Brand New-U Explained

Brand New-U
Director:	Simon Pummell^[1]
Producer:	Janine Marmot Conor Barry John Keville Reinier Selen
Starring:	Lachlan Nieboer Nora-Jane Noone
Music:	Roger Goula Sarda^[2]
Editing:	Tim Roza
Studio:	Hot Property Films Savage Productions Rinkel Film Finite Films Illuminations Films
Distributor:	The Match Factory
Runtime:	100 minutes^[3]
Country:	United Kingdom Ireland Netherlands
Language:	English

Brand New-U (also known as Identicals in the United States) is a 2015 science fiction, thriller film written and directed by Simon Pummell and produced by Janine Marmot.^[4] It stars Lachlan Nieboer and Nora-Jane Noone.^[5]

Cast

• Lachlan Nieboer as Slater
• Nora-Jane Noone as Nadia
• Nick Blood as Johan
• Tony Way as Gun Dealer / Santa
• Robert Wilfort as Surgeon Two 'Peter'
• Jacinta Mulcahy as Abigail
• Tim Ahern as The Founder
• Anthony Cozens as Friend One
• Andrew Buckley as Friend Two
• Tim Faraday as Finder (voice)
• Sukie Smith as Waitress 'Sarah'
• Clare Monnelly as Worker
• Phelim Kelly as Shopper
• Martin Richardson as Santa 2 / Slater's Body Double
• Michelle Asante as Manager
• David Michael Scott as Brand New-U Raider Driver
• Jamael Westman as Brand New-U Hood Kemal

Production

Pre-production

Brand New-U is bankrolled by the BFI Film Fund, Irish Film Board, Netherlands Film Fund and Finite Films. The film made the official selection for the Rotterdam Lab and is a multi platform, transmedia project featuring urban projection, geo- specific augmented reality, and online media.^[6]

Casting

In March 2013, Lachlan Nieboer and Nora-Jane Noone were cast as the two leads playing Slater and Nadia respectively.

Filming

Principal photography started on 1 April 2013 for four weeks in London, England and Dublin, Ireland.^[7]

Marketing

Two pictures were released on 10 May 2013 via Total Film.^[8]

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brand New-U starts shoot. screendaily.com. Ian Sandwell. 3 April 2013. 2 January 2015.
2. Web site: Synopsis. film.britishcouncil.org. Film British Council Team. 2 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150614155954/http://film.britishcouncil.org/brand-new-u. 14 June 2015.
3. Web site: Brand New-U. hotpropertyfilms.com. Hot Property Films. 2 January 2015.
4. Web site: Brand New-U/. brandnew-u.com/. Brand New-U/. 10 June 2015.
5. Web site: Simon Pummell. pummell.com. Simon Pummell. 2 January 2015.
6. Web site: Brand New U (2014). finitefilmsandtv.com. Finite Films and TV Team. 2 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150120053251/http://www.finitefilmsandtv.com/brand-new-u/. 20 January 2015. dead.
7. Web site: Lachlan Nieboer, Nora-Jane Noone Cast In Simon Pummell's 'Brand New-U'. hollywoodreporter.com. Stuart Kemp. 4 April 2013. 2 January 2015.
8. Web site: Exclusive Brand Newi-U Pictures. gamesradar.com. Total Film. 10 May 2013. 2 January 2015.