Daniel Radcliffe Plans a Prison Break in Trailer For ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA
Momentum Pictures has released a new trailer for an upcoming thriller titled Escape from Pretoria, which stars Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, Guns Akimbo, Miracle Workers) and Daniel Webber (The Punisher, The Dirt). It looks like an incredibly thrilling film!
The film tells the true story of Tim Jenkin (Radcliffe) and Stephen Lee (Webber), “young, white South Africans branded ‘terrorists’, and imprisoned in 1978 for working covert operations for Nelson Mandela’s banned ANC. Incarcerated in Pretoria Maximum Security Prison, they decide to send the apartheid regime a clear message and escape! With breath-taking ingenuity, meticulous surveillance, and wooden keys crafted for 10 steel doors, they make a bid for freedom. Beyond a thrilling will-they-won’t-they-escape, this is the story of an oppressed majority’s struggle and two ordinary men who stood up to be counted in the pursuit of equality for all.”
I’ve been enjoying these crazy films that Radcliffe has been making since he wrapped up Harry Potter. The guy is obviously just taking projects that he knows he’s going to have a fun time making. The guy is already set for life with the money he makes from Harry Potter, so he can pretty much do whatever he wants.
This movie is based on Tim Jenkin’s autobiography, Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Prison, and it also stars Ian Hart (The Last Kingdom), Mark Leonard Winter (The Dressmaker), and Nathan Page (Underbelly).
The movie was directed by Francis Annan (The Longest Drive) who co-wrote the screenplay with L.H. Adams. It will be released on March 6th.