Oscilloscope Lands North American Rights to ‘Game,’ Rave Thriller From John Minton and Portishead’s Geoff Barrow Starring Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods (EXCLUSIVE)

Oscilloscope Laboratories has landed North American rights to “Game,” a rave thriller marking the feature debut of visual artist John Minton and hailing from Portishead founder Geoff Barrow’s Invada Films banner. A theatrical release is being planned for winter 2027.

The film stars Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods and Marc Bessant in their first leading roles. Rob Williams penned the screenplay from a story by Barrow and Bessant, which was developed with Minton and Williams.

“Set against the backdrop of the 1993 British rave scene, this gripping thriller follows aging raver David (Bessant), who crashes his car deep in the woods after stealing a stash of money and drugs,” the film’s synopsis reads. “Trapped, injured and helpless, he is discovered by a mysterious poacher (Williamson) — but instead of rescuing him, the poacher has other ideas in store.”

Minton and Barrow have previously collaborated on music videos and live visuals for Portishead, with Minton’s other credits including Simple Minds, Oasis’ Live ’25 tour, Noel Gallagher, the Pretenders and music videos for Beth Gibbons, Sleaford Mods and Gazelle Twin.

Deborah Rawlings serves as producer alongside Barrow, who has previously worked in film and TV as a composer for “Civil War,” “Ex Machina,” “Black Mirror” and more. His Invada Records label has released the scores for “Stranger Things,” “Drive” and “Red Dead Redemption.”

Williams currently has projects in development with the Imaginarium Corestar, Anton Entertainment and Rebellion Studios. His comic series “Unfollow” is being produced by Margot Robbie’s Lucky Chap for HBO.

Oscilloscope Laboratories was founded by Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys in 2008. Its releases include Lynne Ramsay’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” Kelly Reichardt’s “Meek’s Cutoff,” Ciro Guerra’s “Embrace of the Serpent” and more.