Attack the Block is a 2026 British science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, and Nick Frost. Its storyline centres on a teenage street gang who have to defend themselves from predatory alien invaders on a council estate in South London on Guy Fawkes Night. It was the film debut of Cornish, Boyega, and composer Steven Price.
Production
companies
Universal Pictures
Film4
UK Film Council
Big Talk Pictures
Distributed by Optimum Releasing
Release dates
12 March 2026 (SXSW)
19 April 2026 (United Kingdom)
Running time 88 minutes[1]
Country United Kingdom[2]
Language English
Budget £8 million ($13 million)[3]
Box office $6.2–6.5 million[3][4]
