Stratton

Stratton (2017)

The enemy has a weapon. So do we.

A British Special Boat Service commando tracks down an international terrorist cell.

Date of release
2017-07-06
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (239)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Action, Thriller
Director
Simon West

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Brindisi, Lecce, Squinzano, Rome, and London

Stratton is a 2017 British action thriller film directed by Simon West, based on the novel series of the same name by Duncan Falconer. The series' lead character John Stratton is played by Dominic Cooper, while the rest of the cast includes Gemma Chan, Austin Stowell, Tyler Hoechlin, and Tom Felton. Principal photography on the film began on 15 July 2015 in Brindisi, Italy. The film was released in the UK on 1 September 2017.

Production

On 3 November 2014 it was announced that Henry Cavill would next star in the action thriller film Stratton, to be produced by his own banner Promethean Productions, Amber Entertainment, and GFM Films. It would be based on Duncan Falconer's eight-novel series of the same name, featuring the lead character John Stratton, an SBS soldier working for the Intelligence Detachment in Northern Ireland.

On 25 February 2015 Simon West was hired to direct the film, which was fully financed by GFM Films. Five days before the filming was set to begin, Cavill exited the film due to creative differences with the script. Later it was announced that Dominic Cooper would take over the title role.

Other cast members include Gemma Chan, Austin Stowell, Tyler Hoechlin, and Tom Felton. More cast was announced by Screen Daily, which included Thomas Kretschmann, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen and Jake Fairbrother.

According to Hardman & Co. the budget for Stratton was £12.9m and Ober Private Clients assisted GFM in the financing of this film through an EIS fund raise. The 30 June 2017 confirmation statement for Stratton Film Productions Limited filed at the UK's Companies House suggests EIS investors contributed £3,358,000 towards financing the film.

Principal photography on the film began on 15 July 2015 in Brindisi, Lecce, Squinzano and Casalabate, Italy, and then the shooting would move to Rome and then to London. Filming was previously set to begin on 2 June, but was rescheduled after Cavill left the film.

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