Tinsel Town (film) Last updated December 07, 2025 Upcoming Christmas film
Tinsel Town Release poster
Directed by Chris Foggin Screenplay by Piers AshworthAdam Brown Produced by Pascal Degove Starring Cinematography David Mackie Edited by Mark Thornton Music by Production
Future Artists Entertainment
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28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 ) 5 December 2025 (2025-12-05 ) Running time
94 minutes [ 1] Country United Kingdom Language English
Tinsel Town christmas comedy film directed by Chris Foggin and starring Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson . Finding himself typecast and blacklisted , Hollywood actor Bradley Mac (Kiefer Sutherland ) resorts to doing theatre work in England only to discover it involves appearing in a small town panto of Cinderella .
Plot With his career as a Hollywood action star faltering, Bradley Mack finds himself typecast and blacklisted , leaving him without any potential roles. His agent has him fly to England for stage work, but instead of finding serious roles in a West End theatre , stunned Bradley discovers he has been cast as Buttons in a small town production of the panto Cinderella .
Cast David Shaw Parker as Alf the Director Adan Osborne as Radio DJ Alice Eve as Grace Alicia Ambrose Bayley as Rita Andrew Pollard as Stoneford Mayor Andromeda Godfrey as Female Fan Asim Chaudhry as Danny Barbara Ashworth as Hilda Bel Odowa as Stallholder Colin Griff King as Judge Craig Cheetham as Headteacher Danny Dyer as Kieran Derek Jacobi as Albert Dominic G Britton as Jonty Doreen Jackson as Jean Eden Hamilton as Bella Frank as Sean Grogan Matthew Connell as Heckler Isabelle Fairham as Bartender Jaimi Barbakoff as Sukie James Lance as Spencer Jason Manford as David Jennifer Biddall as Damsell in Distress Jolene Rapino as Air Steward Kandy Rohmann as Set Runner Katherine Ryan as Agent Kiefer Sutherland as Bradley Mack [ 2] Lee Otway as Policeman Lucien Laviscount as Callum Luke Carroll as Bert Maria Friedman as Brenda Matilda Firth as Emma Mawaan Rizwan as Nigel Meera Syal as Cassandra Ray Fearon as Russell Rebel Wilson as Jill [ 2] Savannah Lee Smith as Izzy Simon Kane as Magistrate Tahir Shah as Court Clerk Theodora Williams as Cara Winston Branche as Panicked Cop Zenobia Williams as Sweet Little Girl Production The film is directed by Chris Foggin and Piers Ashworth, Adam Brown, and Frazer Flintham wrote the screenplay. [ 3] The film is choreographed by Adam Crossley. It is produced by Future Artists Entertainment. The cast is led by Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson . [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] In February 2025, Derek Jacobi , Mawaan Rizwan , Meera Syal , Danny Dyer , Alice Eve , Jason Manford , Katherine Ryan , James Lance and Lucien Laviscount joined the cast. [ 7] [ 8]
Principal photography took place in Yorkshire in January 2025. Filming locations include:
The bowling green at Knaresborough Castle as the Christmas Fair Cricketer's Arms, Horbury as the interior of the public house Dewsbury Town Hall as the interior of the courthouse Gallons Steps, Knaresborough as the Santa Run start Green Dragon Yard, Knaresborough as the site of the burglary High Bridge, Knaresborough as the location of the "Welcome to Stoneford" sign House on Kirkgate, Knaresborough as Jill's house House on Park Parade, Harrogate as Grace's house House on Waterside, Knaresborough as Albert's house House on Waterside, Knaresborough as the Savoy Guesthouse Knaresborough House as Stoneford Magistrates Court Muddy Boots Cafe, at the village hall in Harewood , as the cafe Route 59 Cafe, on the A59 near Skipton , as the service station Theatre Royal, Wakefield , as the auditorium of the theatre Wetherby Town Hall as the exterior of the theatre Versa Studios , in Leeds, for other interiors of the theatre Release The film was first released in the United States in theaters and VOD on 28 November 2025, [ 9] and will be released on Sky Cinema in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2025. [ 10]
See also A Bunch of Amateurs – follows a similar premise involving a Hollywood star appearing in a theatre production they were not expectingReferences 1 2 "Tinsel Town (12A)" . British Board of Film Classification . November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025 . 1 2 Ntim, Zac (February 7, 2025). "Kiefer Sutherland & Rebel Wilson Set For Sky Original 'Tinsel Town' — EFM" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025 . ↑ Singh, Sartaj (December 4, 2024). "Kiefer Sutherland to Star in Chris Foggin's 'A Proper English Christmas' Next" . The Cinemaholic . Retrieved January 31, 2025 . ↑ Port, Samuel (January 30, 2025). "Hollywood legend Kiefer Sutherland 'shooting Christmas film' in quaint Yorkshire town" . Examiner Live . Retrieved January 31, 2025 . ↑ "Film star Kiefer Sutherland spotted in Knaresborough" . Yourgarrogate . January 29, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025 . ↑ Ritman, Alex (February 7, 2025). "Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson to Star in Sky Christmas Comedy 'Tinsel Town' . Variety . Retrieved February 7, 2025 . ↑ Ritman, Alex (February 14, 2025). "Derek Jacobi, Mawaan Rizwan, Meera Syal, Danny Dyer, Alice Eve and Lucien Laviscount Among Bumper Lineup Joining Sky Christmas Comedy 'Tinsel Town' (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved February 14, 2025 . ↑ Richardson, Jay (February 14, 2025). "Katherine Ryan, Jason Manford and Meera Syal join Sky's Tinsel Town" . Comedy.co.uk . ↑ Popternative (November 3, 2025). "Trailer: Kiefer Sutherland & Rebel Wilson Play Father & Daughter in the Christmas Comedy 'Tinsel Town' . Popternative . Retrieved November 25, 2025 . ↑ Raisbeck, Alex. "Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson in first look at new movie Tinsel Town | Radio Times" . www.radiotimes.com . Retrieved November 3, 2025 . This page is based on this
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