Rousing ‘Inside Look’ Making Of Featurette for Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’
by Alex Billington
October 24, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Everything about this film feels incredibly authentic. It’s a true portrayal of London.” Apple TV has just unveiled a behind-the-scenes featurette providing a quick look at Steve McQueen’s latest – a WWII drama set in London called Blitz. Taking place during the bombings on London at the start of WWII, following a young boy lost in the city. This premiered at the 2024 London & NYFF Film Festivals and will be opening in November in theaters first before it’s later on Apple TV to stream at home. Nice to see McQueen on set in some of this footage. A defiant young boy goes on an adventure running around London during the war only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son. Saoirse Ronan is Rita, with Elliott Heffernan as her 9-year-old son George. The full ensemble cast in this features Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, CJ Beckford, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman and Sally Messham. This is an even better trailer than the actual trailer for it. I’m even more excited to watch it now! Looks immersive & powerful, as a good Steve McQueen film usually is. And playing in theaters soon.
Here’s the latest “Inside Look” featurette for Steve McQueen’s film Blitz, from Apple TV’s YouTube:
You can rewatch the main official trailer for Steve McQueen’s Blitz film right here, for even more footage.
A boy’s journey. A mother’s love. Miles of burning city between them. Sir Steve McQueen’s Blitz follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son. Blitz is written and directed by acclaimed Oscar winner British filmmaker Steve McQueen, director of the films Hunger, Shame, 12 Years a Slave, and Widows, plus the Small Axe anthology (Mangrove, Lovers Rock, Red White & Blue, Alex Wheatle, Education) previously. It’s produced Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, Anita Overland, Michael Schaefer, Adam Somner. This is premiering at the 2024 New York and London Film Festivals this fall. Apple TV will debut Blitz in select US theaters on November 1st, 2024, then streaming on Apple TV+ starting November 22nd. Look any good? Who wants to watch?
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