PREVIEW: Locked Down (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Anne Hathaway (The Hustle), Chiwetel Ejiofor (The Old Guard), Stephen Merchant (Logan), Mindy Kaling (Late Night), Lucy Boynton (Sing Street), Dulé Hill (Men of Honour), Jazmyn Simon (Acrimony), Ben Stiller (Zoolander), Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast), Mark Gatiss (Christopher Robin), Claes Bang (The Square), Sam Spruell (Legend), Frances Ruffelle (The Road to Ithaca), Katie Leung (The Foreigner)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow), director; Steven Knight (Locke), writer; Michael Lesslie (Citizen K), P.J. van Sandwijk (American Dharma) and Alison Winter (The Wall), producers; John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon), composer; Remi Adefarasin (Elizabeth: The Golden Age), cinematographer; Saar Klein (Almost Famous), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Linda (Hathaway) and Paxton (Ejiofor) are a married couple living together in London during the COVID-19 lockdown. In an attempt to both save their relationship and do something meaningful with their lives, they plot to steal a £3 million diamond from an empty Harrods store…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

By far the starriest COVID-sploitation movie to date, Locked Down features a surprising ensemble of actors including Oscar-winners Anne Hathaway and Ben Kingsley who filmed their roles during last year’s initial lockdown, including the rare opportunity to film inside the actual Harrods for certain sequences.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

THURSDAY 11TH MARCH 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

RENT/BUY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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