Following the home entertainment success of The Krays: Dead Man Walking, prolific London indie Hereford Films has announced a sequel as part of an ambitious slate of British crime films.
The Krays 2: Marked for Death will focus on another untold chapter of the notorious twins’ lives: their violent run-in with former boxing star Freddie Mills, who was suspected of being a serial killer known as ‘Jack the Stripper’, and who some say paid the Krays to murder him and make it look like a suicide.
“The formula for the first film – picking a previously untold story from the Krays’ incredible history and casting a significant guest star to anchor it – worked phenomenally well, and so we are repeating it. True crime stories such as these are endlessly fascinating. So long as we keep the story fresh and within the realm of plausibility, this is something that could run and run”.
Other films on Hereford Films’ British crime slate include gangland home invasion movie Reckoning Day starring Chris Ellison and Red Madrell, casino heist caper Swipe, and biopic Pretty Boy, based on the bestselling autobiography of legendary bare knuckle fighter Roy Shaw, who will be played by Mark Harris. There is also a third instalment of the company’s We Still Kill the Old Way franchise on the way, entitled We Still Die the Old Way.
Originally published October 30, 2018. Updated October 29, 2018.
