Here’s the brand new trailer for British film Will. Directed by Ellen Perry, who has previously directed documentaries The Fall of Fujimori and Great Wall Across the Yangtze, Will tells the story of eleven year old Will Brennan (Perry Eggleton) whose life is turned upside down when his long absent father (played by Damian Lewis) presents him with tickets to see the Champions League final in Instanbul. Although his life seems to get in the way of his trip, a chance occurrence sees Will running away to Istanbul to discover what life is truly about.
Will also stars Bob Hoskins, Alice Krige, Jane March and Rebekah Staton, with cameo appearances from Liverpool players Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard, as well as Kenny Dalglish. Vertigo Films has picked up the rights to release Will in the UK. Will gets a UK cinema release on 21st October. Check out the full film trailer for Will below. Below that you can read a full synopsis.
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Vertigo Films Acquires WILL for UK Release
Film set for wide national release on the 21st of October 2011
London – 08 August 2011 – Vertigo Films are proud to announce the wide UK theatrical release of WILL. This much anticipated film that tells the story of a young boy’s emotional journey across Europe to watch the football team that he loves will be released in the UK on the 21st of October.
Eleven-year-old Will Brennan’s (Perry Eggleton) life is turned upside down when his long-absent father (Damian Lewis) reappears with tickets to the 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul. But when fate intervenes, Will runs away to Istanbul for the biggest soccer match of the year, searching for meaning in a world that seems to have abandoned him.
Starring Damian Lewis (Band of Brothers, and Showtime’s upcoming Homeland), Bob Hoskins (A Christmas Carol, Who Framed Roger Rabbit) and Alice Krige (Chariots of Fire, Star Trek: First Contact) this heartfelt underdog story also features cameos by Liverpool Football Club manager Kenny Dalglish, and superstar footballers Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard.
The Chief Executive of GalataFilm, Taha Altayli, said, “We’re excited to be working with Vertigo which had two Oscar nominated films last year. We know that Vertigo’s expertise will find the audience and acclaim that this fabulous family film deserves.”
WILL is a co-production between Istanbul based GalataFilm and LA/UK-based Strangelove Films and is an original screenplay by Zack Anderson and Ellen Perry. It is also the feature directorial debut film of the Emmy-nominated Perry. Her fellow producers include Altayli and Anderson, Stewart Till, Stephen Moffitt, Mustafa Karahan, Muharrem Gulmez, Timothy Nicholas and Mark Cooper.
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