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Welcome to the Punch opens September 7, 2012 in the U.K. It should hit North American cinemas sometime this year. It stars McAvoy, Strong, Peter Mullan (awesome) and the lovely Andrea Riseborough.
First Look At James McAvoy In British Thriller Welcome To The Punch
Jesse Carp
Read More: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/First-Look-James-McAvoy-British-Thriller-Welcome-Punch-29094.html
Welcome to the Punchnot only features a great cast, headed by McAvoy and the sensational Mark Strong, but also a really interesting action premise. The film follows Detective Max Lewinsky (McAvoy) who's still steaming about the one that got away, namely, criminal Jacob Sternwood (Strong) who successfully fled to an Icelandic hideout. But when Jacob's son finds himself in some trouble, Papa Sternwood has to come back to London to sort everything out. Hearing about his return, Lewinsky jumps at his final chance to bring the man to justice, that is, until something forces them to put aside their differences, work together and uncover an even larger conspiracy. Weren't expecting that part were you?
While we may have seen many good and bad guys form unlikely partnerships (3:10 to Yuma and next month's Safe House instantly come to mind) the prospect of McAvoy and Strong as an on-screen pair is incredibly enticing. Screen Daily was able to catch up with the creative team behind the project, detailing the entire journey from putting Shifty together to approaching this second film without worrying so much about budgetary limitations. On the screenplay, Creevy said that “We wanted to be as ambitious as possible. People are held back by a budget and a concept sometimes, but I knew that if I made it good enough it wouldn’t matter.” And good it must be since the script for Punch placed third on the 2010 Brit List (the British version of the Black List).
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