Last Children In War

Last Children in War is a 2020 British-American live-action/historical drama film loosely based on A Series of Unfortunate Events and Nurse Matilda taking place in the second world war. It stars Rowan Atkinson, Connor Ball, Tom Holland, Bradley Simpson, Raphael Lau, Zoe Tria, James McVey and Tristan Evans.

Plot
James McCarthy was a British world war 2 veteran and is narrating the lives of the Thompson and Winston children.

Set in 1944 during the second world war, 15-year-old inventor, Thomas 'Tom' Stanley Thompson, his 14-year-old bibliophile brother Bradley 'Brad' William Thompson, their 13-year-old athletic and studious brother, Raphael James Thompson, and their 12-year-old sister, Zoe Isabelle Thompson with all of her brother's talents but with an unusually artistic mind are orphaned when their parents were killed in the battlefield. Thomas Beckham, the family's banker tells them to move from their home in London to the countryside in Scotland to live with their uncle, Roman Thompson and his unusual polymath son, Connor John Thompson. However, things get bad while staying in their uncle's place.

After all these events, the children met Australian orphans, 17-year-old inventor, Michael Gordon Winston, his 16-year-old bibliophile brother, Calum Thomas Winston, their 15-year-old polymath and creative twins, Troy Melvin Winston and Wendy Jane Winston and their cousin around Michael's age, Luke Robert Winston in boarding school. Together, they need to escape their uncles, Roman Thompson and Kemp Winston and stop them from chasing after their fortune.

About a year later, Michael turned 18 and is able to use his family's fortune. They escaped to Birmingham and bought a house for them. Meanwhile, it turns out that Roman and Kemp are both Axis power spies to capture the children and send them to Japanese prison camps. They couldn't get to the children now because they've been captured and punished for child abuse.

5 years later, Luke and Michael became 22, Calum became 21, Troy, Wendy and Tom became 20, Brad became 19, Raphael became 18 and Zoe became 17. They were all sent by the British Military to Korea to fight in the Korean war. They remembered the day that they escaped from their abusive uncles. Once they arrived in Korea, they went on battlefield and their fates are unknown. It might be possible if they were captured by the North Koreans and were prisoners of war and died or 3 years later, they were still alive and escaped.

At the end, James McCarthy told the viewers that he cannot tell what happened to the Thompsons and the Winstons after or during the Korean War. He tells them that they will be forgotten in history and day by day, he tries to find them. Then scene cuts to modern-day London, McCarthy is now a retired soldier and a WW2 veteran and is an old man. He then tells the viewers that he promises to find the children who might be adults now and then the movie ends.

Cast
Tom Holland as Thomas Stanley 'Tom' Thompson, a 15-year-old inventor and student who is the eldest of the Thompson siblings.

Bradley Simpson as Bradley William 'Brad' Thompson, a 14-year-old researcher and student who is the second eldest of the Thompson siblings.

Raphael Lau as Raphael James Thompson, a 13-year-old athlete and student who is the second youngest of the Thompson siblings.

Zoe Tria as Zoe Isabelle Thompson, an unusually talented 12-year-old girl with all of her brothers' talents who is the youngest of the Thompson siblings.

Connor Ball as Connor John Thompson, a cousin of the Thompson siblings who might be around Tom or Brad's age.

Rowan Atkinson as Roman Thompson, Connor's dad and Tom, Brad, Raphael and Zoe's uncle and legal guardian.

James McVey as James McCarthy, a veteran of the second world war and the narrator of the story. You can only see his silhouette throughout the film.

Tristan Evans as Thomas Beckham, a family banker who keeps the Thompson fortune.

Ian McKellen as Kemp Winston, Luke's dad and Michael, Calum, Troy and Wendy's uncle and legal guardian. McKellen also played James McCartney when he turns into an old man in modern day London.

Michael Clifford as Michael Gordon Winston, a 17-year-old inventor and student who is the eldest of the Winston siblings.

Calum Hood as Calum Thomas Winston, a 16-year-old researcher and student who is the second eldest of the Winston siblings.

Troye Sivan as Troy Melvin Winston, a 15-year-old polymath student who is the second youngest of the Winston siblings and Wendy's older twin brother.

Wengie as Wendy Jane Winston, a 15-year-old artist and student who is the youngest of the Winston siblings and is Troy's younger twin sister.

Luke Hemmings as Luke Robert Winston, a cousin of the Winston children who might be around Michael or Calum's age.

Development
While James McVey was having a break on tour, he decided that he, along with his band members should be in a movie. He couldn't think of a plot for the movie so Tristan suggested Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. They were also part of the Undertale Cast choir and the cast of The Darkest Awakening so they were joined by Zoe Tria and Raphael Lau who are both directors and writers. They also got the rights from Daniel Handler, the writer of A Series of Unfortunate Events and he agreed to do the screenplay. According to McVey, he was originally going to set the story in the Victorian-era in the 19th century. But due to budget problems and that the Victorian outfits are too complicated, Tria and Lau suggested that they should set the story to the 1940s during the second world war coming up with the title, Last Children In War. Filiming started on December 2019.

Set Up
The film is set in London, England, United Kingdom and Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. The set was originally going to be in Birmingham, England or Aberdeen, Scotland.

Post-Production
Post-production is on January 2020. It is announced that the film will be PG due to elements that are not meant for younger children.

Rating
The film is rated PG due to elements that are not pleasant and are not meant for younger children.

Theatrical Release

 * May 7 2020- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
 * May 17 2020- Australia, New Zealand

Digital Release

 * April 7 2020- Netflix, Download
 * April 17 2020- DVD, Blue-Ray