Here’s some news of an upcoming British film from Invada Films, a new Bristol-based company owned by film composer and Portishead co-founder Geoff Barrow. Game is co-written and produced by Barrow and is directed by John Minton.
Game is described as a gripping thriller set against the backdrop of the 1993 British rave scene, where two men, one a thief and one a poacher, must use their wits to survive. Game stars Marc Bessant and Jason Williamson (Sleaford Mods) in their first leading roles. The idea originated through a conversation between Geoff Barrow and Marc Bessant, who then brought John Minton and Rob Williams on board to help with writing the story. The latter then wrote the final screenplay.
The film was shot in and around the Bristol area and is now in post-production.
Barrow said about the film: “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), through 2000AD, and we’ve been writing film ideas together for the last few years. The experience of making GAME has been a joy from start to finish as mostly all the people involved are friends or friends of friends based around the Bristol area. For me it’s an exciting new career path that I can’t wait to do more of as I’ve already got another two films in development”.
A first-look image is above.
More on this as it comes our way.
