Free Fire is the movie that is set to close the BFI London Film Festival 2016.
Free Fire
The London Film festival is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and it will be director Ben Wheatley who will have the honour of bringing the festival to a close.
Wheatley is one of the most exciting British directors and Free Fire come swiftly after the success of High-Rise earlier this year.
The movie sees Wheatley back in the director's chair and he has teamed up with Amy Jump to pen the film's screenplay.
Speaking after the announcement was made, the filmmaker said: "I'm very proud to be showing FREE FIRE at the BFI London Film Festival. To be the closing film is a great honour.
LFF have been fantastic in supporting the films I've made (me and an army of 100s) and I can't wait to show Free Fire to the Festival audience!"
Free Fire is Wheatley's third film to be presented at the Festival, following High-Rise (2015) which screened as Festival Gala and Sightseers (2012) which screened as Laugh Gala.
The film brings together a fantastic cast list as Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley, Jack Reynor, Michael Smiley, and Sam Riley are all on board.
Massachusetts late '70s. Justine (Larson) has brokered a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two Irishmen (Murphy & Smiley) and a gang led by Vernon (Copley) and Ord (Hammer) who are selling them a stash of guns. But when shots are fired in the handover, a heart-stopping game of survival ensues.
It has already been announced that A United Kingdom, which is directed by Amma Asante and stars Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo, will open the festival. The rest of the programme will be announced on Thursday 1st September.
The 60th BFI London Film Festival begins on Wednesday 5th October and runs until Sunday 16th October.
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