"Geoff Barrow, the co-founder of Portishead and Beak>, has co-written and produced his first feature film, , for release through his Invada Films imprint. Directed by longtime Barrow collaborator (and fellow Bristolian) John Minton, the movie stars Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson alongside Marc Bessant in a thriller set amid the 1993 UK rave scene. After premiering on October 16 at Mayhem Film Festival, in Williamson's hometown of Nottingham, the movie will receive a theatrical release in the United Kingdom and Ireland from Friday, November 21."
"John [Minton] and I have worked together for over 20 years on music projects (Portishead and Invada music videos) and have always talked about making a feature together, the same goes for Marc [Bessant] who I've worked closely with for many years. I've been a fan of Jason Williamson's work, same with Rob [Williams, screenwriter], through 2000AD, and we've been writing film ideas together for the last few years."
Geoff Barrow co-wrote and produced his first feature film for release through his Invada Films imprint. John Minton directed the thriller, which is set amid the 1993 UK rave scene and stars Jason Williamson and Marc Bessant. The movie premiered October 16 at Mayhem Film Festival in Nottingham and will receive a theatrical release in the United Kingdom and Ireland from November 21. Barrow publicly promoted the script online and once pitched Russell Crowe. Barrow left Beak> partly to focus on filmmaking. Barrow and Minton have collaborated on music projects for over 20 years, and Barrow has two more films in development. Barrow has a résumé of film scores with Ben Salisbury, including Civil War and Annihilation, and worked on an episode of Black Mirror.
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