EFP 76: Writer-director Ben Wheatley on Bulk

<div><div><div><div>Host Dr Pasquale Iannone's guest on this episode of Edinburgh Film Podcast is the acclaimed British filmmaker <b>Ben Wheatley</b>.<br><br>Since his 2009 debut, the crime thriller <i>Down Terrace</i>, Ben has specialised in highly inventive, unsettling, darkly funny pictures, often written in collaboration with his partner Amy Jump. From the hitman thriller <i>Kill List </i>(2011) to English Civil War drama <i>A Field in England</i> (2013), J.G. Ballard adaptation <i>High Rise</i> (2015) to 70s-set action film <i>Free Fire </i>(2016).<br><br>Ben's versatility has brought him to the attention of Hollywood. He directed the $130m shark epic <i>Meg 2: The Trench</i> starring Jason Statham and his latest is action film <i>Normal</i> (2025) with Bob Odenkirk.<br><p>Between these two American projects, Ben made <i>Bulk</i> (2025), a low budget, lo-fi science fiction film featuring familiar faces from the Wheatleyverse - Sam Riley, Alexandra Maria Lara, Noah Taylor and M...