High-Rise is promising to be one of the British movies not to miss this year as Ben Wheatley makes a welcome return to the director's chair.
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Wheatley has already made a splash with movies such as Kill List and Sightseers and High-Rise is his first feature film since A Field in England back in 2013 - almost three years on, it is great to have this filmmaker back.
We have already been treated to one great piece of artwork for the film, and now we have another teaser poster to whet our appetite.
High-Rise is a big screen adaptation of the novel by J.G. Ballard and sees Tom Hiddleston take on the central role of Dr. Robert Laing; the movie will mark the first time that the popular actor has teamed up with the filmmaker.
A wonderful cast has been assembled as Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy, and Keeley Hawes are just some of the great names to star alongside Hiddleston.
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building's residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly.
As he struggles to establish his position, Laing's good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later, as he sits on his balcony eating the architect's dog, does Dr. Robert Laing finally feel at home.
High Rise is released 18th March.
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