Following on from yesterday’s poster [take a look here], seven new images have arrived online from Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of J. G. Ballard’s classic British thriller High-Rise featuring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Luke Evans and Elisabeth Moss. Check them out in the gallery below…
SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for High-Rise
High-Rise centers on a new residential tower built on the eve of Thatcher’s England, 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.
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later, as he sits on his balcony eating the architect’s dog, does Dr. Robert Laing finally feel at home…..
SEE ALSO: High-Rise reviewed on the Flickering Myth Podcast
High-Rise is set for release on March 18th in the UK and on April 28th in the States, it features a cast that includes Tom Hiddleston (Crimson Peak), Sienna Miller (Foxcatcher), Jeremy Irons (Beautiful Creatures), Luke Evans (The Hobbit), Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), James Purefoy (Momentum) and Dan Renton Skinner (House of Fools).