Blitz will have its world premiere as the opening film at the BFI London Film Festival on October 9, 2024, and is scheduled to be released in select cinemas in the United Kingdom and United States on November 1, followed by a streaming release on Apple TV+ on November 22.
Premise
A defiant young boy goes on an adventure in London during World War II only to find himself in immense peril amidst the Blitz, while his distraught mother searches for him.
In October 2021, it was announced that McQueen would write, direct and produce a new feature film titled Blitz for New Regency, with Lammas Park producing alongside Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films.[3] In March 2022, McQueen confirmed his next project was going to be about Londoners during the Blitz of World War II and that he had discussed this with Anne, the Princess Royal, as she had awarded him his knighthood at Windsor Castle.[4] In June 2022, it was announced that Apple TV+ had picked up the distribution rights. Producers are New Regency's Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer.[5]
Blitz is scheduled to premiere as the opening film at the BFI London Film Festival held at the Royal Festival Hall on October 9, 2024, McQueen's third directorial effort to do so after 2018's Widows and 2020's Mangrove, which was part of his Small Axe anthology series. The film will then be released in select theatres in the United States and the United Kingdom on November 1, 2024, before streaming on Apple TV+ on November 22.[13]
^"Blitz Production List". Film & Television Industry Alliance. October 10, 2022. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2023.