Based on his real-life autobiography, 2007’s Rise of the Footsoldier follows Carlton Leach as he evolves from feared football terrace general to a member of one of the most notorious British gangs that operated throughout the late eighties and early nineties. Leach had one goal, and one goal only: by the time he reached the top, everyone would know the name Carlton Leach. UK

As of now, it is has not been confirmed whether Vengeance is intended to be the final film in the series. Save MUSICAL THEATRE RAVE - THE AFTERPARTY to your collection. Share MUSICAL THEATRE RAVE - THE AFTERPARTY with your friends. Save QUEST PISTOLS in London - Club Show + Afterparty to your collection. Share QUEST PISTOLS in London - Club Show + Afterparty with your friends. Save Sip 'N Stroke | 5pm - 8pm| Sip and Paint Party + AFTERPARTY to your collection. Share Sip 'N Stroke | 5pm - 8pm| Sip and Paint Party + AFTERPARTY with your friends. Akinbola, Daniel (14 September 2023). "Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance (Film Review)". Filmhounds . Retrieved 19 September 2023.Winners at the 6th annual National Film Awards UK 2021". National Film Awards . Retrieved 2 July 2021. Let's face it; Reservoir Dogs wasn't so much a movie about a diamond heist gone wrong as it was about a gang of actors that wanted to be Lee Marvin. Rise of the Footsoldier (Released 7th of September) is nothing more or less than a bunch of Scorsese fanatics who wished they'd been in Goodfellas – and be fair, who wouldn't? The new Extreme Edition also comes with special features including interviews with the director and Carlton Leach. One of the most interesting is the new commentary done for the cut with Julian Gilbey and Terry Stone which gives an insight into what has changed between versions and lots of reminiscing of the making of the film. For people interested into film making Gilbey talks quite in depth about how he re-edited the new cut to improve the action scenes. If I was to say that Rise of the Footsoldieris quite an obnoxious film it would probably sound negative but in truth it’s not. Especially in this Extreme Extended Edition we are given a version of events that is high on the violence quota, high on the drugs and high on the sex. Watching the interview with director and co-writer Julian Gilbey you understand that this was the point he was trying to bring across though, that we see the events from the perspective of people who weren’t nice, these are not anti-heroes, they are often psychotic, violent and many times their actions are fuelled by heavy drug use in the form of not only the likes of cocaine but steroids. It’s an in your face style where these people don’t care what anybody thinks of them they take what they want and if they don’t get it people will end up either badly beaten or dead. The very nature of the story makes it believable that this was what led to the violence that befell the Essex Boys in the end, as the saying goes “you reap what you sow”. It should be noted of course that this is only one interpretation of the events, it is in the end a fictional account.

Who’d have bet, fifteen years after the release of Rise of the Footsolider, there would be a cinema release for a fifth film in the franchise... years ago Rise Of The Footsoldier was released redefining the British Gangster genre. Based on the true story of the brutal Rettendon triple murders in 1995, Rise Of The Footsoldier introduced viewers to the cut throat world of Essex organised crime. Now 5 years since it's release revisit the terraces of the east end with the new Limited Extreme Extended Edition Steelbook, featuring over 20 minutes of all new extreme footage and an all new commentary and interview with visionary Director Julian Gilbey.Rise of the Footsoldier The Extreme Edition is released 24th December on Double Play Steelbook (DVD and Blu-ray) courtesy of StudioCanal Rise Of The Footsoldier Origins: The story behind cult Essex films spawned by notorious triple gangland murder". Sky News . Retrieved 19 April 2022. Nominees for the 8th annual National Film Awards 2022 announced". National Film Awards . Retrieved 20 April 2022. Save Sip 'N Stroke | 7pm - 10pm| Sip and Paint + Afterparty to your collection. Share Sip 'N Stroke | 7pm - 10pm| Sip and Paint + Afterparty with your friends. Our servers are getting hit pretty hard right now. To continue shopping, enter the characters as they are shown

But the extremeness of this release doesn't bring any hidden gems or extended sequences that expand the story, just more the offcuts the BBFC probably thought were too violent at the time of release. There is a bit more sex, but it feels unnecessary and exploitative. Well more exploitative. The extra boobs aren't really used to show how large and out of control our characters were, but more to titillate the audience, which is fine (I am not here to kink shame), but it does lessen the impact of the overall story, especially in a low budget movie. It makes some scenes feel like soft-core porn. Signature EntertainmentRISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER II was one of the most eagerly awaited British Gangster film sequels in years, it’s more grown up and certainly much darker than the first film, visually it looks stunning and lovers of the British Gangster film genre will love it.