First Look at Tom Hiddleston in Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise
John Squires
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Ben Wheatley has already made quite a name for himself on the genre scene thanks to films like Kill List, A Field in England, and Sightseers. Up next he adapts J.G. Ballard’s novel High-Rise, and on tap for you today is the first look at Tom Hiddleston as the film’s main character!
Luke Evans (Dracula Untold), Elisabeth Moss (“Mad Men”), Stacy Martin, Peter Ferdinando, Jeremy Irons, and Sienna Miller round out the cast.
Scripted by Amy Jump, the film centers on a new residential tower built on the eve of Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power at the site of what will soon become the world’s financial hub. Designed as a luxurious solution to the problems of the city, it is a world apart.
Enter Robert Laing (Hiddleston), a young doctor seduced by the high-rise and its creator, the visionary architect Anthony Royal (Irons). Laing discovers a world of complex loyalties and also strikes up a relationship with Royal’s devoted aide, Charlotte (Miller).
But rot has set in beneath the flawless surface. Sensing discord amongst the tenants, Laing meets Wilder, a charismatic provocateur bent on inciting the situation. Wilder initiates Laing into the hidden life of the high-rise, and Laing is shocked at what he sees. As the residents break into tribal factions, Laing finds himself in the middle of mounting violence… violence that he also finds emerging in himself.
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