Attack The Block is the little alien movie that could...and will. Its been picked up for state side distribution by Sony/Screen gems and hits UK theaters on May 11th. This is the directorial debut of Joe Cornish who had previously worked with Edgar Wright on the Shaun of The Dead and Hot Fuzz script. Cornish is currently assisting Wright with the script for the Ant Man movie adaptation.
Set on a council estate in South London on Bonfire night, the film follows a gang of youths, Moses (John Boyega), Pest (Alex Esmail), Dennis (Franz Drameh), Jerome (Leeon Jones) and Biggz (Simon Howard). While they are mugging nurse Sam (Jodie Whittaker), a fiery object falls from the sky, crashing through the roof of a parked car near them. When they investigate, they discover a creature who was part of the meteor and kill it. Soon more aliens follow and the gang have to defend themselves from them.