With Tom Hiddleston On-Board, What Can We Expect From 'High Rise'?

  • 05 February 2014

With director Ben Wheatley announcing that Tom Hiddleston has been cast in the lead role in the upcoming 'High Rise', we're now brimming with anticipation for the JG Ballard adaptation. The director set tongues wagging by tweeting a picture of the movie poster and writing “here we go. Cant quite believe this is happening. Tom Hiddleston! Jeremy Thomas! Script by Amy Jump! JG BALLARD!” The big screen version of 'High Rise' has been in the works for decades so we thought we'd give some explaination of the project's history and what can be expected now it's finally hitting the big screen.

Image caption Director Ben Wheatley is a fan of Ballard's writing

Filming is set to begin in June with no release date given yet. However fans of Wheatley have more to look forward to, with the director taking the reigns for Peter Capaldi's first two outings in Doctor Who.