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Stars: Paddy Considine, Jodie Whittaker, Paul Popplewell, Tony Pitts, Anthony Welsh | Written and Directed by Paddy Considine

After winning a punishing title defence on points, world middleweight boxing champion Matty Burton (Paddy Considine) collapses. The journey towards regaining his speech, movement and memory will be the toughest fight he’ll ever face, and the prize could not be greater, for his relationship with his wife Emma (Jodie Whittaker) and baby daughter Mia are on the line…

Journeyman is the second feature from famed British actor Paddy Considine, after his highly acclaimed dark brooding character piece in the ever so devastating Tyrannosaur, release six years ago. Considine’s influences are clear, visually he takes much from director Jim Sheridan, aesthetically he implores a significant bout of kitchen sink-esque drama from Ken Loach, but most notably he has absorbed the detrimental thematic role of unsuspecting torturous life that has been crafted in the bleak,...

"When I come back through that door, I'm still going to be champion of the world." This trailer is worth a watch. Studiocanal UK has unveiled the first UK trailer for Journeyman, the new film written & directed by English actor Paddy Considine (he last directed the acclaimed Tyrannosaur in 2011). Journeyman tells the story of a world champion boxer named Matty Burton, also played by Paddy Considine, who struggles with life after a head injury that leaves him almost completely debilitated. The cast includes Jodie Whittaker as his wife, along with Paul Popplewell, Tony Pitts, and Anthony Welsh and others. This premiered at the London Film Festival, where I first saw it and wrote a glowing review of the film. As you can see with this trailer, it's not so much about boxing as it is about the struggle of mental illness. See below. Here's the first official UK trailer (+ poster) for Paddy Considine's Journeyman,...

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This looks really, really good. Paddy Considine has directed one film thus far, the superb Tyrannosaur. For his second, Journeyman, he’s telling the story of a boxer who collapses after a particularly bruising fight, and consequently has to fight to regain his speech, his relationships, and his life.

Considine stars in the film too, alongside Jodie Whittaker, Anthony Welsh, Tony Pitts and Paul Popplewell. And the first trailer and official synopsis have been released.

Here’s the trailer first…

And here’s the synopsis…

Journeyman tells the story of middleweight boxing champion Matty Burton (Paddy Considine). After winning a punishing title defense on points, Matty collapses at home. The journey towards regaining his speech, movement and memory will be the toughest fight he’ll ever face, and the prize could not be greater, for...

We’ve been waiting a while for Paddy Considine to get back behind the camera following his excellent and underrated BAFTA-Award winning “Tyrannosaur.” Well, the time has finally arrived as he’s pulling off triple duty writing, directing, and starring in “Journeyman.”

Also featuring Jodie Whittaker (“One Day”), Faraz Ayub (“Honor”), Tony Pitts (“War Horse”) and Paul Popplewell (“’71”), beneath the boxing drama surface of the movie lies the story of a pugilist who has to rebuild his entire life after suffering a traumatic brain injury in the ring.

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Cornerstone Films announced this week that multi-talented writer, director, and actor Paddy Considine has found his next filmmaking gig, the boxing drama “Journeyman.” Considine directed the excellent and underrated BAFTA-Award winning “Tyrannosaur,” and his second feature continues his collaboration with producing partner Diarmid Scrimshaw of Inflammable Films. Currently in pre-production and shooting in early March, Considine wrote the screenplay, will direct it and will also star. Jodie Whittaker (“One Day”), Faraz Ayub (“Honor”), Tony Pitts (“War Horse”) and Paul Popplewell (“’71”) will form the main members of the supporting cast. Here’s the official synopsis: Journeyman is a powerful and beautiful story about loss and, ultimately, triumph. It's about our identity, and how in life we sometimes have to dig deep into our soul to discover who we really are. Matty Burton is the middleweight boxing champion of the world. Now, coming towards the end of his career,...

Coming off her well-deserved Oscar nomination for 45 Years, Charlotte Rampling has found a new project. Screen Daily reports that she’ll be leading an adaptation of Jane Austen‘s Sanditon, the first time it will come to the screen. Directed by Jim O’Hanlon and scripted by Simon Reade, it follows a summer at a sea bathing resort in which society can be seen at play. Production is set to kick off this summer for a likely 2017.

We’ve been patiently waiting for Paddy Considine (Hot Fuzz, Macbeth) to follow up his impressive directorial debut Tyrannosaur with another feature and now it looks like he’s finally settled on one. THR reports he’ll direct and write Journeyman, a boxing drama starring himself as a world middleweight boxing champion who takes on one last fight and succumbs to a coma, but is then awakened and must deal with the repercussions.

Cornerstone boards Journeyman, which will also star Jodie Whittaker.

Paddy Considine is re-teaming with producer Diarmid Scrimshaw on his second feature as a director, boxing drama Journeyman.

The project is being financed by Film4 [who announced a funding increase to $36m last night] with the BFI, Screen Yorkshire and the Wellcome Trust. Studiocanal is on-board to handle the UK release, while Cornerstone will oversee international sales.

Considine, who has also penned the project’s script, will star alongside Jodie Whittaker (One Day), Faraz Ayub (Honour), Tony Pitts (War Horse) and Paul Popplewell (’71).

The plot follows Matty Burton (Considine), the middleweight boxing champion of the world, who begins to suffer from memory loss and personality changes after a devastating punch in a bout leaves him in a coma.

Pre-production is underway and shooting will begin in early March in the North of England.

Considine’s debut feature Tyrannosaur won him a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut, as well as three BIFAs including for star Olivia Colman.

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Film4, BFI, Screen Yorkshire and Wellcome Trust are backing Journeyman, which will also star Jodie Whittaker.

Paddy Considine is re-teaming with producer Diarmid Scrimshaw on his second feature as a director, boxing drama Journeyman.

The project is being financed by Film4 [who announced a funding increase to $36m last night] with the BFI, Screen Yorkshire and the Wellcome Trust. Studiocanal is on-board to handle the UK release, while Cornerstone will oversee international sales.

Considine, who has also penned the project’s script, will star alongside Jodie Whittaker (One Day), Faraz Ayub (Honour), Tony Pitts (War Horse) and Paul Popplewell (’71).

The plot follows Matty Burton (Considine), the middleweight boxing champion of the world, who begins to suffer from memory loss and personality changes after a devastating punch in a bout leaves him in a coma.

Pre-production is underway and shooting will begin in early March in the North of England.

Considine’s debut feature Tyrannosaur won him a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut, as well as...

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Welcome to our regularly updated calendar of all the British movies due for release in UK cinemas over the coming months. So if you're keen to keep up-to-date on the latest in home grown cinema - from documentaries to dramas, and comedy horror to science fiction - this is the ideal post for you. 

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The Bfg

Director: Steven Spielberg

Cast: Rebecca Hall, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader

Details: An adaptation of the Roald Dahl book, this is a Us/UK/Canada co-production, but we're having it anyway.

K-Shop

Director: Dan Pringle

Cast: Ziad Abaza, Scot Williams, Darren Morfitt, Reece Noi

Details: The son of a kebab shop owner seeks revenge.

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The Intent

Director: Femi Oyeniran, Kalvadour Peterson

Cast: Dylan Duffus,...

Watch Free Online Black Mirror Season 1 Episode 2 Fifteen Million Merits. Black Mirror: Season 1, Episode 2: Fifteen Million Merits stars Rupert Everett, Jessica Brown Findlay, Daniel Kaluuya, Paul Popplewell, and Julia Davis. Black Mirror: Season 1, Episode 2: Fifteen Million Merits’ plot synopsis: “A satire on entertainment shows and our insatiable thirst for distraction set in a sarcastic version of a future reality. In this world, everyone must cycle on exercise bikes, arranged in cells, in order to power their surroundings and generate currency for themselves called Merits.

Everyone is dressed in a grey tracksuit and has a “doppel”, a virtual avatar inspired by Miis that people can customize with clothes, for a fee of merits. Everyday activities are constantly interrupted by advertisements that cannot be skipped or ignored without financial penalty. Obese people are considered to be second-class citizens, and work either as cleaners around the machines (where they...

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Luther actors Warren Brown and Steven Mackintosh will be reunited onscreen at the end of this month in the BBC’s new four drama Inside Men. The former plays John Coniston, a finance manager who is shocked to find that $50,000 has disappeared from one of his accounts. Fearing for his job, Conniston turns to two of his co-workers Chris the security guard (Ashley Walters) and Marcus the forklift driver (Warren Brown). The three men concoct a plan to solve Coniston’s problem that ends up with his family being held hostage and the trio turning to crime. Mi5 actress Nicola Walker and Paul Popplewell are also in the cast. The precise air date has yet to be revealed bu the show will be available on DVD as February 27th.

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Chicago – She first finds him hiding behind a rack of clothes in her small charity shop. He’s the sort of a battered soul that her Christian instincts naturally desire to protect. The way he crouches on the floor and snarls at her causes him to resemble a threatening animal, but the calming prayer that she recites quickly reduces him to tears. Even before their eyes have had the chance to meet, a vital connection has been made between the two strangers.

Rating: 4.5/5.0

This is an early scene from the Sundance darling, “Tyrannosaur,” a brutally raw but deeply moving drama that marks the directorial debut of chameleon-esque character actor Paddy Considine. He appears to have followed in the footsteps of his fellow countryman, Tim Roth, whose first (and only) feature, 1999’s “The War Zone,” was uncompromisingly grim but also exhilaratingly well acted. It’s clear that both Roth and Considine...

Tyrannosaur stars Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan, Paul Popplewell. The film is directed by Paddy Considine. Story: Joseph (Peter Mullan) is an unemployed widower with a drinking problem and a violent temper. When he meets Hannah (Olivia Colman), a devout Christian who works at a charity shop, the two form an unlikely bond where secrets are revealed and salvation is found in dark places. With striking performances and a deeply moving story, actor-turned-writer/director Paddy Considine’s film is a stunning debut about the emergence of grace and redemption from the least likely of places. Winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Jury Prize for Breakout Performances and the World Cinema Directing Awards. Tyrannosaur opens in theaters on November 18th, 2011.

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(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #2480

Win Percentage: 43%

Times Ranked: 6760

Top-20 Rankings: 25

Directed By: Martin Campbell

Starring: Ryan Reynolds • Blake Lively • Peter Sarsgaard • Mark Strong • Temuera Morrison

Genres: Action • Action Thriller • Based-on-Comics • Comic-Book Superhero Film • Crime • Crime Thriller • Science Fiction • Sci-Fi Action • Thriller

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Horrible Bosses

(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #750

Win Percentage: 54%

Times Ranked: 6278

Top-20 Rankings: 23

Directed By: Seth Gordon

Starring: Jason Bateman • Jason Sudeikis • Jennifer Aniston • Kevin Spacey • Jamie Foxx

Genres: Black Comedy • Comedy • Workplace Comedy

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Zookeeper

(Blu-ray & DVD | PG | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #10259

Win Percentage: 37%

Times Ranked: 470

Top-20 Rankings: 9

Directed By: Frank Coraci

Starring: Kevin James • Rosario Dawson • Leslie Bibb • Ken Jeong • Donnie Wahlberg

Genres: Animal Picture • Comedy • Family-Oriented Comedy

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Tyrannosaur Trailer. Paddy Considine‘s Tyrannosaur (2011) movie trailer stars Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan, Paul Popplewell, and Ned Dennehy. Tyrannosaur‘s plot synopsis: “Tyrannosaur is the story of Joseph (Peter Mullan), a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph’s life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah (Olivia Colman), a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her own with devastating consequences for both of them.”

I’m guessing Joseph channels his agressive qualities towards the person that is making Hannah’s life a living hell, a person very much like himself.

Tyrannosaur also stars Samuel Bottomley and Sian Breckin.

Watch the Tyrannosaur movie trailer below and leave your thoughts on it in the comments section. For more Tyrannosaur photos, videos, and information, check out our Tyrannosaur Page.

Optimum Releasing have unveiled the brand new U.K. trailer for heavily buzzed about Tyrannosaur.

Directed by Paddy Considine, Tyrannosaur stars Peter Mullan (Trainspotting), Olivia Colman (Hot Fuzz), Eddie Marsan (The Disappearance of Alice Creed), Paul Popplewell (Morvern Callar), Ned Dennehy (Sherlock Holmes) and newcomer Samuel Bottomley.

Tyrannosaur follows the story of two lonely people, Joseph (Mullan) and Hannah (Colman) brought together by difficult circumstance.

The film will be released in the U.K. on October 7.

Watch the trailer below:

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U.K. distribution company Optimum Releasing have unveiled the first official poster for Sundance hit Tyrannosaur.

Written and directed by Paddy Considine (Submarine), Tyrannosaur stars Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan, Paul Popplewell, Ned Dennehy, Samuel Bottomley and Sally Carman.

Tyrannosaur tells the story of Joseph (Mullan), a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph’s life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah (Colman), a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her own with devastating results on both of their lives.

Check out the official poster embedded below:

Tyrannosaur, which has so far received rave reviews across the board, opens nationwide on October 14.

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See the trailer, images and poster for The Trip, starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon! IFC Films' comedy opened this weekend and is directed by Michael Winterbottom (A Mighty Heart, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, The Road to Guantanamo). Also starring in The Trip are Claire Stilley, Rebecca Johnson, Dolya Gavanski, Kerry Shale and Paul Popplewell. The film brings director Michael Winterbottom and the hilarious Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon back together in a side-splitting road comedy. The film follows the pair on a hysterical odyssey that has won over audiences at the Toronto and Tribeca Film Festivals, and has critics rolling in the aisles. When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best...

See the trailer, images and poster for The Trip, starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon! IFC Films' comedy opened this weekend and is directed by Michael Winterbottom (A Mighty Heart, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, The Road to Guantanamo). Also starring in The Trip are Claire Stilley, Rebecca Johnson, Dolya Gavanski, Kerry Shale and Paul Popplewell. The film brings director Michael Winterbottom and the hilarious Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon back together in a side-splitting road comedy. The film follows the pair on a hysterical odyssey that has won over audiences at the Toronto and Tribeca Film Festivals, and has critics rolling in the aisles. When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best...

See the trailer, images and poster for The Trip, starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon! IFC Films' comedy opened this weekend and is directed by Michael Winterbottom (A Mighty Heart, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, The Road to Guantanamo). Also starring in The Trip are Claire Stilley, Rebecca Johnson, Dolya Gavanski, Kerry Shale and Paul Popplewell. The film brings director Michael Winterbottom and the hilarious Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon back together in a side-splitting road comedy. The film follows the pair on a hysterical odyssey that has won over audiences at the Toronto and Tribeca Film Festivals, and has critics rolling in the aisles. When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best...