‘Borderland’: Sky Begins Production In Glasgow On Film From ‘Top Boy’ Creator
Sky has begun production in Glasgow on ‘Borderland’, a revenge-filled action thriller movie written by ‘Top Boy’ creator Ronan Bennett and The Guard Brothers.
When a border ambush goes wrong, a retired Irish paramilitary (Colin Morgan) witnesses the fatal shooting of his pregnant wife by an SAS officer (Aml Ameen). After outwitting the SAS, now wounded, and presumed dead, he escapes, taking his revenge to the dark and paranoid streets of 1970’s London. Raw and suspenseful, Borderland is an adrenaline-fueled thriller that will leave audiences weighing up the true cost of revenge.
“I’m hugely excited to watch Borderland move from script to screen as it starts production in Glasgow,” said Julia Stuart, Director of Original Films at Sky. “Packed with action, Borderland promises to keep you on the edge of your seat and I’m truly looking forward to bringing this tale of love, loss and revenge to Sky Cinema in 2022.”
Borderland stars Aml Ameen (‘I May Destroy You’) and Colin Morgan (‘Belfast’, ‘Humans’) lead an ensemble cast featuring Felicity Jones (‘Rogue One’), Mark Strong (‘1917’), Sophia Brown (‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’) and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (‘Avengers: Endgame’).
“The best ones take time. Ronan wrote the first draft of Borderland in 2012 and here we are,” said Chris Coen, Producer, Upper Street. “I’m beyond excited to be in filming Glasgow along with my producing partners realising, The Guard Brother’s thrilling vision with an unbelievable cast and crew.”
Borderland is directed by Tom and Charles Guard (‘The Uninvited’), written by Ronan Bennett (‘Top Boy’) and The Guard Brothers. Borderland is an Upper Street, Stylopic, A Piecrust and Highland Midgie Production, produced by Chris Coen, Brian Coffey, Rebecca Brown and Thorsten Schumacher and executive produced by Julia Stuart and Laura Grange at Sky and Norman Merry and Peter Hampden at LipSync.
“Borderland is a vengeance fuelled chase movie, fusing pulse ticking action with a powerful message for our times,” add Tom and Charles Guard, Directors of Borderland. “We’re excited to be bringing this film to life on the streets of Glasgow and feel very lucky to have assembled an incredible cast and a formidable crew.”
‘Borderland’ will be available in all Sky markets including UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2022. Borderland is also due to have a theatrical release in non-Sky markets.
