Crackley Hall’s Junior 5 pupil Fintan McGrory has stepped straight from his role as ‘cute Joseph’ in the successful stage production, Nativity The Musical, to the latest edition of the Christmas film franchise. The movie, Nativity Rocks, was released just last week on Friday 23 November, and stars Fintan as a pupil at the much loved fictional St Bernadette’s Primary School.
Filming took place at various local locations in February and March this year, and included a grand Rock Opera held at Coventry Cathedral and a mock Christmas market set up just outside. The film, the fourth in the series, follows the fortunes of St Bernadette’s staff and pupils as they try to help Coventry win the title 'Christmas Town of the Year' by auditioning for a coveted place in a spectacular rock musical competition.
Fintan plays a pupil at St Bernadette’s and, in the film, he can be seen making his Christmas wishes and then later on riding a motorcycle at the end of the show.
The film premiered in Coventry on Monday 19 November, when Fintan joined other members of the cast, and the stars of the show Simon Lipkin, Daniel Boys and Craig Revel Horwood, on the red carpet.
Fintan loved making the film even though the filming often went on well in to the night.
With all of his performance commitments you would think Fintan has more than enough on his plate to cope with but that is certainly not the case for this talented young all-rounder who following trials at Edgbaston Cricket Ground has just had the call up to the Warwickshire Cricket U10s winter development squad for 2018-19.
Fintan will now take part in a 12 week winter coaching programme with the rest of the squad where he hopes to develop both his batting and bowling skills. He will also have the chance to work with a specialist wicket keeping coach, as he particularly enjoys playing behind the stumps, explaining, “You get more involved in the match when you’re the wicker keeper”.
Well done Fintan we are very proud of your success.