BFF: Mark Hammond's JOHNNY WAS, w/ Vinnie Jones, Samantha Mumba, Patrick Bergin, Roger Daltrey, Eriq La Salle, Lennox Lewis, Laurence Kinlan, Wilson Heredia, Mark Asante, Charles Porter, Sam Sarpong, & John Fashanu

Mark Hammond's Johnny Was is scheduled to have its U.K. première at the 6th Belfast Film Festival (BFF) in Northern Ireland on March 31st at 7:00 p.m..

As was previously reported here on Twitch, there's a downloadable trailer for Johnny Was on the website of international sales agent Nordisk Film International Sales. There are eight stills from the movie on the website of production company Affinity Films International Ltd.. There is downloadable behind-the-scenes footage from the movie, and downloadable interviews with a number of its cast and crew members, on MakingOfEuropa.net.

The screenplay for Johnny Was was written by Brendan Foley. The movie apparently stars Vinnie Jones as Johnny Doyle, Samantha Mumba as Rita, Patrick Bergin as Flynn, Roger Daltrey as Jimmy, Eriq La Salle as Julius, Lennox Lewis as Ras, Laurence Kinlan as Michael, Wilson Heredia as Sparra, Mark Asante as Nathan, Charles Porter as Diggs, Sam Sarpong as Skipp, and John Fashanu as DJ Fash.

Here's a synopsis for Johnny Was from Nordisk Film International Sales' site: "Johnny (Vinnie Jones), trying to escape a violent past in Ireland, hides out in Brixton, London, in the world's least-safe safe house, sandwiched between a drug den run by a Jamaican gangster (Eriq La Salle) and a pirate radio station belonging to a Rasta DJ (Lennox Lewis). When Johnny's former comrade (Patrick Bergin) escapes from Brixton Prison determined to derail the Irish peace process, Johnny faces being dragged back into violence and away from his new love (Samantha Mumba). Johnny's actions ignite a simmering war on two fronts with his drug-dealing neighbor and his former boss Jimmy (Roger Daltrey). Johnny faces questions of race, morality, loyalty - and ultimately survival - played out against a great reggae sound track from legendary DJ-producer Adrian Sherwood."

Johnny Was trailer (downloadable 12.8 MB MOV file)
Nordisk Film International Sales: Johnny Was
Affinity Films International: Johnny Was
MakingOfEuropa.net: Johnny Was
BFF: Johnny Was