Steve McQueen's Blitz to open BFI London Film Festival
Steve McQueen's World War II drama 'Blitz' will open the 2024 BFI London Film Festival. The 54-year-old filmmaker has written and directed the new picture that features Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson and newcomer Elliott Heffernan. Stephen Graham and musician Paul Weller – making his acting debut – are also attached to star. The film follows the epic journey of George (Heffernan), a nine-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Ronan) sends him to the safety of the English countryside. A synopsis reads: "George, defiant and determined to return home to Rita and his grandfather (...