Trailer and poster revealed for Sky original film TWIST, coming in early 2021 to Sky Cinema

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STARRING:

Sir Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora, Franz Drameh, Sophie Simnett, David Walliams, Noel Clarke and introducing Raff Law in the title role.

DIRECTED BY:

Martin Owen

Twist, a Sky original, is a Dickens’ classic brought thrillingly up to date in the teeming heartland of modern London, where a group of street smart young hustlers plan the heist of the century for the ultimate payday.

The film features an all-star British cast including two-time Academy Award winner Sir Michael Caine (The Dark Knight) as Fagin, Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) as Sikes, Rita Ora (50 Shades of Grey trilogy) plays Dodge, Franz Drameh (Legends of Tomorrow) as Batesey, Sophie Simnett (Daybreak) as Red and introducing Raff Law in the title role of Twist.

Twist, directed by Martin Owen (The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud) also stars David Walliams (After Ever After) and Noel Clarke (Bulletproof). The film is produced by Unstoppable Film and TV, Pure Grass Films, FAE Film and Television, and is co-produced by Sky and Red Bull Media House. Twist is written by John Wrathall (The Liability) and Sally Collett. Producers are Matt Williams, Ben Grass, Jason Maza and Noel Clarke.

For further information please contact:

Matty O’Riordan / Monique Reid / Brodie Walker

Tel: + 44 20 7292 8330

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Notes to Editors

About Sky

With 24 million customers across six countries, Sky is Europe’s leading media and entertainment company and is proud to be part of the Comcast group. Our 32,000 employees help connect our customers to the very best entertainment, sports, news, arts and to our own local, original content.

Following the success of Sky originals like Chernobyl, we plan to double our investment in original content by 2024. We’re also developing a new TV and movie studio, Sky Studios Elstree, which is expected to lead to the creation of over 2,000 new jobs and generate an additional £3 billion of production investment in UK creative sector in the first five years alone.

Our technology allows Sky customers to watch what they want, when they want, how they want and connects millions of people to content they love. And our online streaming service, NOW TV, brings viewers all the enjoyment of Sky with the flexibility of a contract-free service.

We also believe that a company of our scale has a responsibility that goes beyond our business, and into the community. We recently announced a series of commitments to help tackle racial injustice and improve diversity and inclusion. To ensure the commitments are delivered, Sky will invest £10million per year across its markets for each of the next three years. We’re committed to being Europe’s first net zero carbon entertainment company by 2030 – two decades before we have to – and we’re an inclusive employer recognised by The Times and Stonewall for our commitment to diversity.

About Unstoppable Film and TV

Unstoppable Film and Television are an exciting and ambitious production company based in London, UK, founded by Noel Clarke and Jason Maza. Having built up an incredible track record in features, working mostly with incredibly fresh, exciting and diverse talent, the company is now focusing on television production. Over the past few years they have been proven to be at the forefront of projects that are new and authentic, with a focus on stories that have international appeal and the potential to be incredibly cinematic.

In 2018, Unstoppable joined the All3Media group, forming Unstoppable Film & Television. 2020 has seen the release of season 2 of Sky One's hit show Bulletproof, it went on to be Sky’s biggest returning drama. As well The Drowning, a 4-part drama for Channel 5 airing early 2021. They have produced over 12 feature films, the latest being BAFTA-winner Jessica Hynes' directing debut The Fight and upcoming Sky Cinema film Twist starring Michael Caine, Lena Headey & Rita Ora.

Abut Pure Grass Films

Pure Grass are developing a range of high end television and film properties, and have previously produced award winning digital entertainment series including “Beyond the Rave”, starring Jamie Dornan (50 Shades of Grey), and “Kirill”, which won a Webby for Best Original Drama series.

CEO Ben Grass, previously headed Sony Pictures Digital Division in Europe and prior to that was Senior Advisor, Corporate Strategy at the BBC. Ben studied Modern History at Oxford and did an MBA at INSEAD in France. Pure Grass is partly owned by Christophe Charlier, former Chairman of the Brooklyn Nets NBA Basketball team, and advisors include Damian Lewis (Homeland; Billions).

About FAE Film & Television Limited

Founded by Entrepreneur Jonathan Willis, Producer Matt Williams and Brit hotshot writer/Director Martin Owen, FAE Film & Television is one of the UK’s most prolific independent film production companies, producing over a dozen movies in 3 years including BAFTA award winning The Machine, Killers Anonymous starring Gary Oldman and Jessica Alba, together with award- winning West End theatrical productions such as The Railway Children as well as Guys and Dolls.

About Red Bull Media House

Red Bull Media House is an award-winning, globally distributed multi-platform media company on a mission to inspire with “beyond the ordinary” stories - both direct-to-consumer and through partnerships. With a focus on sports, culture and lifestyle content, Red Bull Media House offers a wide range of premium media products across TV, mobile, digital, audio, and print. Red Bull Media House produces and licenses a broad selection of global live broadcast events, compelling and inspirational local storytelling with original short and long-form programming as well as feature films from around the world.