Rogue Agent (film)

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Rogue Agent
Directed by
  • Adam Patterson
  • Declan Lawn
Written by
  • Michael Bronner
  • Adam Patterson
  • Declan Lawn
Based on"Chasing Agent Freegard"
by Michael Bronner
Produced by
  • Michael Bronner
  • Kitty Kaletsky
  • Robert Taylor
  • Herbert L. Kloiber
Starring
CinematographyLarry Smith
Music byHannah Peel
Production
companies
  • Rabbit Track Pictures
  • Great Point Media
  • The Development Partnership
  • Night Train Media
Distributed byNetflix[1]
Release date
  • 27 July 2022 (2022-07-27)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget< $10 million
Box office$192,880[2][3]

Rogue Agent is a 2022 British biographical mystery drama thriller film directed by Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn in their feature length debut, from a screenplay the pair co-wrote with Michael Bronner based on the unpublished[4] article "Chasing Agent Freegard" by Michael Bronner. James Norton portrays Robert Hendy-Freegard, a conman who tricked and convinced several people that he was an MI5 agent. Gemma Arterton also stars as the person who brought him down, with additional cast members including Shazad Latif, Marisa Abela, Edwina Findley and Julian Barratt.

The film was released in the United Kingdom on 27 July 2022 on Netflix.

Premise[edit]

The film is based on Robert Hendy-Freegard, who masqueraded as an MI5 agent, conning several people into giving him their life savings and fooling them into going underground for fear of assassination by the IRA.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

On 22 January 2019, it was announced that James Norton would star in Chasing Agent Freegard, as one of three films produced between Great Point Media and The Development Partnership, with Norton producing through his own production company Rabbit Track Pictures.[5] By June 2020, Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn were attached to co-direct the feature from a screenplay by Michael Bronner.[6][7] In May 2021, it was reported that Night Train Media would also finance the film, then retitled Freegard, and that Gemma Arterton, Shazad Latif, Marisa Abela, Edwina Findley and Julian Barratt had joined the cast.[8][9] Filming commenced in London on 31 May 2021.[9][10] Filming took place at Dover Castle and Dover Lighthouse. That July, Sarah Goldberg, Jimmy Akingbola, Freya Mavor, Rob Malone, Philip Wright, Michael Fenton Stevens and Charlotte Avery were added to the cast.[11][12] According to Variety Insight, the film's budget is less than $10 million.[13] After six weeks, Lawn announced that principal photography had concluded on 12 July 2021.[14] The film was later retitled again to Rogue Agent.[15]

Release[edit]

In the United Kingdom, the film was released on 27 July 2022 on Netflix. In the United States, the film was released in cinemas by IFC Films and on streaming on AMC+ on 12 August 2022.[16][3][1]

Reception[edit]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 73% approval rating, based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads, "Even if it isn't as engaging as the real-life story that inspired it, Rogue Agent remains a well-acted and appealingly twisty suspense thriller."[17] On Metacritic, the film received a score of 61 out of 100, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Moore, Kasey (10 July 2022). "Netflix UK Acquires Rights to 'Rogue Agent' starring Gemma Arterton". What's on Netflix. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Rogue Agent (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Rogue Agent (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ^ Bronner, Michael (13 August 2022). "Michael Bronner on "Rogue Agent" & Conman Robert Hendy-Freegard". Air Mail. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ^ Ritman, Alex (22 January 2019). "McMafia Star James Norton to Play Con Artist in Chasing Agent Freegard". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ Kanter, Jake (2 June 2020). "The Salisbury Poisonings Writers Plan IRA Drama; Attached To Peter Kosminsky Show The Undeclared War & James Norton Feature". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ Grater, Tom; Wiseman, Andreas (16 July 2020). "Salisbury Poisonings Creators To Direct Thriller Film Chasing Agent Freegard Starring James Norton". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  8. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (13 May 2021). "Chasing Agent Freegard: Gemma Arterton, Shazad Latif Join James Norton Thriller (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (25 May 2021). "Freegard: Herbert Kloiber's Night Train Media Boards James Norton & Gemma Arterton Thriller; Cast Rounds Out Ahead Of Shoot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. ^ Norton, James (31 May 2021). #freegardfilm. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021 – via Instagram.
  11. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2 July 2021). "Freegard: Barry Star Sarah Goldberg & In The Long Run Star Jimmy Akingbola Join UK Thriller". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  12. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (5 July 2021). "Industry & Skins Star Freya Mavor Joins James Norton Thriller Freegard". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production – Freegard". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  14. ^ Lawn, Declan (12 July 2021). Six weeks. 496 slates. A pandemic. What a blast. @ginarcarter99 #freegardfilm. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021 – via Instagram.
  15. ^ P., Maddie (24 July 2022). "Rogue Agent: Release Date, Trailer, Cast, Filming Details, and Everything We Know So Far". Collider. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  16. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (16 May 2022). "IFC Films & AMC+ Pick Up James Norton & Gemma Arterton Espionage Thriller Freegard". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Rogue Agent". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Rogue Agent". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

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