THE FEW: Superheroes are coming to London!

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Jerome explains his scene is almost exactly what he envisioned when he read the script. “Sometimes you read something as an actor, and have ambitious shots in your head, and it’s different when you shoot. So far this has very much lived up to what’s in my head.” Surprisingly Jerome didn’t envision himself as an superhero as a kid. “My heroes growing up on TV were white, so subconsciously I never thought about myself being in this genre, but the opportunity to do it is just wonderful.”

The crew are all friends giving the set a warm atmosphere. Benjamin and Jerome have a regular ‘coffee and comics day’. Benjamin and Holoway reminisced about filming Hewlett Packard ads together, spending a whole day in parallel lifts trying to synchronise their ascent!

Sam Bradford and Kyla Frye worked with Benjamin on a previous short film called Double Cross, which they’re turning into a feature film. “It’s a crime caper and I was the director ” Bradford recounts” It was easy to do – two characters one setting filmed in one night. We shot it on the same type of camera Peter Jackson used on The Hobbit. Sam and I hit it off instantly whilst working together as we’re both big Batman geeks, and we found we had lots in common apart from the name and initials. After watching Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice we had an itch to scratch and in the course of a day and night The Few was born.” He will be directing the finale showdown, which he is a little nervous about. “It will be tricky as it’s the first time all the powers will be in play.”

Benjamin is an award-winning screen writer and playwright, but when he’s not creating superheroes he is acting in some fantastic shows like Peaky Blinders, and the upcoming season of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. He will also feature on The Few as Detective Steve Douglas, a voice of reason trying to enlist Kyla’s ‘Jamie Scott’ character to prevent the others from going rogue.

So how does he compare this project with other British super-powered offerings like Stan Lee’s Lucky Man and Misfits? “Misfits was an allegory for those who have fallen out of the system, tackling adolescent issues. The tone of Lucky Man is amazing – a really good mix of crime procedural with a splash of comic book. The Few is unapologetically comic-book – without giving too much away they all have different powers, affected by their personalities – you’ll have to watch and find out!”

As the scene wrapped up I spoke a bit more to co-creator Sam Bradford. “This is guerilla film making!” he jokes, as police cars whizz past, sirens blaring. “I’ve been doing this for over 8 years, though I did do a one month stint in method acting school which was terrifying!”

So what does he love so much about superheroes? “Everyone goes for Batman because he’s technically not a superhero but he’s as cool as one. I’ve got a soft spot for Wolverine– I don’t know if that’s because I’m kind of hairy like the dude? I think he’s interesting because everyone thinks his claws are his power – but it’s not, it’s his regeneration and he’s a tortured soul; I’m a sucker for a storyline like that. My opinion changes all the time especially now as so many are in movies and TV. Deadpool is my favourite at the moment.”

As the crew wrapped up the set ready to move to the next location it was clear to me this was a happy professional team full of British talent eager to make good content for fellow fans. I’m certainly interested to see what ‘The Few’ will do with their powers and whether Parliament will still be standing at the end!

Special thanks to Santi Pokar for photos

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Double Cross is available to view free for a limited time HERE

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