Rogue Trooper: Actor 'rugby tackled' handbag robber at film festival

Rogue Trooper: Actor 'rugby tackled' handbag robber at film festival

Jones shared that Barnard, a resident of Ogmore Vale in Bridgend county, apprehended the offender until the authorities arrived, subsequently returning the handbag to the distressed grandmother.

Following the incident, Barnard calmly approached the film panel, took a seat, and engaged the audience with stories from the production. Jones, who is the son of music legend David Bowie, described the moment by saying, “Folks, I swooned.”

The Annecy festival clarified that the event took place in the city center about an hour before the panel discussion, rather than on the festival grounds itself. Officials from Annecy Municipal Police have been reached out to for a statement regarding the matter.

Rogue Trooper is Jones’s newest venture; his previous credits include Source Code and Warcraft. Barnard stars in the film’s titular role, which made its premiere at the festival and is scheduled for release later this year. The movie, based on a well-known British science fiction comic series, is an animated feature produced by Rebellion and Liberty Films. It centers around a “genetic infantryman” who becomes the last survivor of an invading force. Driven to uncover the traitor who betrayed his unit, the protagonist is aided by the digital consciousnesses of his fallen comrades, embedded in his equipment. The film was written and directed by Jones and boasts a cast that includes Jack Lowden, Reece Shearsmith, comedian Diane Morgan, Sean Bean, and Asa Butterfield

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