Friday, October 29, 2010 at 8:04PM First Trailer for 'London Boulevard'
We haven't heard much about The Departed screenwriter William Monahan's directorial debut London Boulevard. That's a little weird considering it stars Colin Farrell and Keira Knightley and has an Oscar winner behind it. The film has yet to hit the festival circuit, but other than the image above, this trailer is the first anyone has seen of the film. So why is the studio keeping this little gem hidden? Probably because they don't know how to market it.
Hit the jump to see what I mean.
The obvious influence on this slick London-based gangster flick is early Guy Ritchie. You don't have to look very hard to see Snatch and Lock, Stock here. But then all of the sudden Ray Winstone shows up and things get a little darker than you'd expect. The feeling I got after watching the trailer for the first time was similar to how I felt after seeing the first trailer for The Departed. I couldn't really put my finger on what kind of movie this was going to be, but I think we can all say things turned out okay for that film.
The film is based on Ken Bruen's novel of the same name. And in case you couldn't tell from the trailer is "the story of a man newly released from prison who falls in love with a reclusive young movie star and finds himself in a duel with a vicious gangster."
London Boulevard opens on November 26 in the UK, but those of us on this side of the pond will have to wait until February.
Reader Comments (4)
Keira "FIIIIRRRE ALLLLL!!!!" Knightley? No thanks.
I think you must've been high if you couldn't understand what was going on in this film just from the trailer. It seemed pretty strightforward to me, albeit with many subpots i guess you'd call them. But still, it looks amazing. It's definately a movie i'll go see. Love Ray Winstone in everything he's done from the Proposition, to The Departed. He's amazing. PLus of course Keira KNightly. WoW!!! I love that woman. She's not the sexiest girl, she's not the prettiest, but something about her attitude just gets me. This looks like a good one, but one that will probably be overlooked or passed by by many. THanks for the trailer though.
Great to see colin keep it rolling with these great gigs. Early in his is career he seemed a bit lost but now he's on fire. i.e Downey Jr. Although jr. had a lot of success early but got sidetracked in the middle of his career. Now clean jr. has had some of his best and most successful work. I think farrell is on a similar path. Also, great to see monahan direct we know he can adapt a screenplay looks like hes got some talent behind the camera as well. Cant say enough about winstone guy is strong in everything he does.
Very cool. I used to despise Colin Ferrell until In Bruges, now I'll follow him anywhere.