For his film debut in “Blitz,” Elliott Heffernan had a tall order. He had to perform in perilous scenes that found his character running through WWII battlefields as bombs dropped, leaping from a ...

On the surface, Elliott Heffernan and June Squibb might not appear to have much in common. Heffernan, age 11, just made his film debut in Steve McQueen’s epic drama “Blitz,” playing a young boy sent ...

It draws on the kind of story once commonplace in children’s literature, as the protagonists of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Goodnight Mister Tom pack their suitcases and flee London for ...

In the sequence, Elliott Heffernan’s George takes shelter in a station with hundreds of other Londoners when rushing water breaks through the station’s walls. By Tyler Coates Awards Editor When DP ...

Saoirse Ronan and newcomer Elliott Heffernan dominate the film as a mother and son separated by war who must find their way back to each other as London is bombed. Steve McQueen –– or Sir Steve ...

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“From the moment I saw Elliott’s tape and then met him in person, I knew he was our George,” says Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) on his latest project Blitz, which required a ...

In settings ranging from the streets of London during World War II to the tribal compounds of modern-day Kenya, young actors are leading some of the most compelling and emotional onscreen stories.

EXCLUSIVE: It was the faded monochrome photograph of a small Black boy, both hands gripping a valise, as he leaves London with a party of other school-age evacuees, that caught Steve McQueen’s eye ...