Brand New-U

Brand New-U
Directed bySimon Pummell[1]
Written bySimon Pummell
Produced byJanine Marmot
Conor Barry
John Keville
Reinier Selen
StarringLachlan Nieboer
Nora-Jane Noone
Edited byTim Roza[2]
Music byRoger Goula Sarda[2]
Production
companies
Hot Property Films
Savage Productions
Rinkel Film
Finite Films
Illuminations Films
Distributed byThe Match Factory
Release date
  • 20 June 2015 (2015-06-20) (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
Running time
100 minutes[3]
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Ireland
Netherlands
LanguageEnglish

Brand New-U (also known as Identicals in the United States) is a 2015 science fiction, thriller film written and directed by Simon Pummell and produced by Janine Marmot.[4] It stars Lachlan Nieboer and Nora-Jane Noone.[5]

Cast

  • Lachlan Nieboer as Slater
  • Nora-Jane Noone as Nadia
  • Nick Blood as Johan
  • Tony Way as Gun Dealer / Santa
  • Robert Wilfort as Surgeon Two 'Peter'
  • Jacinta Mulcahy as Abigail
  • Tim Ahern as The Founder
  • Anthony Cozens as Friend One
  • Andrew Buckley as Friend Two
  • Tim Faraday as Finder (voice)
  • Sukie Smith as Waitress 'Sarah'
  • Clare Monnelly as Worker
  • Phelim Kelly as Shopper
  • Martin Richardson as Santa 2 / Slater's Body Double
  • Michelle Asante as Manager
  • David Michael Scott as Brand New-U Raider Driver
  • Jamael Westman as Brand New-U Hood Kemal

Production

Pre-production

Brand New-U is bankrolled by the BFI Film Fund, Irish Film Board, Netherlands Film Fund and Finite Films.[6] The film made the official selection for the Rotterdam Lab and is a multi platform, transmedia project featuring urban projection, geo- specific augmented reality, and online media.[7]

Casting

In March 2013, Lachlan Nieboer and Nora-Jane Noone were cast as the two leads playing Slater and Nadia respectively.[6]

Filming

Principal photography started on 1 April 2013 for four weeks in London, England and Dublin, Ireland.[1][6]

Marketing

Two pictures were released on 10 May 2013 via Total Film.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Ian Sandwell (3 April 2013). "Brand New-U starts shoot". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Film British Council Team. "Synopsis". film.britishcouncil.org. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ^ Hot Property Films. "Brand New-U". hotpropertyfilms.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ Brand New-U/. "Brand New-U/". brandnew-u.com/. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. ^ Simon Pummell. "Simon Pummell". pummell.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ a b c Stuart Kemp (4 April 2013). "Lachlan Nieboer, Nora-Jane Noone Cast In Simon Pummell's 'Brand New-U'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  7. ^ Finite Films and TV Team. "Brand New U (2014)". finitefilmsandtv.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  8. ^ Total Film (10 May 2013). "Exclusive Brand Newi-U Pictures". gamesradar.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.