Game, New Feature Film From Geoff Barrow Starring Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson, Gets First Trailer: Watch

Geoff Barrow, the co-founder of Portishead and Beak>, has co-written and produced his first feature film, Game, for release through his Invada Films imprint. Directed by longtime Barrow collaborator (and fellow Bristolian) John Minton, the movie stars Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson alongside Marc Bessant in a thriller set amid the 1993 UK rave scene. After premiering on October 16 at Mayhem Film Festival, in Williamson’s hometown of Nottingham, the movie will receive a theatrical release in the United Kingdom and Ireland from Friday, November 21. Watch the first trailer below, and scroll down for a still from the film and the Game poster.

Several years back, Barrow began talking up the script on the website that was then named Twitter. He publicly pitched Russell Crowe and reposted his own request. And, when he announced last year that he would be leaving Beak>, he said the decision was partly down to his focus on making films. Upon the announcement of the release, he explained, “John [Minton] and I have worked together for over 20 years on music projects (Portishead and Invada music videos) and have always talked about making a feature together, the same goes for Marc [Bessant] who I’ve worked closely with for many years. I’ve been a fan of Jason Williamson’s work, same with Rob [Williams, screenwriter], through 2000AD, and we’ve been writing film ideas together for the last few years.” He added that he has another two films in development.

Barrow has a long résumé of film scores in collaboration with Ben Salisbury, including Ex Machina, Civil War, and Annihilation, as well as an episode of Black Mirror.

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