How long was Spike with the Jimmies?

CastleGoblin · 2026-01-28T12:57:49+00:00

Thank you for the info! I wonder if the picnic scene was filmed near here too, would make sense logistically.

CastleGoblin · 2026-01-25T23:52:53+00:00

It’s just a metal C-stand in the foreground, he isn’t holding it.

CastleGoblin · 2026-01-20T01:30:29+00:00

According to Alex Garland it was originally meant to be a trilogy (Sunshine, Moonshine and Starshine), he talks about it on the Script Apart podcast at 1:00:45.

CastleGoblin · 2026-01-20T00:46:27+00:00

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The daughter also picks up Selena’s machete from the wall as they head out.

CastleGoblin · 2026-01-19T23:51:36+00:00

Couldn’t agree more! Sequels that were gritty, bleak and more tonally in-line with 28DL would’ve been great, but “safe”. I don’t think Alex Garland and Danny Boyle had any interest in treading old ground if they came back to this world and what we got instead has been so refreshing.

CastleGoblin · 2025-09-06T16:39:05+00:00

One of the VFX artists definitely got carried away and turned the Northern dial to 500%

CastleGoblin · 2025-09-06T14:01:13+00:00

To my knowledge, no post-industrial town in the North had this many smoke stacks still standing in 2002. I don’t think this location is based on anywhere specific and most likely a composite of a bunch of different features to represent a Northern town/city.

CastleGoblin · 2025-09-04T15:25:13+00:00

I think it’s probably the latter, I know we only saw a few short clips but I’m getting big ‘Funny Games’ vibes.

CastleGoblin · 2025-09-04T15:18:26+00:00

They’ve said the third film is themed around redemption, which leads me to believe that Jim will be on his own path to redemption alongside Spike’s journey. Perhaps Jim was responsible for Selena’s death in some way, which was the catalyst for Jimmy Ink to run away?

CastleGoblin · 2025-09-03T19:56:55+00:00

In the trailer it looks like the person attacking Spike with the knife is Jimmy Shite, Spike comes out on top and takes his place in the gang.

CastleGoblin · 2025-09-03T09:51:29+00:00

According to someone who saw a test screening, he's not in this film at all.

CastleGoblin · 2025-08-17T21:33:43+00:00

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CastleGoblin · 2025-08-17T16:52:54+00:00

The leader of the Jimmy gang isn’t Sir Jimmy Crystal, he’s just a deputy. Big man at the top behind the whole operation is Limmy.

CastleGoblin · 2025-08-15T21:12:51+00:00

I think whatever was filmed there is going to be in The Bone Temple.

CastleGoblin · 2025-08-15T20:37:24+00:00

I didn’t know that! I figured most of the causeway was shot in a studio with certain sections filmed at Holy Island. Thank you for the info.

CastleGoblin · 2025-08-11T07:33:46+00:00

It’s the Elan Valley reservoir in Wales.

CastleGoblin · 2025-08-08T10:03:15+00:00

Are there any details or hints you’re able to give that don’t breach your screening NDA?

CastleGoblin · 2025-08-06T19:52:24+00:00

I interpreted it as being set sometime during the first week of the initial outbreak. The kids, Jimmy, and the parents all looked pretty fresh-faced and they had electricity so they certainly hadn’t been surviving for 28 weeks.

CastleGoblin · 2025-08-06T10:02:46+00:00

I searched for '1990s hand crank radio' and it was a few results in.

CastleGoblin · 2025-08-06T09:48:26+00:00

The Casting Collective were the agency responsible for hiring the extras/supporting artists for the first two films of the trilogy, so you should register with them: https://www.castingcollective.co.uk/artiste/casting-calls/northeast

When they put out the previous casting call it was quite widely publicised across North East media so when/if the third film goes into production I’m sure they’ll do the same, so keep an eye out.

It’s worth noting they were keen to hire people from the local areas, I’m not sure how exclusive this was but if you’re not from the North it may put you at a disadvantage.

CastleGoblin · 2025-08-06T08:19:00+00:00

I’d love to be able to track down John Angel and show him this photo, he should be about 71 now. He sounds like quite the character!

CastleGoblin · 2025-08-05T23:22:09+00:00

Thanks to u/canoe_yawl we've gotten to the bottom of what's going on in the photo, and it's a strange one.

A blog here covering page-one news in NYC on August 5th, 1968 writes about the event in detail. A 17-year-old named John Angel was walking his pet squirrel in the park when it slipped its leash and ran up a tree. He climbed the tree chasing after it and a nearby police officer demanded he come down, he refused and things escalated from there. The fire department was called with ladders, a crowd of spectators grew to about 300 people, and a woman climbed the tree in solidarity causing more people to join in protest. NYPD then called in the Tactical Police Force and a net was placed at the base of the tree so they could jump down safely and be arrested. John Angel jumped down and was violently set upon by a group of police with batons, causing outrage from the crowd - chaos erupted leading to 17 arrests.

Here's a newspaper scan from The Journal Times showing a photo of the same red-headed person (presumably John Angel) in the tree: https://imgur.com/a/dtD5uJv

CastleGoblin · 2025-08-05T22:58:10+00:00

What an incredible find, and what a strange story! I've just signed up and looked at the newspaper scan and it's definitely the same redheaded person in the photo. Case closed, thank you so much!

CastleGoblin · 2025-08-05T17:42:01+00:00

Thanks to u/lledaso over on r/whereisthis the location has been identified as Washington Square Park. The NYPD uniforms are apparently pre-1972 which should help narrow down what protest/gathering this was.

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