PLASTIC: CASTING THE FRAUDSTERS
Brilliant college student Sam has the
perfect credit card scam until his crew robs the wrong man. Now they have two
weeks to repay ruthless gangster Marcel two million dollars or they will be
dead. Sam and his team devise a scheme to clear their debt by heading to Miami
to poach enough cash and merchandise.
But they come up short. So Sam and his gang
set their sights on a daring jewelry heist that could make them hugely wealthy
for life. Their plan turns sour, however, when the team members start turning on
each other. Now it’s up to Sam to finish the brazen heist and turn the tables
on Marcel before they all go down.
High Octane from start to finish, PLASTIC
is based on the incredible true story of the UK Fraudsters from Manchester who
stole £20 million worth of diamonds from jewelers in Beverly Hills back in
1997.
The film stars Ed Speleers (Sam), Alfie
Allen (Yatesy), Sebastian De Souza (Rafa), Will Poulter (Fordy), and Emma Rigby
(Frankie).
Ed Speleers as Sam
Alfie Allen as Yatesy
Sebastian De Souza as Rafa
Will Poulter as Fordy
Emma Rigby as Frankie
Producers Terry Stone and Dan Toland wanted
to use the premise of the real story, but decided to change the characters and
setting in order to make it more stylish and modern. It meant finding the right
people for the characters was even more important to fit in with the Gilbey
brother’s vision.
The central ensemble is led by
control-freak, Sam, who is played by Ed Speleers (Downtown Abbey, A Lonely
Place to Die). Ed had previously worked with Julian before on A Lonely Place to
Die so their working relationship was already closely established. Julian was
fully aware that Ed was a talented actor who really works at his craft. “He
really came up with some good character ideas. He’s a solid leading man and a
great guy to work with,” says Julian. Ed had heard of the script not only
through his manager but also through Julian. When he realised they wanted
someone a lot younger than originally planned, he jumped at the chance to play
Sam.
When they approached Alfie Allen (Game of
Thrones, Attonement) the crew were thrilled that he was interested in the
script. Julian says: “I was in Miami when I got the call that Alfie really
wanted to play the role and we just jumped about. He was perfect. Yatesy is a
great role; he’s a dreadful, wonderful, spiteful and conflicted character and
Alfie puts on a very honest performance. Although the character is very vain,
Alfie isn’t at all.” Alfie himself said he loved playing the cheeky rogue and
that the entire cast got on really well. “[The producers] got the dynamics of
the characters so right,” he says.
The part of Fordy went to Will Poulter
(We’re the Millers, The Chronicles of Narnia) who has received nothing but
praise for his work on set and his attitude off set from both cast and crew.
Poulter explains that he liked the character of Fordy as soon as he read the
script. “I got sent the script by my agency and read it and l really enjoyed
it. It’s a really fun. I loved the character of Fordy; he’s a lot more
intelligent than me.” Julian and Will sat down many times to discuss how to
keep Fordy on the side of the audience but still have that level of ambiguity
about the character. “I really love Will, he really grounds this film. Playing
the straight character is a very difficult thing to do but the truth of the
matter is, is how straight is Fordy? He’s working in credit card fraud so he’s
still a criminal.”
The character of Rafa, who is seemlingly
closer to Yatesy than any of the other boys, is played by Sebastian De Souza
(The Borgias, Skins). Plastic is his first feature film after a background in
television and he was very “pleased and grateful” to be offered the role after
hearing about it through his agency. When speaking about the character, De
Souza says “initially you’d read him as a joke of the four boys, but eventually
he earns his keep by coming up with the idea that in theory will save them from
death by Marcel.”
Last, but not least, is the character of
Frankie, played by Emma Rigby (Hollyoaks) who’s also new to the film scene,
this being her first lead role in a feature film. “When we originally looked at
Emma we just thought well here’s someone really glamorous, she’s got the look
of a great Hollywood starlet. The camera absolutely loves her plus she’s a
great actress so her central performance is amazing along with Ed’s and there’s
that real vibe between them” says Dan Toland.
When talking about the script, Emma says:
“I was really interested in it being based on a true story. I also liked the
aspect of it being a heist and that the cast were really young.”
When discussing the main cast, Toland says
there’s a real vibe and dynamic that really centres all performances. “They all
play off each other which really brings the story to life.”
As Julian Gilbey puts it, Plastic is “not
another film where a bunch of cockney geezers are blowing people’s heads off in
Range Rovers!” What it is is an emotive story about five students, who get out
of their depth in the shady world of credit card fraud. Toland describes it as
hugely entertaining with “Robin Hood themes” running throughout. It’s British
film-making at its best and features an amazing up-and-coming young cast that
is set to wow audiences aged from teenagers to adults.
PLASTIC OPENS IN CINEMAS August 26, 2015
(Wednesday) AND IS RELEASED BY SOLAR PICTURES
Link to Trailer: https://youtu.be/bjxjjNKGDF0
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