Commercials/video filmmaker Ron Scalpello is breaking into feature filmmaking by reverting back to early 1980’s London. To be more specific, it will be the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana 1981 with the backdrop of The Clash, The Undertones and The Jam, with the Brixton Riots fueling up the storyline. Screen Daily reports that Optimum Releasing is setting up shop for Here Comes The Summer in London for a September shoot with Jason Newmark (Severance) and Alan Mckenna (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll) producing.
By the sounds of this, we are going to be speaking about this picture next year – producers told the trades that it contains the kick to the shins intensity of a La Haine and City of God. The story centers around Paul, an obsessive rude boy, who is celebrating his 18th birthday with a weekend away. When one of Paul’s friends is beaten up by local right-wing skinheads, tensions boil over. It will evoke a period of huge unrest and racial tension in inner city London and of ferment in British youth culture. We’ll be reporting on who is cast in the lead role most likely in the weeks ahead. Here is a sampling of Scalpello’s video work for Prodigy.
