- IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to Derrick Borte’s "London Town", starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Joe Strummer, the frontman for the influential punk band The Clash, Variety repors.
IFC made the announcement Friday, June 3 afternoon, shortly before the world premiere of "London Town" in the world fiction competition of the LA Film Festival.
The film, set in 1978, centers on a teenager (played by Daniel Huttlestone), who becomes responsible for his younger sister when his dad is hospitalized. His only salvation is seeing The Clash perform so he ventures into central London from its bleak outskirts only to find his estranged mother, played by Natascha McElhone.
Borte’s film was written by Matthew Brown. It was produced by Sofia Sondervan of Dutch Tilt Film, Christine Vachon of Killer Films and Tom Butterfield of Culmination Productions.
The deal reunites IFC Films with screenwriter Brown and producer Sofia Sondervan on the heels of Brown’s "The Man Who Knew Infinity," which he wrote, produced and directed. "The Man" has grossed $2.7 million in limited release.
