tMF FAST FORWARD: Is Heartless Jim Sturgess next most important film?

Jim Sturgess was so amazing in Fifty Dead Men Walking, I would watch any film that include Sturgess in the cast without having to bother with what the movie is all about. The guy is not only a talented actor, he is also an awesome singer.

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JSO - JimSturgessOnline just posted several articles that put the spotlight on Sturgess' next most important film - Heartless, and I quote:

Just announced, Heartless, starring Jim Sturgess, will make it’s world premiere atLondon’s annual Frightfest which takes placefrom August 27 - 31 at Empire Auditorium. The horror film festival has a Heartless webpagewith all the details, as well as a description and some additional images from the film.

And there’s more. For the first time ever in FrightFest’s history, we will be hosting a live music gig. Jim Sturgess, the headliner of Philip Ridley’s astonishing HEARTLESS, (and star of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, 50 DEAD MEN WALKING, THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL and 21) will be performing a selection of songs from the movie [ read more ]

You can also browse more production stills of the movie here.

From the FrightFest website:

We’ve been waiting for a new movie from visionary artist Philip Ridley since THE PASSION OF DARKLY NOON in 1995. Now, finally, THE REFLECTING SKIN director returns to the celluloid dream world. HEARTLESS is the menacing and magical tale of Jamie (ACROSS THE UNIVERSE star Jim Sturgess) born with a heart-shaped birthmark on his face. Shunned by those who find him repulsive, the photographer’s son lives in a part of London’s East End notorious for gang violence. When his mother is viciously murdered, the media reports it’s by a hoodie wearing a devil mask. But Jamie soon realizes the thugs aren’t wearing disguises at all; they really are demons and hell on earth is beginning to plague the capital city. Yet all is not what it seems in enfant terrible Ridley’s unique horror fantasy landscape ingeniously informed by the current climate of fear running through every strata of modern society.