{"id":44740,"date":"2024-01-29T17:06:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T16:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1982268"},"modified":"2024-01-29T19:02:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T18:02:37","slug":"doctor-who-and-slow-horses-stars-join-2000-ads-rogue-trooper-movie","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-and-slow-horses-stars-join-2000-ads-rogue-trooper-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who and Slow Horses stars join 2000 AD\u2019s Rogue Trooper movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

The film is being directed by Moon’s Duncan Jones. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 29 January 2024 at 16:06 PM<\/p>

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Casting has been announced for the upcoming adaptation of classic British comic Rogue Trooper, which came from the anthology comics series 2000 AD, which also produced Judge Dredd.<\/p>\n

The film, which has now wrapped principle photography, is an animated sci-fi feature, which was shot in Oxfordshire and is being directed by Duncan Jones, the son of David Bowie and the director of Moon and Source Code.<\/p>\n

It has now been announced that the film will feature upcoming Doctor Who<\/a> star Aneurin Barnard as the eponymous Rogue Trooper, while Hayley Atwell (Mission: Impossible \u2013 Dead Reckoning Part One<\/a>), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses<\/a>), Daryl McCormack (Bad Sisters<\/a>) and Reece Shearsmith (Inside No. 9<\/a>) will all play major roles.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, rounding out the cast are Jemaine Clement (Avatar 2: The Way of Water<\/a>), Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows<\/a>), Diane Morgan (Motherland<\/a>), Alice Lowe (Black Mirror<\/a>), Asa Butterfield (Sex Education<\/a>) and Sean Bean (Game of Thrones<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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The teaser image for Rogue Trooper.<\/span><\/figcaption> Rebellion\/Liberty Films<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The official synopsis for the film says: \u201cRogue Trooper will tells the story of 19, a \u2018Genetic Infantryman\u2019 who finds himself the sole-survivor of an invasion force.<\/p>\n

\u201cDesperate to track down the traitor who sold him and his comrades out, the super soldier is accompanied by three killed-in-action squad mates, whose personalities have been stored in his gun, helmet and rucksack.\u201d<\/p>\n

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