World premiere of Sir Steve McQueen’s film Blitz to open London Film Festival

Sir Steve McQueen’s Blitz will see its world premiere at the London Film Festival (Apple/PA)

The world premiere of Sir Steve McQueen’s new film Blitz is to open the 68th BFI London Film Festival.

Blitz will be shown almost a month before its release in cinemas on November 1, with the festival beginning on October 9.