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IT’S ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS watching Kate Moss, Game of Thrones’ Gwendoline Christie and Mad Men’s Jon Hamm roar with laughter as we go behind the scenes of the new film with Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders
EXPRESS – Jennifer Saunders is under no illusions about the appeal of her beloved TV show.
She says: “It’s literally about lets have a laugh, let’s put on silly clothes. Let’s get p***ed.”
The formula worked so well that it is finally coming to the big screen next month.
DEN OF GEEK – Cheer on local talent with these potentially great UK films from 2016, including drama, comedy, action, horror, fantasy & more…
While Batman Vs Superman, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men Apocalypse and other mega franchises are expected to dominate cinemas in 2016, let’s hear it for the films below. None are sequels, few have titanic budgets, all of them are British and each of them has the potential to be great.
2016 looks to be a particularly strong year for UK crime drama, with Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire, Adam Smith’s Trespass Against Us and Michael Apted’s Unlocked on their way. Military thrillers are also well represented this year, with Gavin Hood’s Eye In The Sky, Fernando Coimbra’s Sand Castle, and Simon West’s Stratton incoming. There’s also comedy, fantasy, drama, horror and even a musical waiting for you below.
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (dir. Mandie Fletcher)
In its heyday, Absolutely Fabulous was a real comedy coup. Eddie, Patsy, Bubble, Saffie and co. were hugely funny, endlessly imitable creations. Two decades and change after its 1992 debut, Jennifer Saunders’ sitcom is returning in movie form, with a screenplay by Saunders and the return of the original gang plus the usual deluge of celebrity cameos.
To wit, Saunders, regulars Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield, Jane Horrocks, Kathy Burke, Celia Imrie and Helen Lederer will be joined by Gwendoline Christie, Rebel Wilson, Joan Collins, Kim Kardashian West and Dawn French in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, directed by UK comedy veteran Mandie Fletcher. The story sees Edina and Patsy hiding out among the glitterati of the French Riviera after causing “a major incident”…
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is set to feature a wide array of celebrity cameos.
And Joanna Lumley, 69, and Jennifer Saunders, 57, were back on set in London last week as they filmed red carpet scenes for the highly-anticipated big screen adaptation of the popular sitcom.
The dynamic duo, who play boozy best friends Patsy Stone and Edina Monsoon, were joined by a host of brand new famous faces including Krankies star Janette Tough as they shot the star-studded party scenes, no doubt arranged by the master of PR herself, Edina.
Joanna went hand-in-hand with Scottish comedienne Janette, who is famed for playing Wee Jimmy Krankie and has previously popped up in the sitcom, as well as making appearances on French And Saunders.
Clad in costume as flamboyant magazine editor Patsy, Joanna looked the picture of glamour in a sheer red lace dress paired with a leather jacket for a rock ‘n’ roll edge.