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John boyega in joe cornishs attack the block the new york times. The producers of genre spoofs shaun of the dead and hott fuzz are back with alieninvasion flick attack the block about a group of inner city teens in the fight of their lives. It stars jodie whittaker, john boyega, alex esmail, jumayn hunter, luke treadaway and nick frost. Everything you need to know about attack the block movie 2011.
It was the film debut of cornish, boyega, and composer steven price. Attack the block movie trailer and videos tv guide. Meanwhile, in a dark bypass, a young nurse is being mugged by a gang of teenage street thugs, their faces buried within fearsome, hooded sweatshirts. Attack the block is a fast, funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen gang against an invasion. Apr 23, 2011 attack the block trailer b 2011 a second trailer for attack the block. Attack on titan, shingeki no kyojin is a japanese fantasy anime television series adapted from the manga of the same name by hajime isayama. Everything you need to know about attack the block movie. May 12, 2011 attack the block could get a sequel, american remake, or tv series oct 14, 2011. Attack the block is a british film that has developed a small cult. Attack the block is a 2011 british science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by joe cornish and starring john boyega, jodie whittaker, and nick frost. Attack the block 2011 90% critics 74% audience when aliens attack a south london neighborhood, a teen gang pulls together to protect their turf by any means necessary. Alex esmail is an actor, known for attack the block 2011, payback season 2012 and switch 2012.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. May 15, 2011 attack the block 15, 88mins there is inherent comedy in the incongruity of an alien on a south london council estate and there are plenty of chuckles as the hard nuts from the hood face off. From the producers of shaun of the dead and hot fuzz, attack the block follows a gang of tough innercity kids who try to defend their turf. Jodie whittaker, john boyega, alex esmail, franz drameh. A scene from british film attack the block, which will open the brisbane international film festival. Their straightforward situation grows complicated when the alien attacks them, and the nurse decides shed be safer staying with the thieves. Jan 24, 2014 young actor john boyega, the star of 2011s attack the block, has been cast as iconic athlete jesse owens in an upcoming biopic titled race the film will be directed by stephen hopkins, who. Attack the block follows an unlucky young woman and a gang of tough inner city kids who make an unlikely alliance to try to defend their turf against an invasion of savage alien creatures, turning a south london apartment complex into an intergalactic warzone. Attack the block was one of the wider limited releases of the week, and it had the biggest opening in terms of raw dollars. Joe cornishs attack the block isnt just one of the best scifi action movies of the last decade, but given. With john boyega, jodie whittaker, alex esmail, leeon jones. It turns a london tower block into a fortress under siege, and a weapon.