Legendary director John Boorman is currently preparing a sequel to his memorable semi-autobiographical film HOPE & GLORY from 1987, entitled QUEEN & COUNTRY. It also appears he’s looking at X-MEN: FIRST CLASS and CONTRABAND’s rising young star Caleb Landry Jones for the role of Bill Rowan (previously played by Sebastian Rice-Edwards). The original film told of the young boy’s harrowing-yet-heartfelt childhood growing-up in London during the blitz of World War II. The sequel will pick up the story with Bill in his late teens.
It has been 6 years since Boorman’s last effort, the dark drama THE TIGER’S TALE but with an iconic cinematic legacy that includes classics POINT BLANK (1967), DELIVERANCE (1972), THE EMERALD FOREST (1985) and THE GENERAL (1998), it will be great to see him back behind the camera.
Source: Variety
Craig was our great north east correspondent, proving that it’s so ‘grim up north’ that losing yourself in a world of film is a foregone prerequisite. He has been studying the best (and often worst) of both classic and modern cinema at the University of Life for as long as he can remember. Craig’s favorite films include THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, JFK, GOODFELLAS, SCARFACE, and most of John Carpenter’s early work, particularly THE THING and HALLOWEEN.
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