A trailer has arrived for Jackdaw, an upcoming, January-released film from writer and director Jamie Childs. Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Invisible Man, Emily, The Haunting of Hill House) leads the cast as the title character, along with Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who, The Sandman, Victoria), Thomas Turgoose (Creation Stories, The Gallows Pole, This is England) and Rory McCann (Game of Thrones). Further cast includes Joe Blakemore (The Third Day), Vivienne Acheampong (The Sandman) and BAFTA Breakthrough Performer 2022 Leon Harrop (Ralph & Katie). The Jackdaw trailer can be found in the player below courtesy of Vertigo releasing’s YouTube.
The specific date for release is 26th January 2024. The Jackdaw trailer is below but here’s some more about the story.
JACKDAW is an unrelenting action thriller set over the course of a single night against the backdrop of North East England, an area where breath taking coastal landscapes meet the brutality of industry. Jack Dawson, a former motocross champion and army veteran, returns to his hometown to care for his brother after their mother dies. Hoping to start a new life, he takes what could be a life-changing job for an old school friend turned local criminal, Silas. What should have been a straightforward pick-up of a package in the North Sea turns into a nightmare when Jack is double-crossed, and his brother is kidnapped. As he fights for survival and searches for answers, Jack encounters friends and adversaries old and new across a violent night-time odyssey through England’s Northern rust belt.
The film was shot on location in the North East of England in Hartlepool and the Tees Valley, around sites including Seal Sands, Nunthorpe, Redcar and the North Sea, filming against the backdrop of the region’s breathtaking coastlines and dramatic industrial landscapes. It also utilised The Northern Film and TV Studios, the North East’s only large-scale film and TV production facility. The film has seen significant investment from The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority and the North East Production Fund, delivered by regional screen agency North East Screen on behalf of the North East Screen Industries Partnership (NESIP), as part of their ambitious plans to make the region one of the UK’s leading film and TV production hubs.
The film had a world premiere at Fantastic Fest where we reviewed it. We said of the film: “Stunning to look at from start to finish, Jackdaw is an excellent first film from Jamie Childs. Sure to please fans of Dead Man’s Shoes and Bull to name but two; Jackdaw has all the markings of a future indie cult classic.”
Very much looking forward to this. Hit the link above for the full review.
Here’s the new Jackdaw trailer.
