Grimsby (film)

Grimsby
Directed by Louis Leterrier
Produced by Sacha Baron Cohen
Eric Fellner
Nira Park
Written by Sacha Baron Cohen
Phil Johnston
Peter Baynham
Starring Sacha Baron Cohen
Mark Strong
Rebel Wilson
Isla Fisher
Annabelle Wallis
Ian McShane
Music by Erran Baron Cohen
Production
company
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
  • March 4, 2016
Country United States
Language English

Grimsby is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Sacha Baron Cohen, Phil Johnston and Peter Baynham. The film stars Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Isla Fisher, Annabelle Wallis, Penélope Cruz, and Ian McShane. The film is scheduled to be released on March 4, 2016, by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

Grimsby involves a British black-ops spy (Mark Strong) whose idiotic brother (Sacha Baron Cohen) is a "football hooligan".

Cast

Production

In October 2013, Sacha Baron Cohen was spotted attending a football match between Grimsby Town and Cambridge United. Cohen who was dressed in a Grimsby shirt was also spotted talking with Town fans in a nearby pub after the game.[8] It was later confirmed that he was scouting towns for a film and had also checked out Scunthorpe, Hull and Newcastle in order to find inspiration for his new role.[9][10] On December 3, 2013, Louis Leterrier was set to direct.[11] On February 13, 2014, the film moved from Paramount Pictures to Columbia Pictures and it was announced that the film would be released on July 31, 2015.[12] On April 24, 2014 Mark Strong joined the film to play a British black-ops spy and brother of Cohen's character.[2] On April 25, Annabelle Wallis joined the cast of the film.[5] On June 11, Ian McShane, Gabourey Sidibe, David Harewood and Johnny Vegas joined the cast.[6] On June 12, Baron Cohen's wife Isla Fisher joined him in the film to play a female supporting role.[3] On June 12, Rebel Wilson joined the cast[4] and on July 9, Penélope Cruz joined the film's cast.[7]

Filming

On June 3, 2014 Sacha was spotted doing kicking practice to film some football scenes.[13] The principal photography of the film commenced on June 4, at North Weald railway station and around the Epping Forest area in Essex, England.[14][15] The shooting will last for six weeks in UK and then move to South Africa.[16] On July 3, comedian Eric Idle tweeted a photo from the set with Baron Cohen.[17] On July 10–11, Cohen was filming Grimsby in Tilbury, which was turned into 1980s Grimsby.[18] On July 14, Cohen and Strong were spotted filming some scenes for the film in the streets.[19] A number of residents of Grimsby were angry with Cohen portraying their town as a rubbish-strewn, violent ghetto in which drunks urinate from windows and mothers hand children cans of beer in the street.[20] On August 17, Baron Cohen and Wilson were spotted filming the kissing scene in Cape Town, South Africa.[21] On January 21, 2015, the film's release date was moved back to February 26, 2016.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "Village Roadshow Inks Co-Finance Deal with Sony Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fleming Jr, Mike (24 April 2014). "Mark Strong Joins Sacha Baron Cohen In Sony Comedy ‘Grimsby’". deadline.com. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sneider, Jeff (12 June 2014). "Isla Fisher Joins Husband Sacha Baron Cohen in Sony's Spy Spoof ‘Grimsby’". thewrap.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rebel Wilson Joins Sacha Baron Cohen in Sony’s ‘Grimsby’ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor. "Annabelle Wallis Joins Sacha Baron Cohen Comedy 'Grimsby'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Grimsby' Adds Ian McShane and More - /Film". Slashfilm.com. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Penelope Cruz Joins Sacha Baron Cohen in Spy Comedy 'Grimsby' (Exclusive)". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  8. ↑ NewsdeskGy (2013-10-09). "Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen watches Grimsby Town at Blundell Park". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  9. ↑ Yorke, Graeme (2014-05-11). "REVEALED: Why Borat star was dressed in a Grimsby shirt at a Mariners match | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  10. ↑ Telegraph, Grimsby (2013-12-04). "Louis Leterrier to direct Sacha Baron Cohen in Paramount's spy spoof 'Grimsby'". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  11. ↑ Kit, Borys (3 December 2013). "Louis Leterrier to Direct Sacha Baron Cohen in Spy Spoof 'Grimsby'". Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  12. ↑ Fleming, Mike. "UPDATE: Sacha Baron Cohen Hails Leo's 'Wolf' Hooker Anus Coke-Snorting In Paramount Re-Up, As 'Grimsby' Moves To Sony". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  13. ↑ LEYFIELD, JAMES (3 June 2014). "Sacha Baron Cohen gets some kicking practice in while portraying a football hooligan on the set of new film Grimsby". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie Grimsby is currently shooting in Epping Forest". radiotimes.com. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  15. ↑ Reason, Matt (4 June 2014). "Sacha Baron Cohen filming at North Weald Station for new film Grimsby". brentwoodgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "Shooting begins on new Sacha Baron Cohen film Grimsby". grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "First Look: Sacha Baron Cohen's Shaggy Soccer Hooligan in 'Grimsby'". twitter.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Sacha Baron Cohen in Tilbury shooting new film". echo-news.co.uk. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  19. ↑ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah; Child, Ben (July 14, 2014). "Grim outlook for Grimsby as Sacha Baron Cohen sets comedy in town". theguardian.com. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  20. ↑ Galvin, Nick (July 15, 2014). "Sacha Baron Cohen film outrages residents of UK town of Grimsby". smh.com.au. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  21. ↑ THOMAS, KATE (August 18, 2014). "Pucker up! Sacha Baron Cohen locks lips with Rebel Wilson on the set of new football hooligan comedy Grimsby". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Southpaw Set for July 31st Release; Sacha Baron Cohen Comedy Pushed to 2016". Collider. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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