Get a first look at ‘Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight’s new lockdown heist comedy ‘Locked Down’
nme.comLocked Down, a new heist comedy from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight set amid the coronavirus pandemic – get a first look below.As first announced last September, the film – previously titled Lockdown – is described as “a heist movie/romantic comedy set against the backdrop of the pandemic lockdown”.The film, which has an under $10 million budget, sees couple Linda (Hathaway) and Paxton (Ejiofor) decide to break up just before a nationwide lockdown is announced, meaning they’re stuck at home together.The pair then hatch a drunken idea to stage a heist at London’s Harrods in an attempt to bring them closer together once again.Filmed on location in the UK in September and October of 2020, the film is also set to star Ben Stiller, Stephen.
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