This Is England director Shane Meadows is set to reunite with actors Michael Socha and Thomas Turgoose on The Gallows Pole, a historical drama series based upon the novel of the same name by Benjamin Myers. Socha and Turgoose will star alongside a cast that includes George MacKay (1917), Tom Burke (Mank), Sophie McShera (Cinderella), […]
Under The Shadow’s Babak Anvari lines up George Mackay, Kelly Macdonald & Hugh Bonneville for Netflix thriller I Came By
George MacKay (1917), Kelly Macdonald (Trainspotting), and Hugh Bonneville (Paddington) are set to headline Netflix thriller I Came By, which will be directed by the BAFTA winning filmmaker Babak Anvari (Under The Shadow, Wounds). I Came By is a London set neo-noir thriller will follow a rebellious young graffiti artist who targets the homes of […]
Morfydd Clark and Kingsley Ben-Adir among all-British list of nominees for BAFTA’s EE Rising Star Award
Saint Maud star Morfydd Clark and Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays Malcolm X in Regina King’s One Night in Miami, are among the all-British nominees for the EE Rising Star Award at this year’s BAFTAs. They will compete against His House and Gangs of London star Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, County Lines actor Conrad Khan, and Bukky Bakray, […]
Jeremy Irons and George MacKay to star in spy thriller Munich
Netflix and Turbine Studios have set Jeremy Irons (Watchmen) and George MacKay (1917) to star in Munich, a feature adaptation of Robert Harris’ spy thriller novel which is being directed by German filmmaker Christian Schwochow (Bad Banks, The Crown). As reported by THR, Munich “is set in fall 1938 as Europe stands on the brink […]
Movie Review – True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
True History of the Kelly Gang, 2019. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring George MacKay, Essie Davis, Orlando Schwerdt, Thomasin McKenzie, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, Russell Crowe and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: A retelling of the life story of infamous Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly, from a troubled childhood to his eventual demise at the hands of the […]
Exclusive Interview – True History of the Kelly Gang stars George MacKay and Essie Davis on telling an iconic story
Tom Beasley talks to George MacKay and Essie Davis about their roles in the fearsome real-life Outback thriller True History of the Kelly Gang… Taking on the role of Ned Kelly is a big challenge for any actor but, in the wake of an awards season run for World War One drama 1917, George MacKay […]
Exclusive Interview – True History of the Kelly Gang director Justin Kurzel on violence, Aussie lingo and Russell Crowe’s rude song
Tom Beasley talks to Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel about his new take on the life of the most famous bushranger in the country’s history… The story of Ned Kelly has been told many times on the big screen, stretching right back to arguably the first feature film ever made, more than a hundred years ago. […]
George MacKay and Lily-Rose Depp set for Wolf
Screen Daily is reporting that up-and-coming filmmaker Nathalie Biancheri (Nocturnal) has enlisted George MacKay (1917) and Lily-Rose Depp (The King) for The Wolf. The film, which previously has Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk) attached, will take place in a clinic specialising in a disorder where people believe themselves to be animals and follows MacKay’s character Jacob, a […]
Movie Review – True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
True History of the Kelly Gang, 2019. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring George MacKay, Essie Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, Russell Crowe and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: The life story of notorious Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly, from troubled childhood to police shootouts. Controversially, the outlaw Ned Kelly is one of the most famous figures […]
International Film Festival Rotterdam Review – True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
True History of the Kelly Gang, 2o19. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Russell Crowe, Orlando Schwerdt, Thomasin McKenzie, Charlie Hunnam, Earl Cave, and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: The life of Ned Kelly, from childhood in a poor Irish convict family in Australia, to his eventual face off with British authorities […]