The Chelsea Cowboy

Last updated

The Chelsea Cowboy
Directed byBen Cookson
Written by Leon Butler
Produced by
Starring
Production
companies
  • Dark Dreams Entertainment
  • Life Begins Film Ltd, GCB films
  • Tell Me A Storey Productions
Distributed byOrwo Distribution [1]
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Chelsea Cowboy is an upcoming British gangster biopic directed by Ben Cookson and starring Alex Pettyfer, Poppy Delevingne, Lovi Poe, and Charlie Creed-Miles. It is due for release in 2024.

Contents

Plot

The film will follows the rise and fall of London gangster, bodyguard, actor and underworld hard-man John Bindon, who despite having a successful acting career and passionate romantic liaisons with various members of high society, even socialising with Princess Margaret, but was not able to leave his criminal past behind. [2]

Cast

Production

Dark Dreams Entertainment, Life Begins Film Ltd, GCB films, Tell Me A Storey Productions. [2]

Funding

The production was halted when Life Begins Film Ltd, ran out of funding before filming was completed. The Administrators, 'ReSolve Advisory', [5] later sold all rights, materials and equipment relating to full-length feature film, after a corporate restructure of the team following advice from Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2022. [6] The acquisition of the movie by Heracles Productions Limited, would mean production could continue to complete the film for release sometime in 2023. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Black Cat (short story)</span> Short story by Edgar Allan Poe

"The Black Cat" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. In the story, an unnamed narrator has a strong affection for pets until he perversely turns to abusing them. His favorite, a pet black cat, bites him one night and the narrator punishes it by cutting its eye out and then hanging it from a tree. The home burns down but one remaining wall shows a burned outline of a cat hanging from a noose. He soon finds another black cat, similar to the first except for a white mark on its chest, but he develops a hatred for it as well. He attempts to kill the cat with an axe but his wife stops him; instead, the narrator murders his wife. He conceals the body behind a brick wall in his basement. The police soon come and, after the narrator's tapping on the wall is met with a shrieking sound, they find not only the wife's corpse but also the black cat that had been accidentally walled in with the body and alerted them with its cry.

<i>Get Carter</i> 1971 British film by Mike Hodges

Get Carter is a 1971 British gangster film, written and directed by Mike Hodges in his directorial debut and starring Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, John Osborne, Britt Ekland and Bryan Mosley. Based on Ted Lewis's 1970 novel Jack's Return Home, the film follows the eponymous Jack Carter (Caine), a London gangster who returns to his hometown in North East England after his brother's death. Suspecting foul play, and with vengeance on his mind, he investigates and interrogates, regaining a feel for the city and its hardened-criminal element.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Bindon</span> English actor and bodyguard (1943–1993)

John Dennis Arthur Bindon was an English actor and bodyguard who had close links with the London underworld. The son of a London cab driver, Bindon was frequently in trouble as a youth for getting into fights, and spent two periods in borstal. He was spotted in a London pub by Ken Loach, who asked him to appear in his film Poor Cow (1967).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sadie Frost</span> English actress and producer

Sadie Liza Frost is an English actress, producer and fashion designer. Her credits as an actress include Empire State (1987), Diamond Skulls, also known as Dark Obsession (1989), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Krays (1990), Magic Hunter (1994), Shopping (1994), A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995), Flypaper (1997), Final Cut (1998), Captain Jack (1999), Love, Honour and Obey (2000), Beyond the Rave (2008), Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2015), and A Bird Flew In (2021).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bedales School</span> Public school in Steep near Petersfield, Hampshire, England

Bedales School is a public school in the village of Steep, near the market town of Petersfield in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1893 by Amy Badley and John Haden Badley in reaction to the limitations of conventional Victorian schools and has been co-educational since 1898.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sylvia Young Theatre School</span> Private day and boarding school in London, England

Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent school in Marble Arch, London, England. It is a specialist performing arts school named after its founder and principal, Sylvia Young OBE.

<i>Stormbreaker</i> (film) 2006 film by Geoffrey Sax

Stormbreaker is a 2006 action spy film directed by Geoffrey Sax. The screenplay by Anthony Horowitz is based on his 2000 novel Stormbreaker, the first novel in the Alex Rider series. The film stars Alex Pettyfer as Alex Rider, and also stars Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Silverstone, Sarah Bolger, Stephen Fry and Ewan McGregor. Stormbreaker was an international co-production between companies and financiers from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany.

Charles Franklin Hodge, better known as Charlie Hodge, was an American singer, vocal coach and musician who was a confidant and best friend of Elvis Presley, and lived at Graceland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lovi Poe</span> Filipino artist and singer (born 1989)

Lourdes Virginia "Lovi" Moran Poe is a Filipino former actress and recording artist. She is the daughter of action star Fernando Poe Jr.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Rider (character)</span> Character of Alex Rider novel

Alexander "Alex" Rider is a title character and the protagonist of the Alex Rider novel series by British author Anthony Horowitz. He has also been featured in three short stories written by Horowitz based in the same canon as the series; Secret Weapon, Christmas at Gunpoint and Incident in Nice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frank Conroy (actor)</span> British actor (1890–1964)

Frank Parish Conroy was a British film and stage actor who appeared in many films, notably Grand Hotel (1932), The Little Minister (1934) and The Ox-Bow Incident (1943).

<i>Presence of Mind</i> 1999 film

Presence of Mind is a 1999 Spanish-American drama film directed by Antoni Aloy and starring Sadie Frost, Lauren Bacall, Harvey Keitel, and Jude Law. The film is based on the 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.

<i>Shoot on Sight</i> 2007 film by Jag Mundhra

Shoot on Sight is a 2007 British film directed by Jag Mundhra and produced by Aron Govil. The film was marketed and distributed globally by Aron Govil Productions Inc. The cast includes Brian Cox, Sadie Frost, Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri.

<i>Beastly</i> (film) 2011 American film

Beastly is a 2011 American romantic fantasy drama film loosely based on Alex Flinn's 2007 novel of the same name. It is a retelling of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast and is set in modern-day New York City. The film was written and directed by Daniel Barnz and stars Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer.

<i>Endless Love</i> (2014 American film) 2014 romantic drama film by Shana Feste

Endless Love is a 2014 American romantic drama film directed by Shana Feste and co-written by Feste with Joshua Safran. A second adaptation of Scott Spencer's novel, the film stars Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde, Bruce Greenwood, Joely Richardson and Robert Patrick.

<i>Elvis & Nixon</i> 2016 American film

Elvis & Nixon is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Liza Johnson and written by Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal, and Cary Elwes. The film stars Michael Shannon as singer Elvis Presley and Kevin Spacey as President Richard Nixon, and focuses on the December 21, 1970, meeting between the two men at the White House. The film also stars Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Colin Hanks, and Evan Peters. The film was released on April 22, 2016, by Amazon Studios and Bleecker Street.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlotte Hope</span> English actress

Charlotte Hope is an English actress. She first achieved recognition for her recurring role as Myranda in the third through fifth seasons of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2013–2016). Hope gained further prominence in the lead role of Catherine of Aragon on the Starz historical drama series The Spanish Princess (2019–2020). In 2020, she appeared as a series regular on the second season of the ITV thriller Bancroft and the Netflix biographical drama The English Game. Hope headlined the Showmax true crime series Catch Me a Killer as forensic psychologist Micki Pistorius in 2024.

<i>Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie</i> 2016 film by Mandie Fletcher

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is a 2016 comedy film directed by Mandie Fletcher, written by Jennifer Saunders and based on the television series Absolutely Fabulous. It stars Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks, reprising their roles from the series. The film finds the drug-addicted, alcoholic PR agent Edina Monsoon and her best friend/codependent Patsy Stone on the run from the authorities after it is suspected they killed supermodel Kate Moss. The film serves as a de facto series finale for the show.

<i>Kingsman: The Golden Circle</i> 2017 film by Matthew Vaughn

Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a 2017 spy action comedy film directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Jane Goldman and Vaughn. Based on the Millarworld comic book series The Secret Service by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, in-turn based on a concept by Millar and Vaughn, the film is the sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and the second installment in the Kingsman film series. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Sophie Cookson, Edward Holcroft, and Hanna Alström, who reprise their roles from the first film, with Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, Elton John, Channing Tatum, and Jeff Bridges joining the cast. The film follows members of Kingsman needing to team up with their American counterpart, Statesman, after the Kingsman organization is crippled and the world is held hostage by Poppy Adams and her drug cartel, "The Golden Circle".

<i>Back Roads</i> (2018 film) 2018 American film

Back Roads is a 2018 American drama film directed by Alex Pettyfer in his directorial debut. The screenplay by Tawni O'Dell and Adrian Lyne was adapted from O'Dell's bestselling novel of the same name. Starring Alex Pettyfer, Jennifer Morrison, Nicola Peltz, Robert Patrick and Juliette Lewis, the film centers on a young man living in the Pennsylvania backwoods who must care for his three younger sisters after his mother is arrested for murdering his father.

References

  1. 1 2 "The Chelsea Cowboy - One Man, Many Lives". orwodistribution.com. 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Andreas Wiseman (15 September 2021). "'The Chelsea Cowboy': Charlotte Hope, Plan B, Charlie Creed-Miles, Sadie Frost Among Cast To Join Alex Pettyfer Pic Ahead Of Shoot". yahoo.com.
  3. Nathalie Tomada (27 August 2021). "Lovi plays British blues diva in The Chelsea Cowboy". philstar.com/.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "The Chelsea Cowboy". radiotimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Penningtons Manches Cooper Advises Heracles Productions Limited on the Acquisition of Full-Length Feature Film 'The Chelsea Cowboy' From Life Begins Film Limited". penningtonslaw.com. 9 November 2022.