08/09/2012 - Film4’s talent and ideas hub launches with Ben Wheatley film

Film4 has announced Kill List [+see also:
trailer
interview: Ben Wheatley
film profile] director Ben Wheatley’s latest film, A Field In England, will be the first feature to be developed and fully financed through its talent and ideas hub Film4.0. Michael Smiley (Kill List), Peter Ferdinando (Snow White and the Huntsman), Reece Shearsmith (Burke And Hare), Julian Barratt (Bunny And The Bull), Richard Glover (Sightseers) and Ryan Pope (Looking For Eric) will star in the English Civil War set film. The film is written by Amy Jump and Ben Wheatley and produced by Claire Jones and Andy Starke, with Anna Higgs Executive Producer for Film4. Shooting commences late September. Protagonist Pictures are handling international sales.

Ben Wheatley (photo) says, “A Field in England is a project that we have been talking about for years and are very excited about making. It brings together the more psychedelic elements of Kill List and Sightseers and weaves in our take on historical drama.”

Anna Higgs, Commissioning Editor for Film4.0, says, “One of the central strands of Film4.0 is to work with directors and producers in new and agile ways, so it’s fitting that our first project should be with Ben, who is one of the industry’s most original and exciting filmmakers. A Field in England is a brilliantly compelling story that builds on Ben’s innovative work to date.”

Producers Claire Jones and Andy Starke say, “Working with Film4.0 is a unique opportunity to approach all aspects of film production in a different and exciting way. It’s a model that allows us to embrace the new technologies and platforms that are changing and challenging traditional film making methods every day.”