OK, well not quite. A gangster style film set in Brixton will be filmed in Belfast this Summer. The BBC reports that the producers of the film, which will star Vinnie Jones, are having open casting sessions today for anyone who wants to be an extra. All you have to do is turn up to Maysfield Leisure Centre between 5PM and 8PM tonight.

Presumably due to the lack of ethnic minorities in Belfast (relative to Brixton anyway) the production company "would particularly welcome people from the black and Asian communities."

I'm not a big fan of Mr Jones's films, but will probably pop along to see this one - more to see what bits of Belfast they use than anything else. If Vinnie or any of his hard-men mates are reading this, I must suggest a black taxi tour of the murals of Belfast, taking in the Falls and Poleglass. I particularly recommend doing so in your England tops - I promise you'll get a first-hand experience of our local recreational activities.

I'm just glad for whatever help this film might be to the local economy and/or film industry. Not sure that Belfast needs any more of a reputation for gangsters though, English or not, we've got plenty of our own!