STARDUST (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Johnny Flynn (Beast), Marc Maron (Joker), Jena Malone (The Neon Demon), Derek Moran (A Dark Truth), Anthony Flanagan (The Arbiter), Julian Richings (Open Range), Aaron Poole (This Beautiful City), Monica Parker (A Perfect Murder), Roanna Cocharne (Hot Property), Jorja Cadence (The Heretics), Annie Briggs (Roundabout), Ryan Blakley (Old Stock)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Gabriel Range (Death of a President), director, writer; Christopher Bell (film debut), writer; Matt Code (Mary Goes Round), Nick Taussig (McQueen) and Paul Van Carter (My Name Is Lenny), producers; Anne Nikitin (American Animals), composer; Nicholas D. Knowland (Berberian Sound Studio), cinematographer; Chris Gill (Calvary), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1971, 24-year-old David Bowie (Flynn) embarks on his first trip to America, which would eventually inspire his famous stage alter-ego Ziggy Stardust…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Musician-turned-actor Johnny Flynn inhabits the role of the iconic David Bowie in an origin tale that charts Bowie’s early career through typically outlandish stylings.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 15TH JANUARY 2021 (AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL)

 

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