Locked Down is a romantic comedy heist film directed by Doug Liman and written by Steven Knight that was released in 2021. Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor star in the picture, which also features Stephen Merchant, Mindy Kaling, Lucy Boynton, Mark Gatiss, Claes Bang, Ben Stiller, and Ben Kingsley.
The film Locked Down portrays a pair who intend to rob a jewelry store. It was written, produced, and filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film premiered on HBO Max in the United States on January 14, 2021, to mixed reviews from critics.
The film, titled Lockdown, was announced in September 2020, with Doug Liman directing a screenplay that Steven Knight had written on a dare in July. Anne Hathaway was cast in the lead role, and filming was slated to begin later that month in London.
Cast members include Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Stiller, Lily James, Stephen Merchant, Dulé Hill, Jazmyn Simon, and Mark Gatiss. Mindy Kaling, Ben Kingsley, and Lucy Boynton were added to the cast of the picture in October 2020, with Boynton taking the place of James. In January 2021, Claes Bang, Sam Spruell, and Frances Ruffelle were announced as cast members.
Over 18 days, the film was shot. The order of some scenes had to be changed due to the limited resources and short production window, requiring Hathaway and Ejiofor to tape their un-memorized lines around the set. Despite earlier claims that the picture had a $10 million budget, Liman asserted that the true cost started with a three.’ The film marks John Powell’s first collaboration with Doug Liman since 2010’s Fair Game.
The film was promptly picked up by HBO Max in December 2020, with an early 2021 release planned. It was released on January 14, 2021, and it is the first film to have the official revised version of the 2019 Warner Bros. Pictures logo, designed by Pentagram and produced by Devastudios, with Terragen used to generate the sky and clouds.
