Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the season. Mackenzie Crook has taken Scatterbrook farm and the infamous characters of this well-loved tale and injected them with a tender and authentic charm. This is the perfect family adventure, packed with a fun, mischievous spirit and delivered with an environmental message.
Mackenzie Crook, (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Detectorists) who has written, directed and stars as Worzel Gummidge, has gathered a host of both accomplished and brilliant actors who are set to appear in this eagerly anticipated adaptation.
Playing The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, who arrives to Scatterbrook in episode two, is comedy legend Sir Michael Palin. He says: “It’s a lovely part for me, but the whole script is very memorable and touching, and very funny too. It quite skillfully weaves in something for everybody all the time.”
Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone) will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two. She says: “The whole thing is so charming and inventive. It’s the sort of thing I’d watch. I’m sure it will be a huge success. I know it will - it’s divine.”
Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, The Windsors) takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one. She says: “There’s something for everybody. It’s got this heart to it, and you’d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it.”
Steve Pemberton (League Of Gentleman, Benidorm) will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer. He says: “This is the kind of show the whole family can enjoy together. It has a lot of humour, a lot of visual humour too, and I think kids will enjoy watching the children being central to the story.”
Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up) will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: “It’s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world. Mackenzie’s version is totally contemporary.”
Ones to watch India Brown (Hetty Feather) and Thierry Wickens (making his TV debut) will play Susan and John, two city children spending their summer at Scatterbrook farm who quickly befriend Worzel and begin a summer of adventures.
The first episode, The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook, sees two young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook. It’s not long before Susan and John encounter Worzel Gummidge, the Scarecrow of Ten Acre Field. Their world is sent spinning into confusion when they realise Gummidge comes to life. The only person more shocked is Worzel, when he discovers that the children are not in fact fellow scarecrows but humans.
Their worlds should never commune but fate has conspired to create an extraordinary union. The seasons have stopped and the harvest hasn’t arrived. The rhythm of the natural world is out of kilter and this unlikely trio must try to put it right. Magic, mystery and mayhem unfurl.
The second episode, The Green Man, welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook. The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore. He isn’t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans. Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton is holding a fete, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win. What will The Green Man and Worzel's most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart make of it all?
Worzel Gummidge is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and is a Leopard Pictures, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment production for BBC One. It is Executive Produced by Kristian Smith for Leopard Pictures, Lisa Thomas for Lola Entertainment, Mackenzie Crook for Treasure Trove Productions, with rights holders Patrick D. Pidgeon and Eric S. Rollman executive producers for Pidgeon Entertainment, Inc. It is produced by Georgie Fallon and Alex Moody is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC.
Further casting:
Francesca Mills - Earthy Mangold
Tim Plester - Clarty
Colin Michael Carmichael - Soggy Bogart
Andrew James Spooner - Flat Alistair
Phil Hulford - Hannah Harrow
Tom Meeten - HMS Odney
Christopher-Robert Barlow - Rag Bag
Kiran Shah - Chopper and Root Bound
Charlie Mayhew - Rustle Sprouter
Lucy Montgomery - Jackie Pudding
Gus Brown - Oswald Pollypop
Malik Ibheis - Trike
Ben Langley - Driver
Mariam Haque - Receptionist
万万没想到，大女主居然是Gemma Chan。不仅同时跟少狼主和雪诺左拥右抱，还找来真正的好莱坞一姐作配。从这个层面上来说，赵婷算是给华人女性争气了。同时，泛娱乐化的编剧，显而易见的白左式傲慢，矫揉造作的人物性格，以及永恒族们捉摸不定的战力，让这个片子也只够及格。
惊艳的开场和一首pink floyd的“time”把影片调性起得有点高，但高开低走逐渐消解了热情。试图融合多种类型片风格和挖掘深刻的主题立意，动作场面和结尾的五指山特效也都非常有创意，但最终影片还是不可避免地陷入奇怪的节奏和割裂的状态。总体而言有点像李安拍得《绿巨人》。这可能是作者导演初遇工业属性电影产品时的通病吧。
算是比较有意思的一部漫威了。文本一如既往的弱，莫名其妙的搞笑段落让节奏有些失衡，人物情感转变略生硬，但整体低沉又宏大的气质还是打动到我，在大银幕看应该会加分很多。选角方面有些让人出戏，两个狼家的仔同时喜欢上一个叫Sersi的女人，中世纪家族徽章戒指和“一个复杂的身世”让我以为Dane要说：其实我是北境长城的守夜人。
永恒族最值得标记的，可能就在于前所未有地体现和揭示出，漫威宇宙及其背后的美式资本体系，是以怎样的傲慢和武断，肆意、赤裸地征用着全球文化历史资源，又是怎样毫不犹豫地将其缩减、降格为纯粹视觉符号，再反哺于碎片化的消费语境。女性、少数族裔、宗教史、人类史、民族电影，在此汇聚成了“综合口味”泡面料包，全是味精而已。漫威的这种路径本身无可厚非，但当它膨胀扩张到随意挪用不属于它自身的资源时，难免让人有一种“你以为你是谁”的本能厌恶。赵婷这样以个性化出现的电影作者，也照样被吸收得干干净净，失去人形。
真不知道中国大陆为什么不引进？
片子提了一个好问题：如果人类被设计出的目的是有朝一日集体牺牲成为新物种的饲料，那灭绝人类是否合理？其他部分就挺无聊，普通漫威水平。
好像也没有那么烂（可能是提前有了心理预期），有几个对于人类科技文明演化的构思还蛮有趣的，以及头一次见安吉丽娜朱莉的戏份这么尴尬……
我滴妈呀，没想到正片还不如预告！剧情我特么的无语！有大病！这么看漫威这个阶段的电影真的是没一个好看的，还不如之前的爆米花🍿️电影
还真不是曲高和寡，调门儿挺高，曲可不高。这比爵迹能强多少啊，要是给郭敬明这么多钱我觉得他也能拍。
电影院看的，音效与视效不错，有史诗感，推荐去电影院观看。风格和以往漫威的作品不同，避免了审美疲劳。也很好地解释了为什么永恒族没有过多介入人类历史，参与对抗灭霸的战争。
太蠢了……蠢得我上蹿下跳、左挣右扎也依旧逃不出这愚蠢铸造的五指山，只剩下四处碰壁的狼狈丑样。如果这是两个半小时的不要尬挑战/不要皱眉挑战，我承认自己从头到尾输得一败涂地。空头口号式的“人类值得，地球值得”即使喊得再大声也没用……
朱莉的角色居然这么酱油？陈嘉玛的角色能力其实挺强的，可是性格太懦弱了。漫威版超人居然自己冲进太阳，怎么感觉他最后不会死，而且会获得新力量回归？最神奇的是，在漫威的片里居然出现印度歌舞，我的天~~剧情真的挺无聊的，作为交代人物的前传也是乏味得很，怪不得口碑最差~
有种融入了历史的厚重感，
预期很低但感觉还是挺好看，尤其打怪的地方很喜欢，尤其女主在与创神交流时讲出的事情信息量很大，原来她也是被人为制造出来，而怪物也是由他制造出来来毁灭地球上的恐龙并让智慧生命存在，但他们突破防线进化成不能控制状态，所以让他们来消灭这些怪物。另一神转是男超人的话，原来他早就知道这些并且要坚定上面分配的任务不惜杀了女某仍下山下让怪物杀死时并吸收了他的能量，导致这些怪物也变的升级。矮子也和超人一起走了来阻止他们让神诞生，最后用小刀被后捅一刀挺逗。最好看的地方是闪电侠的人物的各种打斗，总之这部电影的特效的打斗还是值得一看。最后女主冰冻了神让他变成了巨石一样在天际。
有点合成感。她充满美感的镜头原本对准了真实的人物和情景，如今没了这份真实去平衡唯美主义带来的矫情，便显得空虚，连广岛的废墟也带不来原本期待的震撼与苍凉。
第一次看进去赵的电影，她和漫威还挺配的……
有导演笔触和莎剧元素让一百五十分钟没那么难熬，但这些宇宙级设定真是让我直接产生生理反感，何况还有漫威小区级幽默尽义务似不断搅局
显然这不是我想要的…
永恒族之X战警还是正义联盟？超英拍成了暗黑童话，邪典配低龄真的太不搭了，巨物恐惧症极不友好。
关于Ikaris飞向太阳的结局，看到有日裔编剧就不难解了，这种把痛苦内化并选择自我毁灭来抵消负疚感的方式，确实挺日本的。放在以往的漫威电影里，反派一般都是哪怕众叛亲离都要贯彻自己的信念。Sprite选择成为人类大概是对永恒族之名最大的讽刺，明明叫永恒族，生命线却是回忆，也是他们最珍视，但必将失去的东西。Thena的战斗设计加入了舞蹈元素，很美（最后男女主相对，Sersi闭上眼睛，等待Ikaris的裁决，我其实有点失望，这不等于把关键走向的决定权交给了男方，而之前铺垫了那么久的女主成长线就浪费了？女主起码说点啥都好，闭眼等死我是觉得不太理解的……
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