Neil Marshall’s Gangster Movie ‘Duchess,’ Starring Charlotte Kirk, Debuts First-Look Images (EXCLUSIVE)

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Leo Barraclough International Features EditorVariety has been given exclusive access to the first-look images from Neil Marshall’s action crime thriller “Duchess,” starring British actor Charlotte Kirk, who was linked to the downfall of two Hollywood moguls.

Principal photography is in its third week on the movie, which is shooting in Tenerife.The film is co-written by Marshall and Kirk, the creative duo behind “The Lair,” which opens London’s horror and fantasy film festival Frightfest next month.Marshall’s credits include “Game of Thrones,” for which he received an Emmy nomination, “The Descent,” for which he won best director at the British Independent Film Awards, and, most recently, 2019’s “Hellboy” and 2020’s “The Reckoning,” which also starred and was co-written by Kirk.

Kirk became front-page news in Hollywood after her extramarital affairs with Kevin Tsujihara, at that time CEO of Warner Bros., and Ron Meyer, the then vice chairman of NBCUniversal, led to their dismissals.“Duchess” is set in the treacherous world of diamond smuggling, with Kirk playing the notorious “Duchess” of the title – a tough, working-class, petty criminal who morphs into an anti-heroine to be reckoned with in a murky underworld.Shot by “Jeepers Creepers: Reborn” and “Legacy of Lies” cinematographer Simon Rowling with “a slick, sophisticated edge, ‘Duchess’ is proving to be a stylish visual feast of epic scenery, sparking gunfire and blood…lots of blood,” according to a statement.U.S.

actor Philip Winchester, who starred in “Strike Back,” plays an international diamond smuggler who seduces “Duchess” into a dangerous thrill ride replete with colorful gangland characters, precious gems, and violent shoot-outs.Co-starring is Irish actor.