WELCOME TO THE PUNCH

CAST:
 James McAvoy as Max Lewinsky
Mark Strong as Jacob Sternwood
 Andrea Riseborough as Sarah Hawks
 Elyes Gabel as Ruan Sternwood
Peter Mullan as Roy Edwards
David Morrissey as Thomas Geiger
Daniel Mays as Nathan Bartnick
Johnny Harris as Dean Warns
Dannielle Brent as Karen Edwards

Welcome to the Punch is a British thriller in post-production and scheduled for 15 March 2013 release by Momentum Pictures in the UK and Ireland. Written by Eran Creevy, the script had been placed on the 2010 Brit List, a film-industry-compiled list of the best unproduced screenplays in British film. With seven votes, the film was honored with third place. The film is directed by Creevy, starring James McAvoy, Mark Strong, and Andrea Riseborough. Welcome to the Punch presents the story of a former criminal, Jacob Sternwood (Strong) who is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives detective Max Lewinsky (McAvoy) one last chance to catch the man he has always been after. As they face off, they start to uncover a deeper conspiracy they both need to solve in order to survive.