Alex Esmail

Date of Birth

1993-07-18

Place of Birth

Islington, London, England

Known for

Strippers vs. Werewolves, Attack the Block, Infinite

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John Boyega gives a promising update on Attack the Block 2

Posted 4 years ago

John Boyega is giving fans a promising update on the status of the long-awaited sequel to Attack the Block, and according to the actor, progress is being made on Attack the Block 2. Boyega was asked about the sequel by...

Attack the Block sequel: John Boyega & Joe Cornish officially returning

Posted 5 years ago

Joe Cornish's sci-fi horror/comedy Attack the Block followed a teenage gang in South London (led by a young John Boyega) as they're forced to defend their block from an alien invasion. The film was hugely entertaining and quickly became a...

Attack the Block sequel: Joe Cornish & John Boyega working on follow-up

Posted 5 years ago

Ten years ago today, Attack the Block premiered at the SXSW festival and writer/director Joe Cornish had no idea how the audience would react. "We hadn't really shown it to a broad audience, let alone an American-international audience," Cornish told...

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Joe Cornish and John Boyega have discussed a sequel to Attack The Block

Posted 6 years ago

Back in 2011, a below-the-radar film by the name of ATTACK THE BLOCK came along and blew my mind. Directed and written by Joe Cornish, the film stars a young John Boyega as Moses, the shot-caller for a teenage gang...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Aliens, Detective Pikachu, Rocky

Posted 7 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Fantastic Beasts, Shining, Timecop

Posted 8 years ago

John Boyega and Joe Cornish are working on something together

Posted 10 years ago

The last time John Boyega and Joe Cornish got together on something, it was ATTACK THE BLOCK, which, in retrospect, really opened up a lot of doors for Boyega. Hell, if not cast as Moses, bruv, who knows if Boyega...

Legendary wants Attack the Block’s Joe Cornish to direct Skull Island

Posted 12 years ago

Over the weekend at SDCC Legendary announced plans for a new King Kong movie, and now Deadline is reporting the studio wants ATTACK THE BLOCK director Joe Cornish behind the camera for SKULL ISLAND. The site has learned Legendary has...

Kill of the Day: Attack the Block (2011)

Posted 12 years ago

A couple years back there was this international sci-fi romp that pretty much blew me away. I went in expecting to have an OK time and I had a blast! That’s right folks, I’m talking about Joe Cornish’s ATTACK THE...

Paramount is interested in Attack the Block director Joe Cornish for Star Trek 3

Posted 13 years ago

I can't lie: this news has me very excited. Deadline is reporting that Paramount is currently courting ATTACK THE BLOCK director Joe Cornish for STAR TREK 3. The site has learned that the studio is very high on Cornish directing...