Alan Partridge film due next year

[Rouleur]

Cashback!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/923...

Article said:

Steve Coogan's comedy alter-ego Alan Partridge will definitely hit the big screens, Armando Iannucci has confirmed.

Fans of the Norfolk character will be pleased to learn that after many rumours, shooting is due to start later this year.

Empire magazine spoke to Iannucci, who confirmed that he will be taking an executive producer credit.
"At the moment it's called 'The Alan Partridge Movie' but that’s just a working title. [The script] is written [but] we’re always rewriting, rewriting and rewriting." he said.

Iannucci, who was responsible for producing the original Alan Partridge shows, believes the film will hit screens at some point in 2013. The political satirist will be co-writing the film with Steve Coogan and Peter Baynham – co-creator of the Sacha Baron Cohen Bruno movie.

"We’ve written it," Iannucci confirmed, "but it’s a slapstick movie, it’s not political, it’s not satire."
Irishman Declan Lowney – who worked on Father Ted – will be directing, despite never having directed an Alan Partridge episode.

[Zaxxon]

Oi Coogan....remember when you used to be funny?

[CommanderJameson]

I'll bet a pint that it'll be (a) st and (b) ridiculously successful.

[Zaxxon]

Lets hope he appears on Top Gear to promote his new film.

[williamp]

we're planning on going on a short break to norfolk this september. I wonder if we can get bit parts as anorak-owning car fans...

[dudleybloke]

jurassic park!

[Rouleur]

With Iannucci and Baynham along with Coogan I'm confident that it'll be great. Ianucci in particular knows what he's doing.

[DoubleSix]

Well, the recent radio show sketches on Youtube were vintage Partridge so I'm quietly hopeful....

"AHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"

[DoubleSix]

williamp said:

we're planning on going on a short break to norfolk this september. I wonder if we can get bit parts as anorak-owning car fans...

North Norfolk??

Back of the net!!

[dudleybloke]

did the high street ever get pedestrianised?

[DoubleSix]

I've just finished the book; 'I Partridge' and can highly recommend it... way above my expectations. Totally hammers the Biog' genre to boot!

[StevieBee]

dudleybloke said:

did the high street ever get pedestrianised?

No. People realised that traders needed access to DIIIIIEEEEXOns.

[Skii]

Zaxxon said:

Lets hope he appears on Top Gear to promote his new film.

Going by his open and scathing criticism of the TG crew over the Mexico incident, I doubt he'll be invited back...

[AnotherClarkey]

StevieBee said:

dudleybloke said:

did the high street ever get pedestrianised?

No. People realised that traders needed access to DIIIIIEEEEXOns.

Yes there needs to be good wheeeeeeeeeelchair access.

[HOGEPH]

Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan!

[pokethepope]

DoubleSix said:

Well, the recent radio show sketches on Youtube were vintage Partridge so I'm quietly hopeful....

"AHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"

Do you have a link? My YT search skills are lacking today.

[RichB]

Given he's been desperately trying to move on from being typecast as Partridge one can only assume he's only doing it for the money.

[AnotherClarkey]

I wonder what he will driving this time?

[dudleybloke]

AnotherClarkey said:

I wonder what he will driving this time?

im guessing audi a5.
for many, many reasons.

[FunBusMk2]

DoubleSix said:

I've just finished the book; 'I Partridge' and can highly recommend it... way above my expectations. Totally hammers the Biog' genre to boot!

You must get the audio book too - I listened to it twice back to back as its so good.

"Glossy food selection document."