Whereas West Ham's own recent history has regularly erred on the side of comedy, the club's former home is about to be the backdrop for a new Hollywood action movie.
"Final Score" is described as football's answer to Die Hard, and stars Dave Bautista and Pierce Brosnan among others.
Fireballs at Boleyn Ground for #WestHam action movie with @PierceBrosnan and @DaveBautista https://t.co/UxotpXepf1 #UptonPark pic.twitter.com/9XEHQ4nWEB
— Newham Recorder (@NewhamRecorder) September 20, 2016
The movie was partially filmed at Upton Park, the stadium left behind by the Hammers, who moved to the London Stadium last summer thus bringing to an end a 112-year tenancy at their former ground.
Upton Park has since been demolished an redeveloped, but not before scenes for "Final Score" were shot in the old stadium.