Twenty years ago, Troy and its cast made its mark on epic filmmaking. Director Wolfgang Petersen’s take on Homer’s Iliad featured an ensemble cast led by Brad Pitt and created a wildly entertaining, if not entirely accurate, movie.
Working from a script by future Games of Thrones showrunner David Benioff, the Troy cast brought to life legends like Achilles, Helen of Troy, and Hector. Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, and Diane Kruger were among those who joined Pitt in the impressive cast. While many of the actors haven’t made another film on Troy‘s scale, they continue to perform in blockbuster movies 20 years later.
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Brad Pitt starred as the de facto lead of the Troy cast as the hero Achilles. However, as Pitt admitted in 2019, he didn’t want any part of Troy.
“I...
Working from a script by future Games of Thrones showrunner David Benioff, the Troy cast brought to life legends like Achilles, Helen of Troy, and Hector. Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, and Diane Kruger were among those who joined Pitt in the impressive cast. While many of the actors haven’t made another film on Troy‘s scale, they continue to perform in blockbuster movies 20 years later.
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt | Toni Anne Barson/WireImage (L); Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images (R)
Brad Pitt starred as the de facto lead of the Troy cast as the hero Achilles. However, as Pitt admitted in 2019, he didn’t want any part of Troy.
“I...
- 5/14/2024
- by Matt Moore
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
First announced way back in 2018, it’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about Duncan Jones’ “Rogue Trooper” film. The sci-fi animated film is apparently very much still in production, and now, we know who will be lending their voices for the film.
According to Variety, Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell and Jack Lowden are leading the cast for the upcoming sci-fi film, “Rogue Trooper,” written and directed by Duncan Jones.
Continue reading ‘Rogue Trooper’: Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden & More Join Duncan Jones Upcoming Sci-Fi Animated Film at The Playlist.
According to Variety, Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell and Jack Lowden are leading the cast for the upcoming sci-fi film, “Rogue Trooper,” written and directed by Duncan Jones.
Continue reading ‘Rogue Trooper’: Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden & More Join Duncan Jones Upcoming Sci-Fi Animated Film at The Playlist.
- 2/6/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Welcome to a journey through the career of Aneurin Barnard, an actor whose versatility has led him to the upcoming lead role in ‘Rogue Trooper’. As we anticipate his performance in this new venture, let’s take a moment to appreciate the pivotal roles that have showcased his remarkable range and paved his way to this moment. Early Musical Roots in Hunky Dory In 2011, Aneurin Barnard took on the role of Davey in ‘Hunky Dory’, a musically inclined teen with aspirations that mirror his own musical talents. At least shy male lead Davey is motivated, especially since he gets to...
- 2/4/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
The greater the spy movie, the bigger the guests. That's the motto of this week's Empire Podcast, as Chris Hewitt sits down with Henry Cavill and Sam Rockwell, stars of Matthew Vaughn's new spy caper Argylle, for a fun chat about dancing, fighting, and novelists. (23:46 - 40:04) Chris is also joined by the wonderful Kumail Nanjiani, who returns to the pod to talk about his strange year of strikes, and becoming a duck for the new Illumination movie, Migration (1:02:52 - 1:17:16).
Then, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara, Ben Travis, and James Dyer as they right more Oscar wrongs (this time in the Best Actress category), discuss the week's movie news, including Duncan Jones directing Rogue Trooper, and review Argylle, Migration, Cord Jefferson's fantastic American Fiction, and Jonathan Glazer's The Zone Of Interest. And Chris doesn't mention Jürgen Klopp once,...
Then, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara, Ben Travis, and James Dyer as they right more Oscar wrongs (this time in the Best Actress category), discuss the week's movie news, including Duncan Jones directing Rogue Trooper, and review Argylle, Migration, Cord Jefferson's fantastic American Fiction, and Jonathan Glazer's The Zone Of Interest. And Chris doesn't mention Jürgen Klopp once,...
- 2/2/2024
- by Chris Hewitt
- Empire - Movies
Duncan Jones is back with a brand new project titled Rogue Trooper, an animated adaptation of the same-titled comic book from 2000 Ad.
Variety reports, “The animated film, which is being created with Epic’s 3D tool Unreal Engine 5, was adapted by Jones from the comic book published by 2000 Ad.
“Rogue Trooper, produced by Rebellion and Liberty Films, has wrapped principal photography at Rebellion Film Studios in the U.K. The film is set to be finished next year.”
“Rogue Trooper tells the story of 19, a “Genetic Infantryman,” who finds himself the sole-survivor of an invasion force. Desperate to track down the traitor who sold him and his comrades out, the super soldier is accompanied by three killed-in-action squad mates, whose personalities have been stored in his gun, helmet and rucksack.”
Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden, Daryl McCormack and Reece Shearsmith are attached to star, with Variety noting that Barnard will play the title character.
Variety reports, “The animated film, which is being created with Epic’s 3D tool Unreal Engine 5, was adapted by Jones from the comic book published by 2000 Ad.
“Rogue Trooper, produced by Rebellion and Liberty Films, has wrapped principal photography at Rebellion Film Studios in the U.K. The film is set to be finished next year.”
“Rogue Trooper tells the story of 19, a “Genetic Infantryman,” who finds himself the sole-survivor of an invasion force. Desperate to track down the traitor who sold him and his comrades out, the super soldier is accompanied by three killed-in-action squad mates, whose personalities have been stored in his gun, helmet and rucksack.”
Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden, Daryl McCormack and Reece Shearsmith are attached to star, with Variety noting that Barnard will play the title character.
- 1/29/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Hayley Atwell has reportedly joined the cast of director Duncan Jones’ animated Rogue Trooper movie, based on the 2000 Ad comic strip of the same name. It’s even wrapped filming!
Word that Moon and Source Code director Duncan Jones was attached to a film adaptation of the 2000 Ad comic strip Rogue Trooper first broke over five years ago, before the world descended into a maelstrom of global disease, military invasions and AI-driven societal collapse – exactly the sort of dystopian stuff you might expect to find in those British sci-fi comics.
After years of eerie silence, though, it sounds as though the adaptation is much further along than we’d previously thought, with Variety reporting that Rogue Trooper has been cast and is already well into production. It’ll star Aneurin Barnard as the title’s genetically-enhanced super soldier. Supporting him will be Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden (who also appeared in...
Word that Moon and Source Code director Duncan Jones was attached to a film adaptation of the 2000 Ad comic strip Rogue Trooper first broke over five years ago, before the world descended into a maelstrom of global disease, military invasions and AI-driven societal collapse – exactly the sort of dystopian stuff you might expect to find in those British sci-fi comics.
After years of eerie silence, though, it sounds as though the adaptation is much further along than we’d previously thought, with Variety reporting that Rogue Trooper has been cast and is already well into production. It’ll star Aneurin Barnard as the title’s genetically-enhanced super soldier. Supporting him will be Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden (who also appeared in...
- 1/29/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
Duncan Jones made an incredible debut with his Sam Rockwell-starring sci-fi, Moon. However, his follow-ups haven’t collected as much acclaim with the Groundhog Day-on-a-train thriller Source Code, his step into the big-budget franchise world with Warcraft, and his high-concept Netflix sci-fi, Mute. For years, Jones has been developing an adaptation of the comic Rogue Trooper, which is to be an animated feature. The production has been rolling along, and Variety has revealed the cast of actors that Jones has been able to compile for the film.
Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell and Jack Lowden are reportedly said to be the main cast in the lead roles for the science-fiction animated film. Barnard, whose credits include The Goldfinch and Dunkirk, is set to star as the eponymous Rogue Trooper. Joining him in the movie is Atwell, who is known for her roles in the Captain America movies and various Marvel Studios appearances,...
Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell and Jack Lowden are reportedly said to be the main cast in the lead roles for the science-fiction animated film. Barnard, whose credits include The Goldfinch and Dunkirk, is set to star as the eponymous Rogue Trooper. Joining him in the movie is Atwell, who is known for her roles in the Captain America movies and various Marvel Studios appearances,...
- 1/29/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell and Jack Lowden lead the cast of science fiction movie “Rogue Trooper,” written and directed by Duncan Jones, whose credits include “Moon,” “Source Code,” “Warcraft” and “Mute.”
The animated film, which is being created with Epic’s 3D tool Unreal Engine 5, was adapted by Jones from the comic book published by 2000 Ad, home to “Judge Dredd,” “Halo Jones” and “Sláine.” “Rogue Trooper,” produced by Rebellion and Liberty Films, has wrapped principal photography at Rebellion Film Studios in the U.K. The film is set to be finished next year.
Barnard stars as the eponymous Rogue Trooper. Cast alongside him are Atwell, Lowden, Daryl McCormack and Reece Shearsmith.
Others in the cast include Jemaine Clement (“Avatar 2: The Way of Water”), Matt Berry (“What We Do in the Shadows”), Diane Morgan (“Cunk on Earth”), Alice Lowe (“Black Mirror”), Asa Butterfield and Sean Bean.
“Rogue Trooper” tells the story of 19, a “Genetic Infantryman,...
The animated film, which is being created with Epic’s 3D tool Unreal Engine 5, was adapted by Jones from the comic book published by 2000 Ad, home to “Judge Dredd,” “Halo Jones” and “Sláine.” “Rogue Trooper,” produced by Rebellion and Liberty Films, has wrapped principal photography at Rebellion Film Studios in the U.K. The film is set to be finished next year.
Barnard stars as the eponymous Rogue Trooper. Cast alongside him are Atwell, Lowden, Daryl McCormack and Reece Shearsmith.
Others in the cast include Jemaine Clement (“Avatar 2: The Way of Water”), Matt Berry (“What We Do in the Shadows”), Diane Morgan (“Cunk on Earth”), Alice Lowe (“Black Mirror”), Asa Butterfield and Sean Bean.
“Rogue Trooper” tells the story of 19, a “Genetic Infantryman,...
- 1/29/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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Action Xtreme, the newly launched genre division of U.K. production and distribution banner Sovereign (Triangle of Sadness, Memoria, Bad Luck Banging or Looney Porn), has announced its first feature production.
The Experiment, an action sci-fi horror conceived by British-Chinese writer-director and Action Xtreme head Chee Keong Cheung (Redcon-1), will go into production this summer at the U.K.’s Rebellion Studios.
Set in 2080 in a world recovering from catastrophic nuclear war, The Experiment will follow an elite Spec-Ops team, led by Captain Ava Stone, sent on a rescue mission into a top-secret military research facility after a rogue employee takes a group of scientists hostage.
The mission soon turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the team faces a relentless and savage onslaught from countless mutated flesh-eating creatures, all the while forced into a cruel and perverse game of cat and...
Action Xtreme, the newly launched genre division of U.K. production and distribution banner Sovereign (Triangle of Sadness, Memoria, Bad Luck Banging or Looney Porn), has announced its first feature production.
The Experiment, an action sci-fi horror conceived by British-Chinese writer-director and Action Xtreme head Chee Keong Cheung (Redcon-1), will go into production this summer at the U.K.’s Rebellion Studios.
Set in 2080 in a world recovering from catastrophic nuclear war, The Experiment will follow an elite Spec-Ops team, led by Captain Ava Stone, sent on a rescue mission into a top-secret military research facility after a rogue employee takes a group of scientists hostage.
The mission soon turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the team faces a relentless and savage onslaught from countless mutated flesh-eating creatures, all the while forced into a cruel and perverse game of cat and...
- 8/5/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
qUK videogame and comic-book publisher making major move into film and TV.
Edward Fletcher, former managing director of UK distributor Thunderbird Releasing, is spearheading an ambitious move into film for Judge Dredd owner Rebellion, which includes the acquisition of distribution servicing company Central City Media.
Fletcher has been named head of film and TV, acquisitions, sales and distribution at the independent UK outfit, which publishes video games, books and comics, and owns the 2000 Ad franchise.
Fletcher founded distributor Soda Pictures with Eve Gabereau in 2002 and continued to lead the firm after it was acquired by Canadian company Thunderbird Films in...
Edward Fletcher, former managing director of UK distributor Thunderbird Releasing, is spearheading an ambitious move into film for Judge Dredd owner Rebellion, which includes the acquisition of distribution servicing company Central City Media.
Fletcher has been named head of film and TV, acquisitions, sales and distribution at the independent UK outfit, which publishes video games, books and comics, and owns the 2000 Ad franchise.
Fletcher founded distributor Soda Pictures with Eve Gabereau in 2002 and continued to lead the firm after it was acquired by Canadian company Thunderbird Films in...
- 1/26/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: As some light begins to be seen as the end of the coronavirus lockdown tunnel (fingers firmly crossed), the industry is channeling its efforts into planning for a post-virus world. Whether it’s isolating cast and crew, on-set temperature tests, social distanced shoots, or increased hygiene measures, the reality is production isn’t going to return to normal for a long time.
Forward-thinking companies are exploring how they might be able to jump-start production by employing technologies that could create a safer, smarter environment for shooting in the post-covid reality.
Rebellion is one such outfit. The UK company is a video games creator, comics publisher (it owns the 2000 Ad label), and a film and TV producer with upcoming projects including Duncan Jones’s Rogue Trooper. It also owns VFX and motion capture facility Audiomotion, which has worked on titles including Ready Player One, and a significant dedicated film and TV production facility,...
Forward-thinking companies are exploring how they might be able to jump-start production by employing technologies that could create a safer, smarter environment for shooting in the post-covid reality.
Rebellion is one such outfit. The UK company is a video games creator, comics publisher (it owns the 2000 Ad label), and a film and TV producer with upcoming projects including Duncan Jones’s Rogue Trooper. It also owns VFX and motion capture facility Audiomotion, which has worked on titles including Ready Player One, and a significant dedicated film and TV production facility,...
- 5/6/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
John Saavedra Jan 15, 2020
Zombie Army 4 is the latest co-op shooter from Rebellion. We went hands-on with the game and have some thoughts...
Rebellion Studios is one of the most unique studios in the industry today. In addition to last year’s Strange Brigade, the Zombie Army games, and the Sniper Elite series, the independent studio owns the rights to Judge Dredd and comic book series 2000 Ad, are producing a Rogue Trooper movie directed by Duncan Jones, are getting into the board game industry with a Sniper Elite tabletop game, and more. The studio has quite an extensive, eclectic list of projects on the horizon and under its belt, and it’s all possible because they’re a truly independent studio.
“We’re into games and sci-fi and fantasy and all things good and geeky,” says Rebellion Head of Creative Tim Jones. “We’re trying to be custodians of all these key parts of our culture.
Zombie Army 4 is the latest co-op shooter from Rebellion. We went hands-on with the game and have some thoughts...
Rebellion Studios is one of the most unique studios in the industry today. In addition to last year’s Strange Brigade, the Zombie Army games, and the Sniper Elite series, the independent studio owns the rights to Judge Dredd and comic book series 2000 Ad, are producing a Rogue Trooper movie directed by Duncan Jones, are getting into the board game industry with a Sniper Elite tabletop game, and more. The studio has quite an extensive, eclectic list of projects on the horizon and under its belt, and it’s all possible because they’re a truly independent studio.
“We’re into games and sci-fi and fantasy and all things good and geeky,” says Rebellion Head of Creative Tim Jones. “We’re trying to be custodians of all these key parts of our culture.
- 1/15/2020
- Den of Geek
Rebellion, which owns the Judge Dredd and 2000 Ad franchises, has set its first in-house projects that will use the company’s new studio space near Oxford, England. Post-apocalyptic thriller “School’s Out Forever” will be first out of the gate, shooting there and on location, followed by several projects based on Rebellion’s comic book and publishing shared worlds, including a new Judge Dredd project and Duncan Jones’ Rogue Trooper project.
“School’s Out Forever” is based on a book in Rebellion’s Afterblight Chronicles, a shared world that features contributions from various authors and hails from Rebellion’s Abaddon Books imprint. The first installment of a trilogy from Scott K. Andrews, “School’s Out Forever” follows a 15-year-old who flees to his school as a safe haven after an apocalyptic event wipes out most of the world’s population.
“It’s a great hook – what happens if the world...
“School’s Out Forever” is based on a book in Rebellion’s Afterblight Chronicles, a shared world that features contributions from various authors and hails from Rebellion’s Abaddon Books imprint. The first installment of a trilogy from Scott K. Andrews, “School’s Out Forever” follows a 15-year-old who flees to his school as a safe haven after an apocalyptic event wipes out most of the world’s population.
“It’s a great hook – what happens if the world...
- 6/18/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
The upcoming TV series "Judge Dredd: Mega-City One" (2019) based on creator John Wagner's comic book law enforcer, starts production in 2019, thanks to a new UK studio facility, built by the "Dredd" team:
"I was told by Pinewood that there isn't any studio space left, and that there wouldn't be any space for a few years," said Jason Kingsley, CEO of video game studio Rebellion Developments, who is building a $100 million 215,000 sq ft movie studio facility near Oxford England, with eight sound stages, including one spanning 25,000 sq ft.
Kingsley, whose company Rebellion co-produced the feature "Dredd" (2012), a franchise owned by the group's comic book publishing arm "2000Ad"...
...said the decision was forced after the group was unable to start filming its own "Mega-City One" TV series.
"We wanted to make this TV production in the UK because of the talent and the environment and tax breaks, but there wasn't anywhere to film it,...
"I was told by Pinewood that there isn't any studio space left, and that there wouldn't be any space for a few years," said Jason Kingsley, CEO of video game studio Rebellion Developments, who is building a $100 million 215,000 sq ft movie studio facility near Oxford England, with eight sound stages, including one spanning 25,000 sq ft.
Kingsley, whose company Rebellion co-produced the feature "Dredd" (2012), a franchise owned by the group's comic book publishing arm "2000Ad"...
...said the decision was forced after the group was unable to start filming its own "Mega-City One" TV series.
"We wanted to make this TV production in the UK because of the talent and the environment and tax breaks, but there wasn't anywhere to film it,...
- 2/19/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The upcoming TV series "Judge Dredd: Mega-City One" (2019) based on creator John Wagner's comic book law enforcer, starts production in 2019, thanks to a new UK studio facility, built by the "Dredd" team:
"I was told by Pinewood that there isn't any studio space left, and that there wouldn't be any space for a few years," said Jason Kingsley, CEO of video game studio Rebellion Developments, who is building a $100 million 215,000 sq ft movie studio facility near Oxford England, with eight sound stages, including one spanning 25,000 sq ft.
Kingsley, whose company Rebellion co-produced the feature "Dredd" (2012), a franchise owned by the group's comic book publishing arm "2000Ad"...
...said the decision was forced after the group was unable to start filming its own "Mega-City One" TV series.
"We wanted to make this TV production in the UK because of the talent and the environment and tax breaks, but there wasn't anywhere to film it,...
"I was told by Pinewood that there isn't any studio space left, and that there wouldn't be any space for a few years," said Jason Kingsley, CEO of video game studio Rebellion Developments, who is building a $100 million 215,000 sq ft movie studio facility near Oxford England, with eight sound stages, including one spanning 25,000 sq ft.
Kingsley, whose company Rebellion co-produced the feature "Dredd" (2012), a franchise owned by the group's comic book publishing arm "2000Ad"...
...said the decision was forced after the group was unable to start filming its own "Mega-City One" TV series.
"We wanted to make this TV production in the UK because of the talent and the environment and tax breaks, but there wasn't anywhere to film it,...
- 1/27/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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