New Chris Morris Movie (member, cover, show, quote, history)

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-26-2008, 02:36 PM

Quote:

C4 working with Chris Morris on suicide bomber comedy

LONDON - Channel 4 is working with Chris Morris, creator of 'Brass Eye' and 'Nathan Barley', on a comedy film about a wannabe suicide bomber.

The broadcaster said that it decided early on that the project, which is still in development, would work best as a film rather than a TV series and it is therefore being developed through Film4.

The plot is thought to centre on a jihadist cell in the north of England.

Morris has covered a number of controversial subjects in his past work including a special episode of spoof current affairs show 'Brass Eye' about paedophilia, which attracted a record-breaking number of complaints in 2001.

More recently Morris was a cast member in 'The IT Crowd', a Channel 4 sitcom written and directed by Graham Linehan, who Morris collaborated with on 'The Day Today', 'Brass Eye' and 'Jam'.

A spokeswoman for Channel 4 said: "Channel 4 has a long history of working with Chris Morris, and a significant funding contribution towards his latest project is being made.

"It was agreed at a very early stage that the project would work best as a film and from this point was developed through Film4."

The BBC refused to commission the suicide bomber comedy because of its subject matter, deeming it unsuitable for primetime audiences, according to the Evening Standard.

The BBC was unavailable for comment at the time of publication.

I really can't wait for this.

I can hear the outcry already

Mr Sensitive · 09-26-2008, 02:41 PM

I adore Chris Morris, I love it when he ruffles some feathers.

Piss Me Off · 09-26-2008, 02:45 PM

Sounds bloody good!

jackhammer · 09-26-2008, 03:15 PM

Brass Eye is still sitting on my bloody shelves. Missed it first time around. I really should get my arse off here and watch some of my stuff.

Piss Me Off · 09-26-2008, 03:24 PM

Yeah i haven't seen that. Do you think it's on 4 On Demand or the like, i'm going to make the most of these services as a student!

jackhammer · 09-26-2008, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

Yeah i haven't seen that. Do you think it's on 4 On Demand or the like, i'm going to make the most of these services as a student!

It is not on my cable 4 on demand and I have it on my PC too but I have'nt checked that. However with all the controversy I would doubt it.

Mr Sensitive · 09-26-2008, 04:10 PM

For anyone who hasn't seen it, you can find Brass Eye relatively easy on youtube.

sleepy jack · 09-26-2008, 05:43 PM

What are the odds of me being able to see it on this side of the pond? =[

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-26-2008, 07:09 PM

I don't see why not most Film4 movies have international releases.

I would have thought it being a movie would make it easier to see there than if it was a TV series.

sleepy jack · 09-26-2008, 07:11 PM

/read it wrong and thought it was supposed to be a TV series

09-26-2008, 02:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
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09-26-2008, 02:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Sounds bloody good! __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

09-26-2008, 03:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Brass Eye is still sitting on my bloody shelves. Missed it first time around. I really should get my arse off here and watch some of my stuff. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

09-26-2008, 03:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Yeah i haven't seen that. Do you think it's on 4 On Demand or the like, i'm going to make the most of these services as a student! __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

09-26-2008, 04:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mr Sensitive Hyperkinetic Rabbitything Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the Noodle Mines Posts: 811	For anyone who hasn't seen it, you can find Brass Eye relatively easy on youtube. __________________

09-26-2008, 07:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I don't see why not most Film4 movies have international releases. I would have thought it being a movie would make it easier to see there than if it was a TV series. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.