JONNY LEE MILLER IN THE ESCAPIST


 

 


Jonny Seeks Revenge 24/04/2001

Jonny Lee Miller has just begun shooting a feature film in Ireland that reunites him with Regeneration director Gilles Mackinnon. The Escapist, which also stars Jodhi May and Gary Lewis (last seen in Billy Elliot) features Miller as Denis - a victim who changes his life in order to avenge the brutal death of his pregnant wife. When the man responsible is jailed - Denis has to transform himself into a master escapist in order to break into the high security prison to kill him. The production will be shooting for the next couple of months in Ireland, in and around Dublin and Dalkey. View this article here

Leon Forde in London March 09, 2001

UGC International has boarded Gillies Mackinnon’s The Escapist as worldwide sales agent.The film, currently in pre-production prior to shooting later this month, tells the story of a man who reinvents himself as a ruthless criminal so that he can get incarcerated in the same prison as the man who killed his wife, in order to seek revenge.Starring Jonny Lee Miller, whose credits include Trainspotting and Plunkett And Macleane, the film is produced by Sky Pictures. Director Mackinnon’s credits include Small Faces and Hideous Kinky. The Escapist is produced by Jolyon Symonds, and co-produced by Peter MacAleese. The screenplay is written by Nick Perry and Eitan Arrusi. Delivery is set for winter this year.  


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