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
远低于预期，几乎没什么惊悚指数。妮可基德曼已经要走上这种不讨喜的母亲辈儿戏路了吗？
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Eggers on not getting full control: "Frankly, I don't think I will do it again. Even if it means, like, not making a film this big ever again. And, by the way, I'd like to make a film this big. I'd like to make one even bigger. But, without control, I don't know. It's too hard on my person."
5分吧，多一星给梁朝伟~一个可怜的空巢老人因为儿女常年在外太过寂寞思念亡妻而被电信诈骗的故事~
作为莎翁原型故事的原型，拍口耳相传的folklore故事，神神叨叨的豪横调度和怎么横移推拉也不怕露怯的长镜，不但是有带投资了之后的任性，更有栩栩展开历史画卷重温导演悚人民俗美学的意谓，在那个土鳖懊恼特土鳖的戏剧核心上，真是现实不得不往预言上靠，这么一看，所谓现实主义神话传说，那不就是民俗吗......
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梁朝伟x漫威，次元壁破了！啊啊啊！梁朝伟演技太好以至于我完全被这位“反派”爸爸说服，想跟着这位活了一千多年的神仙劈山救老婆，管他什么世界末日。最后一幕梁朝伟回头，求而不得又充满希冀的眼神让我一个晚上也忘不了。其他演员的演绎是中规中矩的「西方」漫威英雄，打就完事儿了，反正主角永远伟大而正义。而梁朝伟呈现的是一种复杂的人性，一种「东方」的情谊——一念成佛，亦可入魔，提携玉龙为君死，只因感君千金意。对比之下，很难不说梁朝伟的演绎对主角团丢了一张二向箔。其实，“反派”爸爸应该早就明白妻子已经死了，等待他的只是一个陷阱，所以进入村子才会施施然先去祠堂拜祭亡妻，而不是匆忙地去劈山。然而，为了一个虚无缥缈的可能，他还是飞蛾扑火了。这是什么东方的神仙爱情。
尚气和他爸对打的时候，他爸说“你还在害怕我”。这个部分太真实了，太像平时和父母吵架的时候了
好好的史诗霸权，拍着拍着变神话了，突然间多了个洞，突然间多了把剑，蛮奇怪的。另外电影的力量感太缺了，演员们的动作都很别扭，下次还是请个动作指导比较好。
熊与狼的力量在体内翻涌，总有神明指引着复仇之路。国王想要死在战场却躲不过弟弟的冷箭，神剑想要嗜血吞心在火山口斩草除根夺回属于自己的一切。从迷到信，哪有什么神明，不过是你在乎的东西支配着灵魂，让信念支撑着维京血脉。
史诗倒是没体会，看这个不如看Alex和安雅谈恋爱倒是真的
很遗憾，只能在网盘里，以这种方式去看首部华裔超级英雄电影
COOOOOL~~~~~~！ 但是不好看！！
就是把哈姆雷特改编成北欧版，加上光膀子猛男互殴，爱情戏可以跳过
如果不是有安雅我不会看的，但是看下来也还算好看，拍得很庄重
维京海盗我本身就不了解，剧情更是找不到一点共鸣，属于是三分钟一小睡五分钟一大睡，断断续续地看完了。没有任何亮点，许多大牌明星也只是客串式的出场，加一⭐给到安雅·泰勒·乔伊的肉体
男主看着妈死啥也没做，然后又看着爸死啥也不做。。。
哈姆雷特原型的北欧神话故事，偶尔的长镜头、美好肉体看得让人索然无味，先说说100分钟前后的那个牙箍是怎么回事？
视觉效果拉满，魔改剧情垃圾。把莎翁的性格命运悲剧改成了蛮荒砍杀游戏，有这爱好去改别的故事去好吗？
但奈何不若《女巫》般具有现代性，又不若《灯塔》般有力量感，只配了个中规中矩的俄狄浦斯。
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