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| The Chelsea Cowboy | |
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| Directed by | Ben Cookson |
| Written by | Leon Butler |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
Production companies | Filmojy.com and with Black Hangar Studios and Studio[2] |
| Distributed by | Orwo Distribution[1] |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Chelsea Cowboy was a planned British gangster biopic, to be directed by Ben Cookson and with Alex Pettyfer, Poppy Delevingne, Lovi Poe, and Charlie Creed-Miles attached in starring roles. Originally announced in 2021, with a 2022 release, the production company ran into financial problems before filming began; despite a new production company taking on the project, as of December 2025 the film has not been released in any format.
Plot
[edit]The film will follow the rise and fall of London gangster, bodyguard, actor and underworld hard-man John Bindon, who despite having a successful acting career and passionate romantic liaisons with various members of high society, even socialising with Princess Margaret, but was not able to leave his criminal past behind.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Alex Pettyfer as John Bindon[3]
- Poppy Delevingne as Vicki Hodge[3]
- Sadie Frost as Cissy Bindon [3]
- Charlie Creed-Miles as Sir John Hodge [3]
- Charlotte Hope will play Sandra [3]
- Lovi Poe as legendary blues singer Dana Gillespie[4]
- Ben Drew as Roy Dennis [3]
- Charley Palmer Rothwell as James Fox[3]
- Tamer Hassan as Salim [3]
- Warren Brown as Priddle [3]
- Bronson Webb as John 'Smudge' Gillette [5]
- George Blagden as Terence Stamp[5]
- Clara Paget as Wendy Hodge [5]
- Sadie Newman as Nina [3]
- Ed Birch as Alan Stanton [5]
- Jojo Macari as George Wright
Production
[edit]Dark Dreams Entertainment, Life Begins Film Ltd, GCB Films, and Tell Me A Storey Productions are credited as producing the project.[3]
Funding
[edit]The production was halted when Life Begins Film Ltd, ran out of funding before filming was completed. The administrators, ReSolve Advisory,[2] later sold all rights, materials and equipment relating to full-length feature film, after a corporate restructure of the team following advice from Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2022.[6] The acquisition of the movie by Heracles Productions Limited, would mean production could continue to complete the film for release sometime in 2023.[6]
The film was listed as being in post-production in June 2023.[7]
As of December 2025, the film has not been released.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "The Chelsea Cowboy - One Man, Many Lives". orwodistribution.com. 2022.
- 1 2 "ReSolve Secures Buyer for 'The Chelsea Cowboy' Film". Resolve Group. 6 October 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Andreas Wiseman (15 September 2021). "'The Chelsea Cowboy': Charlotte Hope, Plan B, Charlie Creed-Miles, Sadie Frost Among Cast To Join Alex Pettyfer Pic Ahead Of Shoot". yahoo.com.
- ↑ Nathalie Tomada (27 August 2021). "Lovi plays British blues diva in The Chelsea Cowboy". philstar.com/.
- 1 2 3 4 "The Chelsea Cowboy". radiotimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- 1 2 "Penningtons Manches Cooper Advises Heracles Productions Limited on the Acquisition of Full-Length Feature Film 'The Chelsea Cowboy' From Life Begins Film Limited". penningtonslaw.com. 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "The Chelsea Cowboy - Cast | IMDbPro". pro.imdb.com. Retrieved 27 December 2025.