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'''''Timestalker''''' is a 2024 British [[Historical film|historical]] [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[romantic comedy]] film written, directed by, and starring [[Alice Lowe]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Damon |date=15 May 2024 |title=''Timestalker'' Director Alice Lowe on Women and the Horror Genre: "I Like Outraging an Audience" |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/alice-lowe-interview-women-horror-directors-1235907163/ |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
'''''Timestalker''''' is a 2024 British [[Historical film|historical]] [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[romantic comedy]] film written, directed by, and starring [[Alice Lowe]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Damon |date=15 May 2024 |title=''Timestalker'' Director Alice Lowe on Women and the Horror Genre: "I Like Outraging an Audience" |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/alice-lowe-interview-women-horror-directors-1235907163/ |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=15 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515160933/https://deadline.com/2024/05/alice-lowe-interview-women-horror-directors-1235907163/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
Agnes falls in love with the wrong man and then gets reincarnated and falls in love with him over and over again, travelling through 1680s western Scotland, rural England in the 1790s, and 1980s [[Manhattan]], and then an [[Apocalypse|apocalyptic]] 22nd century.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dessau|first=Bruce|url=https://beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/12679/alice-lowe-film|title=Shooting Starts and Cast Revealed for New Alice Lowe Film Timestalker|website=Beyondthejoke.co.uk|date=19 October 2022|access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref>
Agnes falls in love with the wrong man and then gets reincarnated and falls in love with him over and over again, travelling through 1680s western Scotland, rural England in the 1790s, and 1980s [[Manhattan]], and then an [[Apocalypse|apocalyptic]] 22nd century.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dessau|first=Bruce|url=https://beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/12679/alice-lowe-film|title=Shooting Starts and Cast Revealed for New Alice Lowe Film ''Timestalker''|website=Beyondthejoke.co.uk|date=19 October 2022|access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Production==
==Production==
In February 2021, it was announced that Lowe's new project was called ''Timestalker'' and was a romantic comedy about one woman's unrequited love across centuries from 1680s western Scotland through to an apocalyptic 22nd century. It had [[Sam Riley]], [[Jacob Anderson]] and [[Natasia Demetriou]] attached to it with Lowe also acting. Vaughan Sivell was announced as producing for Western Edge Pictures and HanWay handling international sales.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/sam-riley-natasia-demetriou-hanway-sales-efm-1234697008/|title=Sam Riley, Natasia Demetriou & Jacob Anderson Join Rom-Com ''Timestalker'' From ''Prevenge'' Director Alice Lowe; HanWay Boards Sales|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=19 February 2021|access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Brew|first=Simon|url=https://www.filmstories.co.uk/news/timestalker-alice-lowes-new-movie-lands-backers/|title=''Timestalker'': Alice Lowe's new movie lands backers|website=filmstories.co.uk|date=22 February 2021|access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=White|first=James|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/sam-riley-natasia-demetriou-and-jacob-anderson-on-for-alice-lowe-timestalker/|title=Sam Riley, Natasia Demetriou And Jacob Anderson On For Alice Lowe's Timestalker|magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=21 February 2021|access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref> In October 2022, it was announced that filming had commenced with [[Nick Frost]], [[Tanya Reynolds]], [[Aneurin Barnard]], [[Kate Dickie]], [[Dan Skinner]], and [[Mike Wozniak]] in the cast and Riley and Demetriou no longer involved. Popcorn Group were on board as co-producers with funding coming from the [[British Film Institute|BFI]], Head Gear Films, and [[Ffilm Cymru Wales]] with funding from the [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] and the [[Welsh Government]] via Creative Wales.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ntim|first=Zac |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/alice-lowe-romcom-timestalker-stars-shooting-with-kate-dickie-dan-skinner-and-mike-wozniak-joining-cast-1235149167/|title=Alice Lowe Romcom ''Timestalker'' Starts Shooting With Nick Frost, Tanya Reynolds, and Aneurin Barnard Joining Cast|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=19 October 2022|access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/aneurin-barnard-tanya-reynolds-nick-frost-join-alice-lowes-timestalker/5175603.article|title=Aneurin Barnard, Tanya Reynolds, Nick Frost join Alice Lowe's 'Timestalker'|website=Screendaily.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.criticalpopcorn.com/2022/10/25/cast-announced-for-alice-lowes-timestalker-and-filming-is-underway/|title=Cast announced for Alice Lowe's Timestalker and filming is underway|website=Criticalpopcorn.com|date=25 October 2022}}</ref> HanWay Films released first look images of Frost and Lowe in historical costume in February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/hanway-reveals-first-look-at-alice-lowes-timestalker-exclusive/5179270.article|title=HanWay reveals first look at Alice Lowe's 'Timestalker' (exclusive) |website=Screen Daily}}</ref>
In February 2021, it was announced that Lowe's new project was called ''Timestalker'' and was a romantic comedy about one woman's unrequited love across centuries from 1680s western Scotland through to an apocalyptic 22nd century. It had [[Sam Riley]], [[Jacob Anderson]] and [[Natasia Demetriou]] attached to it with Lowe also acting. Vaughan Sivell was announced as producing for Western Edge Pictures and HanWay handling international sales.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grater|first=Tom|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/sam-riley-natasia-demetriou-hanway-sales-efm-1234697008/|title=Sam Riley, Natasia Demetriou & Jacob Anderson Join Rom-Com ''Timestalker'' From ''Prevenge'' Director Alice Lowe; HanWay Boards Sales|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=19 February 2021|access-date=5 December 2024|archive-date=19 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219152245/https://deadline.com/2021/02/sam-riley-natasia-demetriou-hanway-sales-efm-1234697008/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Brew|first=Simon|url=https://www.filmstories.co.uk/news/timestalker-alice-lowes-new-movie-lands-backers/|title=''Timestalker'': Alice Lowe's new movie lands backers|website=filmstories.co.uk|date=22 February 2021|access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=White|first=James|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/sam-riley-natasia-demetriou-and-jacob-anderson-on-for-alice-lowe-timestalker/|title=Sam Riley, Natasia Demetriou And Jacob Anderson On For Alice Lowe's ''Timestalker''|magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=21 February 2021|access-date=5 December 2024|archive-date=20 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720042245/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/sam-riley-natasia-demetriou-and-jacob-anderson-on-for-alice-lowe-timestalker/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2022, it was announced that filming had commenced with [[Nick Frost]], [[Tanya Reynolds]], [[Aneurin Barnard]], [[Kate Dickie]], [[Dan Skinner]], and [[Mike Wozniak]] in the cast and Riley and Demetriou no longer involved. Popcorn Group were on board as co-producers with funding coming from the [[British Film Institute|BFI]], Head Gear Films, and [[Ffilm Cymru Wales]] with funding from the [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] and the [[Welsh Government]] via Creative Wales.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ntim|first=Zac |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/alice-lowe-romcom-timestalker-stars-shooting-with-kate-dickie-dan-skinner-and-mike-wozniak-joining-cast-1235149167/|title=Alice Lowe Romcom ''Timestalker'' Starts Shooting With Nick Frost, Tanya Reynolds, and Aneurin Barnard Joining Cast|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=19 October 2022|access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tabbara|first=Mona|date=19 October 2022|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/aneurin-barnard-tanya-reynolds-nick-frost-join-alice-lowes-timestalker/5175603.article|title=Aneurin Barnard, Tanya Reynolds, Nick Frost join Alice Lowe's ''Timestalker''|website=[[Screen Daily]]|access-date=5 December 2024|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929092619/https://www.screendaily.com/news/aneurin-barnard-tanya-reynolds-nick-frost-join-alice-lowes-timestalker/5175603.article|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bullock|first=Dan|url=https://www.criticalpopcorn.com/2022/10/25/cast-announced-for-alice-lowes-timestalker-and-filming-is-underway/|title=Cast announced for Alice Lowe's Timestalker and filming is underway|website=Criticalpopcorn.com|date=25 October 2022|access-date=5 December 2024|archive-date=25 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325164314/https://criticalpopcorn.com/2022/10/25/cast-announced-for-alice-lowes-timestalker-and-filming-is-underway/|url-status=live}}</ref> HanWay Films released first look images of Frost and Lowe in historical costume in February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tabbara|first=Mona|date=17 February 2023|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/hanway-reveals-first-look-at-alice-lowes-timestalker-exclusive/5179270.article|title=HanWay reveals first look at Alice Lowe's ''Timestalker'' (exclusive)|website=[[Screen Daily]]|access-date=5 December 2024|archive-date=19 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719121128/https://www.screendaily.com/news/hanway-reveals-first-look-at-alice-lowes-timestalker-exclusive/5179270.article|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
It had its world premiere at [[South by Southwest]] on 8 March 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/sxsw-2024-lineup-additions-sydney-sweeney-nicolas-cage-monkey-man-1235817961/|title=SXSW 2024 Second Wave Includes Pics With Sydney Sweeney, Nicolas Cage, Camila Mendes & 'Monkey Man'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=7 February 2024|access-date=7 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/alice-lowe-timestalker-comedic-fantasy-romance-reincarnation-dario-argento-exclusive/#:~:text=Timestalker%20is%20a%20karmic%20journey,affection%2C%20unrequited%20lust%20and%20revenge|title=Timestalker|website=empire|date=16 January 2024}}</ref> The film had its Canadian premiere at the [[28th Fantasia International Film Festival]] on 31 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fantasiafestival.com/en/news/fantasia-2024-third-wave |title=Fantasia's 28th Edition Awards Filmmaker Mike Flanagan, Closes with the World Premiere of André Forcier's Ababouiné |website=[[Fantasia International Film Festival]] |access-date=3 July 2024}}</ref> In June 2024, [[Vertigo Releasing]] acquired distribution rights to the film for the United Kingdom and Ireland from [[HanWay Films]], planning to release the film theatrically on 27 September 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=SXSW reincarnation romp 'Timestalker' picked up for UK-Ireland|website=[[Screen International]]|first=Mona|last=Tabbara|date=13 June 2024|access-date=14 June 2024|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/sxsw-reincarnation-romp-timestalker-picked-up-for-uk-ireland-exclusive/5194519.article}}</ref>
''Timestalker'' had its world premiere at [[South by Southwest]] on 8 March 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/sxsw-2024-lineup-additions-sydney-sweeney-nicolas-cage-monkey-man-1235817961/|title=SXSW 2024 Second Wave Includes Pics With Sydney Sweeney, Nicolas Cage, Camila Mendes & 'Monkey Man'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=7 February 2024|access-date=7 February 2024|archive-date=7 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207200930/https://deadline.com/2024/02/sxsw-2024-lineup-additions-sydney-sweeney-nicolas-cage-monkey-man-1235817961/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Travis|first=Ben|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/alice-lowe-timestalker-comedic-fantasy-romance-reincarnation-dario-argento-exclusive/|title=Alice Lowe's ''Timestalker'' Is A Comedic Fantasy Romance About Reincarnation, With Nods To Dario Argento – Exclusive Image|magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=16 January 2024|access-date=5 December 2024|archive-date=26 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126165345/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/alice-lowe-timestalker-comedic-fantasy-romance-reincarnation-dario-argento-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film had its Canadian premiere at the [[28th Fantasia International Film Festival]] on 31 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fantasiafestival.com/en/news/fantasia-2024-third-wave |title=Fantasia's 28th Edition Awards Filmmaker Mike Flanagan, Closes with the World Premiere of André Forcier's Ababouiné |website=[[Fantasia International Film Festival]] |access-date=3 July 2024 |archive-date=5 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705063903/https://fantasiafestival.com/en/news/fantasia-2024-third-wave |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2024, [[Vertigo Releasing]] acquired distribution rights to the film for the United Kingdom and Ireland from [[HanWay Films]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SXSW reincarnation romp ''Timestalker'' picked up for UK-Ireland|website=[[Screen International]]|first=Mona|last=Tabbara|date=13 June 2024|access-date=14 June 2024|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/sxsw-reincarnation-romp-timestalker-picked-up-for-uk-ireland-exclusive/5194519.article}}</ref>

The film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 11 October 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/10/timestalker-review-alice-lowes-anti-romcom-is-a-darkly-hilarious-spin-through-history|title=Timestalker review – Alice Lowe’s anti-romcom is a darkly hilarious spin through history|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Bradshaw|date=10 October 2024|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref> It was released digitally on [[video-on-demand]] (VOD) platforms the following month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a62850284/watch-timestalker-digital-release/|title=One of 2024's best British movies is now available to watch at home|last=Sandwell|first=Ian|date=November 11, 2024|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Timestalker
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlice Lowe
Written byAlice Lowe
Produced by
  • Alice Lowe
  • Mark Hopkins
  • Tom Wood
  • Vaughan Sivell
  • Natan Stoessel
Starring
CinematographyRyan Eddleston
Edited by
  • Matyas Fekete
  • Chris Dickens
Music byToydrum[citation needed]
Production
companies
Distributed byVertigo Releasing
Release dates
  • 8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) (SXSW)
  • 11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) (United Kingdom and Ireland)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Timestalker is a 2024 British historical science fiction romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Alice Lowe.[1]

Synopsis

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Agnes falls in love with the wrong man and then gets reincarnated and falls in love with him over and over again, travelling through 1680s western Scotland, rural England in the 1790s, and 1980s Manhattan, and then an apocalyptic 22nd century.[2]

Cast

[edit]

Production

[edit]

In February 2021, it was announced that Lowe's new project was called Timestalker and was a romantic comedy about one woman's unrequited love across centuries from 1680s western Scotland through to an apocalyptic 22nd century. It had Sam Riley, Jacob Anderson and Natasia Demetriou attached to it with Lowe also acting. Vaughan Sivell was announced as producing for Western Edge Pictures and HanWay handling international sales.[3][4][5] In October 2022, it was announced that filming had commenced with Nick Frost, Tanya Reynolds, Aneurin Barnard, Kate Dickie, Dan Skinner, and Mike Wozniak in the cast and Riley and Demetriou no longer involved. Popcorn Group were on board as co-producers with funding coming from the BFI, Head Gear Films, and Ffilm Cymru Wales with funding from the National Lottery and the Welsh Government via Creative Wales.[6][7][8] HanWay Films released first look images of Frost and Lowe in historical costume in February 2023.[9]

Release

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Timestalker had its world premiere at South by Southwest on 8 March 2024.[10][11] The film had its Canadian premiere at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival on 31 July 2024.[12] In June 2024, Vertigo Releasing acquired distribution rights to the film for the United Kingdom and Ireland from HanWay Films.[13]

The film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 11 October 2024.[14] It was released digitally on video-on-demand (VOD) platforms the following month.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Wise, Damon (15 May 2024). "Timestalker Director Alice Lowe on Women and the Horror Genre: "I Like Outraging an Audience"". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ^ Dessau, Bruce (19 October 2022). "Shooting Starts and Cast Revealed for New Alice Lowe Film Timestalker". Beyondthejoke.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ^ Grater, Tom (19 February 2021). "Sam Riley, Natasia Demetriou & Jacob Anderson Join Rom-Com Timestalker From Prevenge Director Alice Lowe; HanWay Boards Sales". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  4. ^ Brew, Simon (22 February 2021). "Timestalker: Alice Lowe's new movie lands backers". filmstories.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  5. ^ White, James (21 February 2021). "Sam Riley, Natasia Demetriou And Jacob Anderson On For Alice Lowe's Timestalker". Empire. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  6. ^ Ntim, Zac (19 October 2022). "Alice Lowe Romcom Timestalker Starts Shooting With Nick Frost, Tanya Reynolds, and Aneurin Barnard Joining Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  7. ^ Tabbara, Mona (19 October 2022). "Aneurin Barnard, Tanya Reynolds, Nick Frost join Alice Lowe's Timestalker". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  8. ^ Bullock, Dan (25 October 2022). "Cast announced for Alice Lowe's Timestalker and filming is underway". Criticalpopcorn.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  9. ^ Tabbara, Mona (17 February 2023). "HanWay reveals first look at Alice Lowe's Timestalker (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  10. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (7 February 2024). "SXSW 2024 Second Wave Includes Pics With Sydney Sweeney, Nicolas Cage, Camila Mendes & 'Monkey Man'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  11. ^ Travis, Ben (16 January 2024). "Alice Lowe's Timestalker Is A Comedic Fantasy Romance About Reincarnation, With Nods To Dario Argento – Exclusive Image". Empire. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Fantasia's 28th Edition Awards Filmmaker Mike Flanagan, Closes with the World Premiere of André Forcier's Ababouiné". Fantasia International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  13. ^ Tabbara, Mona (13 June 2024). "SXSW reincarnation romp Timestalker picked up for UK-Ireland". Screen International. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  14. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (10 October 2024). "Timestalker review – Alice Lowe's anti-romcom is a darkly hilarious spin through history". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  15. ^ Sandwell, Ian (11 November 2024). "One of 2024's best British movies is now available to watch at home". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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