The BBC Films-backed project stars ‘Blue Story’, ‘1917’ actors.
The threat of coronavirus has seen production suspended on Reggie Yates’ feature directorial debut Pirates.
The film, starring Elliot Edusah (1917), Jordan Peters (Blue Story) and Reda Elazouar (The Little Drummer Girl), had been filming in London for the last three weeks.
But the spread of Covid-19 has led producers Hillbilly Films to suspend filming, with the backing of financiers BBC Films and the British Film Institute (BFI).
“It is with great sadness that filming on Pirates has stopped,” said producers Polly Leys and Kate Norrish.
“The Covid-19 virus has become a...
The threat of coronavirus has seen production suspended on Reggie Yates’ feature directorial debut Pirates.
The film, starring Elliot Edusah (1917), Jordan Peters (Blue Story) and Reda Elazouar (The Little Drummer Girl), had been filming in London for the last three weeks.
But the spread of Covid-19 has led producers Hillbilly Films to suspend filming, with the backing of financiers BBC Films and the British Film Institute (BFI).
“It is with great sadness that filming on Pirates has stopped,” said producers Polly Leys and Kate Norrish.
“The Covid-19 virus has become a...
- 3/19/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Yates’ debut follows extensive television work.
Elliot Edusah (1917), Jordan Peters (Blue Story) and Reda Elazouar (The Little Drummer Girl) have signed to lead the cast of Reggie Yates’ feature debut Pirates, which began shooting this week in London.
Polly Leys and Kate Norrish of Hillbilly Films are producing the project, which was developed with BBC Films and is financed by BBC Films and the BFI.
Written and directed by Yates, the film is a comedy focusing on three friends driving from North to South London on New Year’s Eve 1999 in search of tickets to the supposed hottest party in town.
Elliot Edusah (1917), Jordan Peters (Blue Story) and Reda Elazouar (The Little Drummer Girl) have signed to lead the cast of Reggie Yates’ feature debut Pirates, which began shooting this week in London.
Polly Leys and Kate Norrish of Hillbilly Films are producing the project, which was developed with BBC Films and is financed by BBC Films and the BFI.
Written and directed by Yates, the film is a comedy focusing on three friends driving from North to South London on New Year’s Eve 1999 in search of tickets to the supposed hottest party in town.
- 2/27/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
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