Zak The Ripper Movie

Welcome to the official page of brand new UK comedy Zak The Ripper - Shooting Summer 2026

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Introducing Georgia Conlan.
"When we screened Fright at FrightFest in Leicester Square, Georgia’s film Charlotte was showing at the same time. It’s lovely that we’ve gone from battling over ticket sales to working together” – Warren Dudley
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Last week rehearsing Zak The Ripper at The Glitch with Producers & principal cast Sy Thomas, Tiff Stevenson, Jack Skipper. Lots of laughs - this is going to be a very fun film to make!

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Introducing Emmy McMorrow.
"The first time I saw Emmy was in an audition tape for a different role, and she immediately made an impression." Warren Dudley
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Episode 5 of the Making Zak The Ripper Podcast is live.

Produced by Director of Photography Matt Cotton and Writer Director Warren Dudley, this episode explores cinematography, visual storytelling and the Director and DP relationship.

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Every shot should move the story forward.

Warren explains how pace and energy influence the way Zak The Ripper will be filmed.

Episode 5 premieres Monday.

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Great filmmaking starts with trust.

Warren explains why Directors and Directors of Photography need to stay in their own lanes while working closely together.

Episode 5 premieres Monday.

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Introducing Sy Thomas.
"I first worked with Sy two decades ago and have wanted to collaborate with him again ever since. When I created Zak The Ripper, he was the person I had in mind from the very beginning." Warren Dudley
Fantastic to have Sy leading the cast.
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Episode 4 of the Making Zak The Ripper Podcast is live.

Produced by Director of Photography Matt Cotton and Writer Director Warren Dudley, this episode explores storyboarding, scheduling, production design and preparing for principal photography.

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Every prop tells part of the story.

Warren explains how the team are sourcing and creating the many props needed for Zak The Ripper.

Episode 4 premieres Monday.

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Out and about with our wonderful Production Designer Alouette, who has been busy sourcing costumes and props for the movie

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How do you plan a film before shooting starts?

Matt explains how storyboarding helps build Zak The Ripper shot by shot before the cameras roll.

Episode 4 premieres Monday.

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Introducing Bruno Cryan.
"We saw a lot of audition tapes for the role of Wipz, but Bruno’s stood out by a mile. From the moment we watched it, we knew he was the one." Writer & Director Warren Dudley
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Episode 3 of the Making Zak The Ripper Podcast is live.

Co-Producers, Writer & Director Warren Dudley and Director of Photography Matt Cotton discuss casting, auditions, self-tapes and the challenge of finding the right actors for every role.

Watch now

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Every part must be believable.

Matt and Warren discuss why the smaller roles can be just as important as the bigger ones.

Episode 3 premieres Monday.

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How do you know you've found the right actor?

Warren discusses the casting process and the moment a role suddenly clicks into place.

Episode 3 premieres Monday.

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Introducing Tiff Stevenson.
"Tiff was always on our shortlist of potential cast members and then, in an amazing coincidence, she followed me on Instagram. It felt like it was meant to be." Warren Dudley
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Episode 2 is live.
Produced by Director of Photography Matt Cotton and Writer Director Warren Dudley, this episode looks at financing, budgeting, investor pitches and preparing a £250k independent feature for production.
Watch now.
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"We did a lot of work and it paid off."
Warren discusses why the team invested time building Zak The Ripper before approaching investors.
A strong idea helps. A developed project helps even more.
Episode 2 premieres Monday.
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Think bigger budgets solve everything?
In this clip from Episode 2 of the Making Zak The Ripper Podcast, Warren and Matt explain why every production still has to watch the pennies, no matter the scale.
Ep 2 premieres Monday.
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Introducing Parry Glasspool.

"One of my early features, The Cutting Room, starred a fresh-faced Parry. It wasn’t a comedy, but even then I could see his talent for the genre." Writer & Director, Warren Dudley

Great to have Parry as part of the cast.

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