Comedy stars join time-travel film The Unreason – News

Time-travel comedy movie The Unreason has added Felicity Montagu, Johnny Vegas and Brian Bovell to its solid.

The forthcoming film is predicated on the 5 minute short of the identical title, which was printed on-line in March 2020.

It stars real-life finest buddies Ruth Syratt and Megan Stevenson as variations of themselves, working a classic store in leafy Muswell Hill. After stumbling throughout a time machine, they embark on journeys to the previous, ‚borrowing‘ objects to promote within the current with no thought of the irreparable injury they’re inflicting to the material of the universe.

It was revealed in January that Detectorists star Sophie Thompson will play the movie’s lead antagonist, the jail-keeper of The Unreason: a hellish dimension the place folks and objects from all through time turn into misplaced; and that After Life actor Tony Way will tackle the function of an off-beat inventor who involves the help of the time-travellers.

Director and co-writer Chris Reading has now confirmed that Benidorm star Johnny Vegas, I’m Alan Partridge’s Felicity Montagu and Brian Bovell (Jez from Gimme Gimme Gimme) have signed as much as seem within the venture too.

The three new solid members will play the washed up presenters of a cancelled 80s science present. The writers clarify: „They’re the unique inventors of the time machine, now retired to obscurity, traumatised by their experiences.“

Felicity Montagu feedback: „I am excited to be a part of this humorous, endearing unique journey of sci-fi fantasy. Headed up by the director, Chris Reading (one to observe), and Johnny Vegas and Sophie Thompson within the combine to call however a number of, this appears prefer it could possibly be a ball of enjoyable to be part of.“

Johnny Vegas feedback: „I really like the script, and the world Chris has created. It is bought so many nice moments and permits me, and the remainder of the solid to improv, so we’ll have some enjoyable with that!“

Brian Bovell provides: „I am very excited to be a part of this adventurous venture.“

Chris Reading not too long ago wrote and filmed the quick Alien: Containment, which has now clocked up over 1,000,000 views on YouTube. He has co-written the brand new function size model of The Unreason with Syratt.

Shakespeare Sisters, the corporate behind coming-of-age movie Soundtrack To Sixteen, acts because the manufacturing associate. Producers Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare and Hillary Shakespeare say: „We’re thrilled to welcome on board these comedy legends and we are able to so think about a younger Johnny, Felicity and Brian working collectively within the 80s to create the machine!“

Filming for The Unreason is ready to begin this summer time.

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