Tinsel Town (film)
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| Directed by | Chris Foggin |
| Screenplay by | Piers Ashworth Adam Brown Frazer Flintham |
| Produced by | Pascal Degove Matt Williams Ava Aashna Chopra |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | David Mackie |
| Edited by | Mark Thornton |
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Production company | Future Artists Entertainment |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Tinsel Town is a 2025 British christmas comedy film directed by Chris Foggin and starring Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson. Finding himself typecast and blacklisted, Hollywood actor Bradley Mac (Kiefer Sutherland) resorts to doing theatre work in England only to discover it involves appearing in a small town panto of Cinderella.
Plot
With his career as a Hollywood action star faltering, Bradley Mack finds himself typecast and blacklisted, leaving him without any potential roles. His agent has him fly to England for stage work, on arriving expecting to find serious roles in a West End theatre, but instead, Bradley is stunned when he discovers he has been cast as Buttons in a small town production of the panto Cinderella.
Cast
- David Shaw Parker as Alf the Director
- Adan Osborne as Radio DJ
- Alice Eve as Grace
- Alicia Ambrose Bayley as Rita
- Andrew Pollard as Stoneford Mayor
- Andromeda Godfrey as Female Fan
- Asim Chaudhry as Danny
- Barbara Ashworth as Hilda
- Bel Odowa as Stallholder
- Colin Griff King as Judge
- Craig Cheetham as Headteacher
- Danny Dyer as Kieran
- Derek Jacobi as Albert
- Dominic G Britton as Jonty
- Doreen Jackson as Jean
- Eden Hamilton as Bella
- Frank as Sean Grogan
- Matthew Connell as Heckler
- Isabelle Fairham as Bartender
- Jaimi Barbakoff as Sukie
- James Lance as Spencer
- Jason Manford as David
- Jennifer Biddall as Damsell in Distress
- Jolene Rapino as Air Steward
- Kandy Rohmann as Set Runner
- Katherine Ryan as Agent
- Kiefer Sutherland as Bradley Mack[2]
- Lee Otway as Policeman
- Lucien Laviscount as Callum
- Luke Carroll as Bert
- Maria Friedman as Brenda
- Matilda Firth as Emma
- Mawaan Rizwan as Nigel
- Meera Syal as Cassandra
- Ray Fearon as Russell
- Rebel Wilson as Jill[2]
- Savannah Lee Smith as Izzy
- Simon Kane as Magistrate
- Tahir Shah as Court Clerk
- Theodora Williams as Cara
- Winston Branche as Panicked Cop
- Zenobia Williams as Sweet Little Girl
Production
The film is directed by Chris Foggin and Piers Ashworth, Adam Brown, and Frazer Flintham wrote the screenplay.[3] The film is choreographed by Adam Crossley. It is produced by Future Artists Entertainment. The cast is led by Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson.[4][5][6] In February 2025, Derek Jacobi, Mawaan Rizwan, Meera Syal, Danny Dyer, Alice Eve, Jason Manford, Katherine Ryan, James Lance and Lucien Laviscount joined the cast.[7][8]
Principal photography took place in Yorkshire in January and February 2025.[9][10][11] Filming locations include:
- The bowling green at Knaresborough Castle as the Christmas Fair
- Cricketer's Arms, Horbury as the interior of the public house
- Dewsbury Town Hall as the interior of the courthouse
- Gallons Steps, Knaresborough as the Santa Run start
- Green Dragon Yard, Knaresborough as the site of the burglary
- High Bridge, Knaresborough as the location of the "Welcome to Stoneford" sign
- House on Kirkgate, Knaresborough as Jill's house
- House on Park Parade, Harrogate as Grace's house
- House on Waterside, Knaresborough as Albert's house
- House on Waterside, Knaresborough as the Savoy Guesthouse
- Knaresborough House as Stoneford Magistrates Court
- Muddy Boots Cafe, at the village hall in Harewood, as the cafe
- Route 59 Cafe, on the A59 near Skipton, as the service station
- Theatre Royal, Wakefield, as the auditorium of the theatre
- Wetherby Town Hall as the exterior of the theatre
- Versa Studios, in Leeds, for other interiors of the theatre
Release
The film was first released in the United States in theaters and VOD on 28 November 2025,[12] and was released on Sky Cinema in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2025.[13]
See also
- A Bunch of Amateurs – follows a similar premise involving a Hollywood star appearing in a theatre production they were not expecting
References
- ^ a b "Tinsel Town (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ a b Ntim, Zac (February 7, 2025). "Kiefer Sutherland & Rebel Wilson Set For Sky Original 'Tinsel Town' — EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ Singh, Sartaj (December 4, 2024). "Kiefer Sutherland to Star in Chris Foggin's 'A Proper English Christmas' Next". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ Port, Samuel (January 30, 2025). "Hollywood legend Kiefer Sutherland 'shooting Christmas film' in quaint Yorkshire town". Examiner Live. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ "Film star Kiefer Sutherland spotted in Knaresborough". Yourgarrogate. January 29, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (February 7, 2025). "Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson to Star in Sky Christmas Comedy 'Tinsel Town'". Variety. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (February 14, 2025). "Derek Jacobi, Mawaan Rizwan, Meera Syal, Danny Dyer, Alice Eve and Lucien Laviscount Among Bumper Lineup Joining Sky Christmas Comedy 'Tinsel Town' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ^ Richardson, Jay (February 14, 2025). "Katherine Ryan, Jason Manford and Meera Syal join Sky's Tinsel Town". Comedy.co.uk.
- ^ Chalmers, Graham (January 30, 2025). "Films crews arrive in Harrogate area to shoot new Hollywood movie". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ Scheer, Victoria (January 30, 2025). "Kiefer Sutherland spotted on Christmas film shoot". BBC News. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ Grealish, Rachael (February 18, 2025). "Tinsel Town: Kiefer Sutherland spotted in Wetherby as filming begins for new Sky Original Christmas film". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ Popternative (November 3, 2025). "Trailer: Kiefer Sutherland & Rebel Wilson Play Father & Daughter in the Christmas Comedy 'Tinsel Town'". Popternative. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ Raisbeck, Alex. "Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson in first look at new movie Tinsel Town | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
External links
- Tinsel Town at IMDb