There’s no such thing as coincidence…
Release Date: Autumn 2012 Running Time: 100 minutes Certificate: TBC
British TV heart-throb, Matt Di’Angelo, who has had roles in BBC shows Eastenders, Hustle and Strictly Come Dancing has been cast in the lead role for new British crime thriller, Two Days in the Smoke, due to release this Autumn.
The talented small screen star will play the role of Brad, a struggling city lawyer whose life goes into turmoil following a conversation he overhears about a drug deal. The film also charts his journey to becoming a hopeful romantic, as he falls in love with a prostitute called Jodie, played by the film’s leading lady, Lili Bordán (Silent Witness, Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome). Ultimately, what unfolds is a race against time as Brad and everyone he comes into contact with find their lives – and destinies – have become inextricably interlinked.
Talking about the new project, Matt said: “I’ve done lots of TV but I was compelled to take on the role of Brad when I read the script for the first time because I’ve always wanted to play a romantic lead. I get a lot of film offers but what’s great about this film is that it’s not just another typical gangster movie, it allows me to be versatile as an actor because there are action packed fight scenes but also an emotional love story attached to my character.”
Having come a long way since playing the part of teenager Deano Wickes in Eastenders, let’s hope Matt’s role as Brad becomes the breakthrough character he has been patiently waiting for.
Directed by Ben Pickering and produced by Slate4Films, the film is a modern take on the British crime thriller – a story of London’s criminal underworld, with a romantic twist and moments of black comedy for good measure.
The film also includes powerful performances from a number of familiar faces, who have starred in some of the most successful gangster flicks. Stephen Marcus (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, My Beautiful Launderette) plays old time villain Ben, while his partner in crime Darren Ripley (Wilderness, Gatekeeper) plays new kid on the block, Phil. Both work for big time gangster Jack, played by the legendary actor Alan Ford (Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrel, Chaplin, Exorcist: The Beginning) while Velibor Topic (Kingdom of Heaven, Snatch, Robin Hood, The Saint) takes on the role of the cruel tempered Eastern European pimp, Dmitri.
From city workers and barristers to prostitutes, hit men, gangsters, actors, salesmen and nuns, Two Days in the Smoke touches on the lives of an eclectic mix of characters living in modern day British society. Set against the topical backdrop of the global financial meltdown and last year’s riots in London, it aims to highlight the chasm between the haves, the hads and the never hads.
The film features sequences on Tower Bridge, Covent Garden, St Pancras International Train Station, as well as Ealing, Kennington and Canterbury. Best described as cross between Pretty Woman and Gangster No 1, Two Days in the Smoke is essentially about destiny and fate, hopes and dreams and the constant presence of coincidence and serendipity in all of our lives.
Supporting cast include Ricky Groves (Eastenders) as Sweeney, former member of girl group Bewitched, Lindsay Armaou, as Georgina, and Funda Önal (Made in Chelsea) as Josephine. First time director Ben Pickering also introduces rising stars Christian Brassington (Easy Virtue, Elizabeth: The Golden Age) as Tom, Anna Passey as Sasha and Jeff Leach as Dean.
Follow the twitter action on set @2DaysInTheSmoke and photos here facebook/2daysinthesmoke
The stars are also tweeting here @matt_diangelo and @lilibordan
We love nuns in a gangster movie so we’ll let you know more when we have it…
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