Ironclad
Directed by Jonathan English
Starring James Purefoy, Paul Giamatti, Kate Mara, Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi, Vladmir Kulich, Charles Dance, Jason Flemyng, Mackenzie Crook, Aneurin Barnard, Jamie Foreman
Release Date: June 8th, 2011
The name Jonathan English may not mean jack squat to you now, but after you see his latest film, Ironclad, you'll remember it for goddamn sure. English is the writer (with Erick Kastel and Stephen McDool) and director of this latest entry in the medieval action genre that has gotten a major adrenaline fix recently with the success of the HBO series A Game of Thrones and the literal onslaught of blood and steel battle epics like Neil Marshall's Centurion and Christopher Smith's Black Death.
Armed with a tight script, a fantastic cast ready to chew scenery and kick ass, and buckets of blood and severed limbs, English saddles up to take on that hoariest of...
Directed by Jonathan English
Starring James Purefoy, Paul Giamatti, Kate Mara, Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi, Vladmir Kulich, Charles Dance, Jason Flemyng, Mackenzie Crook, Aneurin Barnard, Jamie Foreman
Release Date: June 8th, 2011
The name Jonathan English may not mean jack squat to you now, but after you see his latest film, Ironclad, you'll remember it for goddamn sure. English is the writer (with Erick Kastel and Stephen McDool) and director of this latest entry in the medieval action genre that has gotten a major adrenaline fix recently with the success of the HBO series A Game of Thrones and the literal onslaught of blood and steel battle epics like Neil Marshall's Centurion and Christopher Smith's Black Death.
Armed with a tight script, a fantastic cast ready to chew scenery and kick ass, and buckets of blood and severed limbs, English saddles up to take on that hoariest of...
- 8/13/2011
- by Robert Morgan
- Geeks of Doom
Year: 2011
Director: Jonathan English
Writer: Jonathan English, Erick Kastel, Stephen McDool
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Marina Antunes
Rating: 5 out of 10
When you've been waiting for a movie as long as we've been waiting for Ironclad, things are never going to end well. There's usually a feeling of heightened expectation for something great, especially when the trailers are as full of bloody awesomeness as these were. We should have known. The fact it only had a limited release regardless of the great cast should have been a warning sign for all of us. But Ironclad isn't just at the mercy of heightened expectation not being met . it's a seriously flawed film, something which is particularly baffling considering it follows the straight forward plotting of a siege.
Based on the historical siege of Rochester castle, Ironclad stars Paul Giamatti as King John. Forced to sign the Magna Carta, John hires...
Director: Jonathan English
Writer: Jonathan English, Erick Kastel, Stephen McDool
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Marina Antunes
Rating: 5 out of 10
When you've been waiting for a movie as long as we've been waiting for Ironclad, things are never going to end well. There's usually a feeling of heightened expectation for something great, especially when the trailers are as full of bloody awesomeness as these were. We should have known. The fact it only had a limited release regardless of the great cast should have been a warning sign for all of us. But Ironclad isn't just at the mercy of heightened expectation not being met . it's a seriously flawed film, something which is particularly baffling considering it follows the straight forward plotting of a siege.
Based on the historical siege of Rochester castle, Ironclad stars Paul Giamatti as King John. Forced to sign the Magna Carta, John hires...
- 8/2/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Sneak Peek a new poster supporting the $25 million, Wales-lensed action feature "Ironclad", directed by Jonathan English.
Written by English and Erick Kastel, based on a screenplay by Stephen McDool, cast includes Paul Giamatti, James Purefoy, Brian Cox, Mackenzie Crook, Jason Flemying, Derek Jacobi and Kate Mara :
"...A 'Templar' knight and a ragtag group of warriors hold out for months against the hard-fought siege of 'Rochester Castle' in the thirteenth century. Set in the time of King John's signing of the 'Magna Carta' treaty, the group struggles against the King to defend the freedom of their country..."
"Ironclad" will be released in North America June 2011.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Ironclad"...
Written by English and Erick Kastel, based on a screenplay by Stephen McDool, cast includes Paul Giamatti, James Purefoy, Brian Cox, Mackenzie Crook, Jason Flemying, Derek Jacobi and Kate Mara :
"...A 'Templar' knight and a ragtag group of warriors hold out for months against the hard-fought siege of 'Rochester Castle' in the thirteenth century. Set in the time of King John's signing of the 'Magna Carta' treaty, the group struggles against the King to defend the freedom of their country..."
"Ironclad" will be released in North America June 2011.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Ironclad"...
- 5/8/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The folks at Warner Bros have just set us seven new images from Ironclad, the third feature from director Jonathan English, from a script written by himself, Erick Kastel and Stephen McDool, stars Paul Giamatti, James Purefoy, Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi, Kate Mara, Jason Flemyng, Jamie Foreman and Aneurin Barnard.
The year is 1215. King John (Giamatti) has been forced to sign the Magna Carta, a document that will ensure the freedom of men and form the basis of common law in England. Furious at having been forced to sign it, King John raises a vicious mercenary army and begins a rampage across the country to regain total power. But as the King’s army is on the brink of reaching London and taking back control of the country, one last castle stands between him and inevitable victory: Rochester.
Gathered together by Baron Albany (Cox), a small band of rebel warriors...
The year is 1215. King John (Giamatti) has been forced to sign the Magna Carta, a document that will ensure the freedom of men and form the basis of common law in England. Furious at having been forced to sign it, King John raises a vicious mercenary army and begins a rampage across the country to regain total power. But as the King’s army is on the brink of reaching London and taking back control of the country, one last castle stands between him and inevitable victory: Rochester.
Gathered together by Baron Albany (Cox), a small band of rebel warriors...
- 2/17/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Warner Bros. have just sent us this new fantastic gallery of images from their new movie. Ironclad. We were lucky enough to interview James Purfoy for the movie yesterday and that should be going up on the site in the coming days.
Ironclad is out in the UK on March 4th; it is a bloody medieval action film starring Brian Cox (Bourne Supremacy), Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version and Shoot Em Up), James Purefoy (Resident Evil), Mackenzie Crook (Pirates), Charles Dance (Gosford Park), Jason Flemyng (Kick Ass and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and Iron Man 2’s Kate Mara to name a couple.
Synopsis: Travelling back to the dark, brutal past of 13-century England, Ironclad plunges us headlong into one of the most violent, pivotal moments in English medieval history – when a few good men fought against insurmountable odds to defend their country from a megalomaniac, blood-drunk king.
Ironclad is out in the UK on March 4th; it is a bloody medieval action film starring Brian Cox (Bourne Supremacy), Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version and Shoot Em Up), James Purefoy (Resident Evil), Mackenzie Crook (Pirates), Charles Dance (Gosford Park), Jason Flemyng (Kick Ass and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and Iron Man 2’s Kate Mara to name a couple.
Synopsis: Travelling back to the dark, brutal past of 13-century England, Ironclad plunges us headlong into one of the most violent, pivotal moments in English medieval history – when a few good men fought against insurmountable odds to defend their country from a megalomaniac, blood-drunk king.
- 2/17/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Arc Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the ContentFilm International medieval action thriller Ironclad. Arc made the deal in collaboration with Barry Gordon's XLrator Media, and will release the film theatrically in June. Directed by Jonathan English, the film is the true story of a motley crew of battle-hardened warriors who go to war to defend their country's freedom. Rome's James Purefoy, Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi, Kate Mara, Paul Giamatti and Jason Flemyng star with Jamie Foreman, Aneurin Barnar, Mackenzie Crook, Vladimir Kulich and Charles Dance. English wrote the script with Erick Kastel and Stephen McDool, and Mythic International Entertainment's Rick Benattar, Andrew Curtis and English produced it. "The partnership between Arc Entertainment and XLator is the perfect team to distribute Ironclad," said ContentFilm's Jamie Carmichael. ContentFilm most recently generated the Ian Palmer-directed documentary Knuckle that premiered at Sundance. The film, about a longstanding...
- 2/10/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
The folks at Warner Bros have just set us the new trailer for Ironclad, the third feature from director Jonathan English, from a script written by himself, Erick Kastel and Stephen McDool, stars Paul Giamatti, James Purefoy, Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi, Kate Mara, Jason Flemyng, Jamie Foreman and Aneurin Barnard.
The year is 1215. King John (Giamatti) has been forced to sign the Magna Carta, a document that will ensure the freedom of men and form the basis of common law in England. Furious at having been forced to sign it, King John raises a vicious mercenary army and begins a rampage across the country to regain total power. But as the King’s army is on the brink of reaching London and taking back control of the country, one last castle stands between him and inevitable victory: Rochester.
Gathered together by Baron Albany (Cox), a small band of rebel warriors...
The year is 1215. King John (Giamatti) has been forced to sign the Magna Carta, a document that will ensure the freedom of men and form the basis of common law in England. Furious at having been forced to sign it, King John raises a vicious mercenary army and begins a rampage across the country to regain total power. But as the King’s army is on the brink of reaching London and taking back control of the country, one last castle stands between him and inevitable victory: Rochester.
Gathered together by Baron Albany (Cox), a small band of rebel warriors...
- 2/3/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Warner Bros. have just sent us the very first trailer for new movie, Ironclad which stars Paul Giamatti, James Purefoy, Brian Cox, SDerek Jacobi, Kate Mara, Jason Flemyng, Jamie Foreman and introduced new actor Aneurin Barnard.
This trailer delivers everything I wanted it to and Giamatti looks fabulous!!
Ironclad recounts one of the most violent, pivotal moments in English medieval history – when a few good men fought against insurmountable odds to defend their country from a megalomaniac, blood-drunk king. Torn from the pages of history, the devastating battle for the castle of Rochester is a true story of honour, action and excitement. There will be blood.
The year is 1215. King John (Paul Giamatti) has been forced to sign the Magna Carta, a document that will ensure the freedom of men and form the basis of common law in England. Furious at having been forced to sign it, King John raises...
This trailer delivers everything I wanted it to and Giamatti looks fabulous!!
Ironclad recounts one of the most violent, pivotal moments in English medieval history – when a few good men fought against insurmountable odds to defend their country from a megalomaniac, blood-drunk king. Torn from the pages of history, the devastating battle for the castle of Rochester is a true story of honour, action and excitement. There will be blood.
The year is 1215. King John (Paul Giamatti) has been forced to sign the Magna Carta, a document that will ensure the freedom of men and form the basis of common law in England. Furious at having been forced to sign it, King John raises...
- 2/1/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sneak Peek "Ironclad", the upcoming UK/Us feature, directed by Jonathan English.
Written by English and Erick Kastel, based on a screenplay by Stephen McDool, cast includes Paul Giamatti as 'King John', James Purefoy as 'Marshall', Mackenzie Crook as 'Mark', Jason Flemying as 'Beckett', Derek Jacobi as 'Cornhill' and Kate Mara as 'Lady Isabel', chronicling the siege of 'Rochester Castle' by King John in the year 1215.
Principal photography for the feature started at Dragon International Film Studios near the village Llanharan in Wales, October 9, 2009.
A replica of Rochester Castle was built on the studio complex, with producer Rick Benattar looking to make the film as historically accurate as possible, by "...letting viewers experience the battle as if they were there", meaning in your face mayhem and decapitations.
"Ironclad" is noted as the largest independent production lensed in Wales, produced on a budget of $25 million.
"...A 'Templar' knight and a ragtag...
Written by English and Erick Kastel, based on a screenplay by Stephen McDool, cast includes Paul Giamatti as 'King John', James Purefoy as 'Marshall', Mackenzie Crook as 'Mark', Jason Flemying as 'Beckett', Derek Jacobi as 'Cornhill' and Kate Mara as 'Lady Isabel', chronicling the siege of 'Rochester Castle' by King John in the year 1215.
Principal photography for the feature started at Dragon International Film Studios near the village Llanharan in Wales, October 9, 2009.
A replica of Rochester Castle was built on the studio complex, with producer Rick Benattar looking to make the film as historically accurate as possible, by "...letting viewers experience the battle as if they were there", meaning in your face mayhem and decapitations.
"Ironclad" is noted as the largest independent production lensed in Wales, produced on a budget of $25 million.
"...A 'Templar' knight and a ragtag...
- 10/11/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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