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Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Jan. 17, 2012

Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98

Studio: Entertainment One

Sean Bean goes commando in Age of Heroes.

The epic WWII action-thriller film Age of Heroes was inspired by the true story of “James Bond” writer Ian Fleming’s creation of the Britain’s elite military team ’30 Commando Assault Unit.’

An inspiration to Britain’s modern day Special Air Service (Sas), 30 Commando was a new breed of special operations taskforce created by British Naval intelligence officer Fleming to carry out some of the most dangerous missions of the war.

Starring Sean Bean (TV’s Game of Thrones) and Danny Dyer (Dead Cert), the film follows the circumstances behind 30 Commando’s inception and the unit’s first highly classified smash-and-grab mission into occupied Norway to capture vital radar technology that will change the course of the war. Things don’t go all that smoothly in the Norway mission: When their escape route is uncovered,...

To celebrate the release of Age of Heroes on DVD and Blu-ray 13th June, Metrodome Distribution have given us three copies of the movie to give away on DVD. The first person picked out of the digital hat will also win a poster for the movie signed by Danny Dyer. As well as Dyer, the movie stars Sean Bean, Izabella Miko, James D’Arcy and is directed by Adrian Vitoria.

Synopsis: Age Of Heroes is an all-guns-blazing, World War II action film based on the incredible true story of the British special ops division 30 Commando, starring Sean Bean and Danny Dyer. Following the first mission of this elite unit, formed by ‘James Bond’ author Ian Fleming and a precursor to the modern day Sas, Age Of Heroes’ 30 Commando take on the might of the Fuhrer’s armed forces in a thrilling life-or-death operation.

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The True story of a team of Second World War commandos led by James Bond author Ian Fleming is brought to life in Age of Heroes.

Metrodome is releasing the film in UK cinemas on May 20 and then on DVD and Blu-ray on June 13.

This action-thriller reveals the fearless exploits of the 30 Commando, one of the most important elite units in the history of the British Armed Forces. Due to the secretive nature of the unit's work, it is a story not many people know about - and yet they risked their lives to protect their country.

Sean Bean (Lord Of The Rings, GoldenEye) and Danny Dyer (The Business, The Football Factory) star in the film version, which takes the heroes from the edge of defeat on the beaches of Dunkirk to the mountains of Norway on a search-and-destroy mission that, if successful, would change the course of the war.

Metrodome have just sent over a brand new trailer for their new movie, Age of Heroes which gets a short theatrical run 20th Mat before hitting DVD and Blu-ray 13th June. It’s directed by Adrian Vitoria and stars William Houston, Aksel Hennie, Izabella Miko, James D’Arcy, Danny Dyer and Sean Bean as Major Jones.

Age of Heroes is an action-packed British thriller based on the real-life events of Ian Fleming’s 30 Commando during World War II – the template for the modern day Sas.

Sean Bean (Lord Of The Rings, GoldenEye) and Danny Dyer (The Business, The Football Factory) star in an adrenalin-fuelled action-adventure which takes our heroes from the edge of defeat on the beaches of Dunkirk to the mountains of Norway on a search-and-destroy mission behind enemy lines that, if successful, would change the course of the war.

Check out the images (all taken by Nick Wall) below the trailer,...

In 1944 - nine years before he would write Casino Royale - was a British Naval Intelligence Officer handed control of an elite squad known as the 30 Commando Unit. It was Fleming's task to train them to recognize sensitive enemy intelligence materials and plan strikes to obtain them. And Adrian Vitoria's Age Of Heroes is the new film based on that true story.World War II. When Corporal Rains decks the captain of a military police squad in order to bring his men home from a long battle in war torn France, he is hailed a hero by his men but is arrested once back in Dover. Demoralised, his chance for glory finally comes when Jack Jones, a Royal Marine, sees his potential and...

Mem Ferda as DusanThe Crew is an action thriller, which was released in North America late in 2009, based on the novel "Outlaws" by author Kevin Sampson. The film reveals the seedy Liverpool underworld and the criminals who inhabit it. The Crew stars Stephen Graham ("London Boulevard"), Scot Williams (Dead Man Running), Mem Ferda (Legacy) and Rory McCann. Now that the film has been released and distributed, actor and villain Ferda is able to talk about his role as Dusan in this production. From Film File a German online magazine, Ferda states that becoming the antagonist in a thriller is actually very easy: "playing villains is fun. It can be a form of therapy for the innate evil that is within us all."

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British actor Sean Bean has signed up to star opposite his wife in a new movie. The "Lord of the Rings" star will shoot a scene with his partner Georgina Sutcliffe, who he wed in 2008, for World War II adventure film "Age of Heroes" - it will mark the first time they have worked together.

Sutcliffe will play the actor's onscreen wife, and Bean admits he is delighted to be sharing the spotlight with his spouse. He tells Britain's Sunday Express newspaper, "I'm quite looking forward to it. I think we both are. I've never worked with her before so it should be interesting. We've got a scene in a car so we might pop into the car later and practice our lines."

Beside starring Sean Bean and Georgina Sutcliffe, "Age of Heroes" also features Danny Dyer and Rosie Fellner with Adrian Vitoria sitting on the directing seat.

Sean Bean and Danny Dyer will re-team on the WW2 action-drama "Age of Heroes" for Matador Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.

Vitoria and Ed Scates' script will follow the true story of the formation of the 30 Assault Unit (aka. 30 Commando) in 1942, a special intelligence gathering unit first proposed by Ian Fleming who would later go on to pen the James Bond novel series.

The 30Au were teams who specialised in various skills from safe cracking to unarmed combat which they used to undertake covert infiltrations into enemy territory to capture intelligence. They served as a precursor to many of the elite forces now operating in the field.

Rosie Fellner also stars in this first of a proposed trilogy. Follow-ups entitled "Age Of Honour" and "Age Of Glory" are already in early planning should 'Heroes' go well.

Filming under the helm of Adrian Vitoria kicks off early next month in Norway.

Sean Bean, Danny Dyer and Rosie Fellner have all signed on for World War Two Drama Age Of Heroes.What separates this from your usual army film is that it’ll follow the real-life adventures of the 30 Commando unit, the ancestor of today’s elite forces that featured James Bond creator Ian Fleming among its ranks.Adrian Vitoria co-wrote the script with Ed Scates, and plans to start directing the action drama next month in Norway.If all goes well and the movie is a success, it’ll kick off a trilogy with two further outings – Age Of Honour and Age Of Glory – planned for the future.