Attack the Block

[radiator]

This looks like it might be one to watch - the directorial debut of Joe Cornish (out of Adam and Joe) - it's a sci-fi comedy ('Chavs vs Aliens' is the pitch) and could be the next Shaun of the Dead.

SotD director Edgar Wright is producing, it stars Nick Frost and it's just been announced that Basement Jaxx are doing the soundtrack. It's out early April so a trailer should be imminent...

The film is also partly the reason that the wonderful Adam and Joe 6Music show has been curtailed, so it better be good!

Attack The Block is a fast, funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen gang against an invasion of savage alien monsters. It turns a housing estate into a SCI-FI PLAYGROUND. A tower block into a fortress under siege. And weapon wielding teenage thugs into heroes. Think ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 only with monsters and a tower block. Or LA HAINE crossed with ALIENS. It's inner city versus outer space.

[SmallBlueThing]

This may well turn out to be great!

But, it's an indictment of my age, that i read that synopsis, along with the list of who's involved and immediately knew for certain that i will never, ever, watch this.

SBT

[radiator]

...well, at least I'm interested in it!

First clips from the film were shown on last night's Film 2011, along with a short interview with Joe - skip to 22.30.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00z61qr/Film_2011_with_Claudia_Winkleman_Episode_8/

It's hard to tell much from the short clips, but I imagine that the it was the script for this film that led to Cornish working with on high profile projects like Ant Man and Spielberg's Tin Tin, so I have very high hopes for it.

Trailer is due today too.

[radiator]

..and here's the trailer:

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=30314

[uncle fester]

Harry Brown meets Aliens? Count me in.

[locustsofdeath!]

Is it wrong to want the aliens to win?

[James Stacey]

Is it wrong to want the aliens to win?

I was thinking that. It's a bit teal and orange too isn't it.

[Proudhuff]

This may well turn out to be great!

But, it's an indictment of my age, that i read that synopsis, along with the list of who's involved and immediately knew for certain that i will never, ever, watch this.

SBT

it's an indictment of my age, I never recognised anyone from that list 

[radiator]

I never recognised anyone from that list

You've seriously never heard of Nick Frost or Edgar Wright?



It looks like a whole heap of fun to me - there's loads of great lines in the trailer.

I'm getting a real The Thing vibe - wasn't sure what to expect from the aliens until now - thought they might be a more generic, technologically advanced race like the usual alien invasion flicks, but I'm pleasantly surprised.

It's out mid-May, btw.

[Colin YNWA]

Just watched the trailer and have to say it looks bloomin' great. Looking forward to this... or more realistically for me when it comes out on DVD!

[Proudhuff]

I never recognised anyone from that list

You've seriously never heard of Nick Frost or Edgar Wright?

Now I see his picture all becomes clear...

[locustsofdeath!]

Looking forward to this... or more realistically for me when it comes out on DVD!

Yep. DVD for me too. I look forward to buying that in May.

[James Stacey]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/19899/uk-comedy-block-gets-u-s-subtitles-

Bless the 'mericans.

[Michaelvk]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/19899/uk-comedy-block-gets-u-s-subtitles-

Bless the 'mericans.

Stupid execs.. How are we supposed to take the States seriously when a handful of idiots make everyone else look like morons?

[Gavin_Leahy_Block]

This looks fantastic!