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Geoff Barrow<\/a>, the co-founder of Portishead<\/a> and Beak><\/a>, has co-written and produced his first feature film, Game<\/em>, for release through his Invada Films imprint. Directed by longtime Barrow collaborator (and fellow Bristolian) John Minton, the movie stars Sleaford Mods\u2019 Jason Williamson alongside Marc Bessant in a thriller set amid the 1993 UK rave scene. After premiering on October 16 at Mayhem Film Festival, in Williamson\u2019s hometown of Nottingham, the movie will receive a theatrical release in the United Kingdom and Ireland from Friday, November 21. Watch the first trailer below, and scroll down for a still from the film and the Game<\/em> poster.<\/p>\n Several years back, Barrow began talking<\/a> up the script on the website that was then named Twitter. He publicly pitched Russell Crowe<\/a> and reposted his own request. And, when he announced last year that he would be leaving<\/a> Beak>, he said the decision was partly down to his focus on making films. Upon the announcement of the release, he explained, \u201cJohn [Minton] and I have worked together for over 20 years on music projects (Portishead and Invada music videos) and have always talked about making a feature together, the same goes for Marc [Bessant] who I\u2019ve worked closely with for many years. I\u2019ve been a fan of Jason Williamson\u2019s work, same with Rob [Williams, screenwriter], through 2000AD, and we\u2019ve been writing film ideas together for the last few years.\u201d He added that he has another two films in development.<\/p>\n Barrow has a long r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of film scores in collaboration with Ben Salisbury, including Ex Machina<\/em><\/a>, Civil War<\/em>, and Annihilation<\/em><\/a>, as well as an episode of Black Mirror<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Read Pitchfork\u2019s Sunday Review of Portishead\u2019s Dummy<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n