Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Film4 Slate Of New Projects Includes Chris Morris's 'Four Loins' &Jonathan Glazer’s 'Under The Skin'

Screendaily.com have info on Film 4's new Slate of projects which include, Four Lions the Chris Morris film about four wayward teenagers, who become fundamentalists.

Jonathan Glazer's eagerly anticapated follow up to 'Birth' is 'Under The Skin' which is an adaptation of Michel Faber’s book about a women named Isserley who picks up hitch hikers. But only male hitch hikers of a certain muscular build. She makes awkward conversation with them to determine if anyone is expecting them or will miss them. Those that pass the interview will wish they hadn't in this Sci-Fi horror.

Also announced was that John Crowley will be directing 'Blackout' which is being developed with production outfit Big Talk. It will go into production sometime in 2011.

Joe Cornish of Adam and Joe fame will make his debut film with 'Attack The Block', an alien comedy focuses on a group of South London hoodies forced to set up to save the day when aliens attack, no time on when it will shoot.