Grimsby (film)

Grimsby

Teaser poster
Directed by Louis Leterrier
Produced by
Written by
Starring
Music by
Cinematography Oliver Wood
Edited by
  • Jonathan Amos
  • Evan Henke
  • James Thomas
Production
company
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
  • 24 February 2016 (2016-02-24) (United Kingdom)
  • 11 March 2016 (2016-03-11) (United States)
Running time
 83 minutes[1]
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Grimsby (released in the United States as The Brothers Grimsby), is an upcoming British spy action 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, Gabourey Sidibe, Penélope Cruz, and Ian McShane. The film is scheduled to be released by Columbia Pictures on 24 February 2016 in the United Kingdom and 11 March 2016 in the United States.

Plot

The film involves a British black-ops spy (Mark Strong) whose idiotic brother (Sacha Baron Cohen) is a football fanatic.

The estranged brother of a football fan with a perfect life and perfect girlfriend is one of MI6's deadliest assassins, and the two team up to save the world when they reunite.

Cast

Production

Development

In October 2013, Sacha Baron Cohen was spotted attending a football match between Grimsby Town and Cambridge United. Baron 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 3 December 2013, Louis Leterrier was set to direct.[11]

Casting

On 24 April 2014, Mark Strong joined the film to play a British black-ops spy and brother of Baron Cohen's character.[2] On 25 April, Annabelle Wallis joined the cast of the film.[7] On 11 June, Ian McShane, Gabourey Sidibe, David Harewood, and Johnny Vegas joined the cast.[6] On 12 June, Baron Cohen's wife Isla Fisher joined him in the film to play a female supporting role.[5] That same day, Rebel Wilson joined the cast[3] and on 9 July Penélope Cruz joined the film's cast.[4]

Filming

On 3 June 2014, Baron Cohen was spotted doing kicking practice to film some football scenes.[12] The principal photography of the film commenced on 4 June, at North Weald railway station and around the Epping Forest area in Essex, England.[13][14] The shooting lasted for six weeks in UK and then moved to South Africa.[15] On 3 July, comedian Eric Idle tweeted a photo from the set with Baron Cohen.[16] On 10–11 July, Baron Cohen was filming Grimsby in Tilbury, which was turned into 1980s Grimsby.[17] On 14 July, Cohen and Strong were spotted filming some scenes for the film in the streets.[18] A number of residents of Grimsby were angry with Baron 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.[19] On 17 August, Baron Cohen and Wilson were spotted filming the kissing scene in Cape Town, South Africa.[20]

Release

On 13 February 2014, the film moved from Paramount Pictures to Columbia Pictures and it was announced that the film would be released on 31 July 2015.[21]

On 21 January 2015, the film's release date was moved back to 26 February 2016.[22] The film was then scheduled to be released on 4 March 2016, but was then moved back to 11 March 2016.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "GRIMSBY (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Fleming Jr, Mike (24 April 2014). "Mark Strong Joins Sacha Baron Cohen In Sony Comedy ‘Grimsby’". deadline.com. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Rebel Wilson Joins Sacha Baron Cohen in Sony’s ‘Grimsby’ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Penelope Cruz Joins Sacha Baron Cohen in Spy Comedy 'Grimsby' (Exclusive)". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  5. 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (12 June 2014). "Isla Fisher Joins Husband Sacha Baron Cohen in Sony's Spy Spoof ‘Grimsby’". thewrap.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Grimsby' Adds Ian McShane and More - /Film". Slashfilm.com. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  7. 1 2 NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor. "Annabelle Wallis Joins Sacha Baron Cohen Comedy 'Grimsby'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  8. ↑ NewsdeskGy (9 October 2013). "Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen watches Grimsby Town at Blundell Park". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Yorke, Graeme (11 May 2014). "REVEALED: Why Borat star was dressed in a Grimsby shirt at a Mariners match | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  10. ↑ Telegraph, Grimsby (4 December 2013). "Louis Leterrier to direct Sacha Baron Cohen in Paramount's spy spoof 'Grimsby'". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  11. ↑ Kit, Borys (3 December 2013). "Louis Leterrier to Direct Sacha Baron Cohen in Spy Spoof 'Grimsby'". Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie Grimsby is currently shooting in Epping Forest". radiotimes.com. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  14. ↑ Reason, Matt (4 June 2014). "Sacha Baron Cohen filming at North Weald Station for new film Grimsby". brentwoodgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "Shooting begins on new Sacha Baron Cohen film Grimsby". grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "First Look: Sacha Baron Cohen's Shaggy Soccer Hooligan in 'Grimsby'". twitter.com. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "Sacha Baron Cohen in Tilbury shooting new film". echo-news.co.uk. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  18. ↑ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah; Child, Ben (14 July 2014). "Grim outlook for Grimsby as Sacha Baron Cohen sets comedy in town". theguardian.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  19. ↑ Galvin, Nick (15 July 2014). "Sacha Baron Cohen film outrages residents of UK town of Grimsby". smh.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  20. ↑ THOMAS, KATE (18 August 2014). "Pucker up! Sacha Baron Cohen locks lips with Rebel Wilson on the set of new football hooligan comedy Grimsby". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  21. ↑ 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 14 June 2014.
  22. ↑ "Southpaw Set for July 31st Release; Sacha Baron Cohen Comedy Pushed to 2016". Collider. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  23. ↑ http://www.comingsoon.net/movie/grimsby-2016

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