release it in the U.S. on March 20. The release got scuttled, yet there remains an allure to the thinking behind it: the idea that “Blue Story,” a movie centered on black teenagers from South London who spit out their words in a cockney-flecked-with-Jamaican dialect so thick you...
“Blue Story,” an expanded version of one of his earliest efforts (from 2014), made a splash in the U.K. when it opened there in 2019, and Paramount Pictures had planned to release it in the U.S. on March 20. The release got scuttled, yet there remains an allure to the thinking behind it: the idea that “Blue Story,” a movie centered on black teenagers from South London who spit out their words in a cockney-flecked-with-Jamaican dialect so thick you...
- 4/2/2020
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
"What are you tryin' to prove?" Paramount has debuted an official Us trailer for Blue Story, which first opened in the UK late last year. This London suburbs drama is a feature adaptation of Rapman's YouTube series about two young friends who become rivals. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco, a charismatic, streetwise kid from the local area. Although from warring postcodes, the two quickly form a firm friendship until it is tested and they wind up on rival sides of a street war. Starring Stephen Odubola and Micheal Ward as the two leads, with Rohan Nedd, Kadeem Ramsay, Khali Best, and Junior Afolabi Salokun. The film was controversially pulled from cinemas in the UK after a brawl broke out at a screening. Have a look. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Rapman's Blue Story,...
- 3/2/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
British exhibitor Vue is reinstating gang film “Blue Story” at its sites in the U.K. after having pulled the movie in the wake of a violent brawl near a screening in central England. Vue CEO Tim Richards told Variety that he hoped the film would start reappearing on Vue screens from as soon as Thursday night and that it would be fully reinstated over the weekend, with beefed-up but low-profile security measures in place.
Richards said he had tried, without success, to speak to the film’s writer-director, Rapman. Richards added that he thinks the movie should have had a different rating. “That was part of the problem: This film should have been an 18- and not a 15-rated film because what was happening was, there were kids underage trying to sneak in, and to crash into the screen with any ticket they could get their hands on.”
The cinema chain withdrew the film,...
Richards said he had tried, without success, to speak to the film’s writer-director, Rapman. Richards added that he thinks the movie should have had a different rating. “That was part of the problem: This film should have been an 18- and not a 15-rated film because what was happening was, there were kids underage trying to sneak in, and to crash into the screen with any ticket they could get their hands on.”
The cinema chain withdrew the film,...
- 11/27/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Update At 06.27Am Pst: Vue, whose decision to pull gang crime-drama Blue Story sparked a social media backlash, has issued a longer and more detailed explanation concerning its decision.
“The decision to withdraw Blue Story was not one taken lightly or without careful consideration of our experience across the country,” the commercial chain has told us in a statement. “The film opened in 60 of our sites across the UK and Ireland on Friday 22 November, but during the first 24 hours of the film over 25 significant incidents were reported and escalated to senior management in 16 separate cinemas. This is the biggest number we have ever seen for any film in a such a short time frame.
“Despite a range of precautionary measures in place, including increased security, removal of late-night showings and reduced screenings of the film, the decision to withdraw Blue Story in its entirety was made on Saturday evening on grounds of safety alone.
“The decision to withdraw Blue Story was not one taken lightly or without careful consideration of our experience across the country,” the commercial chain has told us in a statement. “The film opened in 60 of our sites across the UK and Ireland on Friday 22 November, but during the first 24 hours of the film over 25 significant incidents were reported and escalated to senior management in 16 separate cinemas. This is the biggest number we have ever seen for any film in a such a short time frame.
“Despite a range of precautionary measures in place, including increased security, removal of late-night showings and reduced screenings of the film, the decision to withdraw Blue Story in its entirety was made on Saturday evening on grounds of safety alone.
- 11/25/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
This week marks the release on the excellent London based drama Blue Story, delving into a conflict between two neighbouring, South London gangs. Directed by Rapman, we had the pleasure of sitting down with the man himself to discuss this project, speaking about the amount of creativity in the youth of today, and how we’re looking in all the wrong places when it comes to unearthing it.
It wasn’t just Rapman we spoke to either, below you will find interviews with lead stars Stephen Odubola and Karla-Simone Spence, as well as Kadeem Ramsay, Rohan Nedd, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Junior Afolabi Salokun and Khali Best. What is apparent is the sheer talent amongst the cast, and they all talk about their experiences shooting this movie, whether they feel there are enough opportunities out there for them in film, and we explore the themes of the movie too, trying to understand the conflict explored,...
It wasn’t just Rapman we spoke to either, below you will find interviews with lead stars Stephen Odubola and Karla-Simone Spence, as well as Kadeem Ramsay, Rohan Nedd, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Junior Afolabi Salokun and Khali Best. What is apparent is the sheer talent amongst the cast, and they all talk about their experiences shooting this movie, whether they feel there are enough opportunities out there for them in film, and we explore the themes of the movie too, trying to understand the conflict explored,...
- 11/21/2019
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Paramount Pictures has launched the trailer for ‘Blue Story’, a film highlighting the troubles British youth’s face on the streets of London.
Written and directed by Rapman, the story depicts elements of Rapman’s own personal experiences and aspects of his childhood. The messages he aims to send through his works are positive ones, aimed at inspiring kids from difficult backgrounds to turn away from local gangs.
Stephen Odubola (The Legend Of Tarzan), Micheal Ward (Top Boy), Khali Best, Max Fincham, Kadeem Ramsay, Karla-Simone Spence (Wannabe) and Eric Kofi-Abrefa all star.
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The film hits cinemas November 22nd.
Blue Story Synopsis
Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco,...
Written and directed by Rapman, the story depicts elements of Rapman’s own personal experiences and aspects of his childhood. The messages he aims to send through his works are positive ones, aimed at inspiring kids from difficult backgrounds to turn away from local gangs.
Stephen Odubola (The Legend Of Tarzan), Micheal Ward (Top Boy), Khali Best, Max Fincham, Kadeem Ramsay, Karla-Simone Spence (Wannabe) and Eric Kofi-Abrefa all star.
Also in trailers – Explosive full trailer drops for ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’
The film hits cinemas November 22nd.
Blue Story Synopsis
Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco,...
- 9/3/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In today’s film news roundup, New Line’s Misty Copeland biopic moves ahead, Rapman’s “Blue Story” is becoming a feature film and “Muriel’s Wedding” is getting a 25th anniversary showing.
Director Attached
New Line has hired “Tall Girl” helmer Nzingha Stewart to direct its feature adaptation of Misty Copeland’s biography “Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina.”
Copeland was the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. Michelle Rosenfarb is writing the screenplay.
Producers are Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot from Offspring Entertainment, and Philip Sandhaus. Stewart is currently in production on the film “Tall Girl” for Netflix and served as executive producer on Lionsgate’s “For Colored Girls.”
“As an African American woman, I know firsthand that when Misty Copeland leaps, we all soar,” Stewart said. “As a filmmaker, I am thrilled to bring this hopeful, triumphant, and...
Director Attached
New Line has hired “Tall Girl” helmer Nzingha Stewart to direct its feature adaptation of Misty Copeland’s biography “Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina.”
Copeland was the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. Michelle Rosenfarb is writing the screenplay.
Producers are Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot from Offspring Entertainment, and Philip Sandhaus. Stewart is currently in production on the film “Tall Girl” for Netflix and served as executive producer on Lionsgate’s “For Colored Girls.”
“As an African American woman, I know firsthand that when Misty Copeland leaps, we all soar,” Stewart said. “As a filmmaker, I am thrilled to bring this hopeful, triumphant, and...
- 3/1/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
UK artist/director Rapman, a.k.a Andrew Onwubolu, is set to direct Blue Story, a feature film which he also wrote based on his short video trilogy of the same name. Paramount Pictures acquired the worldwide distribution rights and is aiming to release the pic sometime this year. BBC Films developed and co-financed the project, which will film at locations in South London.
Damian Jones of DJ Films and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor of Joi Productions are producing the film, while Charles Moore and Paul Grindey of Viewfinder, Rose Garnett and Eva Yates of BBC Films, and Rapman will serve as executive producers.
Pulling from his own personal experiences and aspects of his childhood, Rapman depicts a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco,...
Damian Jones of DJ Films and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor of Joi Productions are producing the film, while Charles Moore and Paul Grindey of Viewfinder, Rose Garnett and Eva Yates of BBC Films, and Rapman will serve as executive producers.
Pulling from his own personal experiences and aspects of his childhood, Rapman depicts a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco,...
- 2/28/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Project is based on online series Shiro’s Story, which has amassed close to 17 million views.
Paramount Pictures has bought world rights to Blue Story, the upcoming feature adaptation of UK music artist Rapman’s YouTube series.
Damian Jones of DJ Films and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor of Joi Productions are producing the project with BBC Films, which developed and is co-financing.
The film will be the feature debut of writer-director Andrew Onwubolu, aka Rapman, who is also narrating the project. His Shiro’s Story YouTube trilogy of short videos, set to his original music and lyrics, amassed close to 17 million views...
Paramount Pictures has bought world rights to Blue Story, the upcoming feature adaptation of UK music artist Rapman’s YouTube series.
Damian Jones of DJ Films and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor of Joi Productions are producing the project with BBC Films, which developed and is co-financing.
The film will be the feature debut of writer-director Andrew Onwubolu, aka Rapman, who is also narrating the project. His Shiro’s Story YouTube trilogy of short videos, set to his original music and lyrics, amassed close to 17 million views...
- 2/28/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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