Star Wars’ John Boyega and Felicity Jones to star in new thriller

Star Wars‘ John Boyega and Felicity Jones have signed up for roles in IRA film Borderland.

The thriller will centre on Jack Reynor’s (recognized for his efficiency in final 12 months’s Midsommar) Irish paramilitary Michael, who witnesses his pregnant spouse’s loss of life by the hands of Boyega’s (Star Wars) SAS sergeant Tempest when a border ambush goes horribly mistaken.

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Tempest is distributed again to London to guide a counter-terror operation, however Michael is hellbent on getting his vengeance. So he joins up with a ruthless lively service unit (ASU) who’re working within the capital – secretly on the hunt for Tempest.

According to Deadline, it will likely be directed by Charles and Tom Guard (aka the Guard Brothers). The pair co-wrote the movie with Ronan Bennett, who introduced us John Dillinger biopic Public Enemies again in 2009.

Production ought to hopefully kick off within the UK later this 12 months.

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Of their new undertaking, the Guard Brothers revealed: “Borderland is a vengeance-fuelled chase film, fusing some pulse-ticking motion with a strong message for our instances.

“We’re thrilled that the script, pushed as a lot by character as it’s by plot, has attracted such a primary price forged.”

Producer Chris Coen added: “I could not be extra excited to get this prodigious undertaking into manufacturing later this 12 months. The Guard Brothers make for a terrific staff who’re assembling a formidable forged and crew.”

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