Harris Dickinson burst onto the Hollywood scene just eight years ago in the low-key drama Beach Rats, and he’s been riding that high ever since with big roles in The Iron Claw, Triangle of Sadness, Babygirl, Blitz, and many more. Now Dickinson is taking his career to the next level with Urchin, his directing and screenwriting debut that premiered with a prominent spot in the Un Certain Regard section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival where it took two awards.
Urchin stars Frank Dillane, Megan Northam, Karyna Khymchuk, Shonagh Marie, and Amr Waked, with a small role for Dickinson, as well.
Here’s the synopsis: The story follows Mike (Dillane), a rough sleeper in London, trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Raw and absurd, the film is a story about the strange patterns that keep pulling us back.
Dickinson is starting with an intimate film that’s a bit smaller in scale, a lot like his breakout debut in Beach Rats. With rumors swirling that he’s in the running to take over as James Bond, small movies like this might be rare for him in the future.
Urchin now has a release date and will hit U.S. theaters on October 10th, so we won’t have to wait long.
