Tinsel Town is a 2025 British christmas comedy film directed by Chris Foggin and starring Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson. Finding himself typecast and blacklisted, Hollywood actor Bradley Mac (Kiefer Sutherland) resorts to doing theatre work in England only to discover it involves appearing in a small town panto of Cinderella.
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Plot
With his career as a Hollywood action star faltering, Bradley Mack finds himself typecast and blacklisted, leaving him without any potential roles. His agent has him fly to England for stage work, on arriving expecting to find serious roles in a West End theatre, but instead, Bradley is stunned when he discovers he has been cast as Buttons in a small town production of the panto Cinderella.
Cast
David Shaw Parker as Alf the Director
Adan Osborne as Radio DJ
Alice Eve as Grace
Alicia Ambrose Bayley as Rita
Andrew Pollard as Stoneford Mayor
Andromeda Godfrey as Female Fan
Asim Chaudhry as Danny
Barbara Ashworth as Hilda
Bel Odowa as Stallholder
Colin Griff King as Judge
Craig Cheetham as Headteacher
Danny Dyer as Kieran
Derek Jacobi as Albert
Dominic G Britton as Jonty
Doreen Jackson as Jean
Eden Hamilton as Bella
Frank as Sean Grogan
Matthew Connell as Heckler
Isabelle Fairham as Bartender
Jaimi Barbakoff as Sukie
James Lance as Spencer
Jason Manford as David
Jennifer Biddall as Damsell in Distress
Jolene Rapino as Air Steward
Kandy Rohmann as Set Runner
Katherine Ryan as Agent
Kiefer Sutherland as Bradley Mack
Lee Otway as Policeman
Lucien Laviscount as Callum
Luke Carroll as Bert
Maria Friedman as Brenda
Matilda Firth as Emma
Mawaan Rizwan as Nigel
Meera Syal as Cassandra
Ray Fearon as Russell
Rebel Wilson as Jill
Savannah Lee Smith as Izzy
Simon Kane as Magistrate
Tahir Shah as Court Clerk
Theodora Williams as Cara
Winston Branche as Panicked Cop
Zenobia Williams as Sweet Little Girl
Production
The film is directed by Chris Foggin and Piers Ashworth, Adam Brown, and Frazer Flintham wrote the screenplay. The film is choreographed by Adam Crossley. It is produced by Future Artists Entertainment. The cast is led by Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson. In February 2025, Derek Jacobi, Mawaan Rizwan, Meera Syal, Danny Dyer, Alice Eve, Jason Manford, Katherine Ryan, James Lance and Lucien Laviscount joined the cast.
Principal photography took place in Yorkshire in January and February 2025. Filming locations include:
The bowling green at Knaresborough Castle as the Christmas Fair
Cricketer's Arms, Horbury as the interior of the public house
Dewsbury Town Hall as the interior of the courthouse
Gallons Steps, Knaresborough as the Santa Run start
Green Dragon Yard, Knaresborough as the site of the burglary
High Bridge, Knaresborough as the location of the "Welcome to Stoneford" sign
House on Kirkgate, Knaresborough as Jill's house
House on Park Parade, Harrogate as Grace's house
House on Waterside, Knaresborough as Albert's house
House on Waterside, Knaresborough as the Savoy Guesthouse
Knaresborough House as Stoneford Magistrates Court
Muddy Boots Cafe, at the village hall in Harewood, as the cafe
Release
The film was first released in the United States in theaters and VOD on 28 November 2025, and was released on Sky Cinema in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2025.
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 44% of 16 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 5.7/10.