For fans of
gritty British crime dramas, of which there are many, Eran Creevy’s Welcome to
the Punch looks very promising. It’s got a top-notch cast of talent including
James McAvoy, Mark Strong, David Morrissey, Andrea Riseborough and Peter
Mullan, and a pretty crackerjack story, with the ingredients lining up for a
promising picture. And while we wait for a stateside date, things are moving
right along overseas.
While IFC
Films picked up the rights for the film in the United States last week,
Creevy has tweeted that Welcome to the Punch will hit cinemas on March 15,
2013 in the U.K. No word on what that means for the U.S. and other territories,
but chances are pretty good we could see this one at Sundance or even SXSW in
2013.
Based on Creevy's Brit List script, the story follows an ex-criminal who
is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is
involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives a dogged detective one last chance
to catch the man he’s always been after.
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