Movie to shoot early 2004?
Argh. Danny John-Jules has given an extrodinarily interesting interview with Sci-Fi Online (see their news item on it as well). There's a huge amount of interest in there, but of course what everyone wants to know about is the movie. Here's what he had to say:
"Well... the latest is that it's definitely going to start filming in the New Year... I say 'definitely' but a few years of saying 'definitely' is not very reliable. That's the latest that I've heard from the horse's mouth - i.e. Doug Naylor. I can only go by that really. Filming is due to start in Australia on the Gold Coast early in 2004."
There's also some fascinating stuff about his problems with scheduling for the movie and Story Makers:
"That's the problem, but then again you don't want to be tied up when everyone else is running off to the Gold Coast with their new bikini lines and sipping cocktails on the beach. It's a bit weird. I've had to scale down my work on The Story Makers kids' show that I'm involved with. I could only do a few episodes - I couldn't commit to other episodes. I'm doing three specials and it's a matter, for me, of sticking in there because The Story Makers has been really good for me. I get asked about it as much as I do about Red Dwarf - it's really caught the imagination of the kids. So I've got another character... I'm Milton now. So for the last few years I am recognised more as Milton and The Cat has been demoted as far as what people are seeing of him. Milton has a whole new show, and he's really caught the imagination of the kids. Obviously I've got to run with that because The Cat is already history and this new character is where I am now."
As usual, we add the following disclaimer: don't trust anything unless it comes out of GNP themselves. But it's hard not to feel depressed about the apparent constant set-backs; remember, the last word from GNP was that shooting was intended to start "in late September", and Craig Charles seemed to think in his interview to Teletext that it would start in October. Mind you, if shooting has been put back, no doubt GNP feel exactly the same as we do. To all of you who doubt that the movie will never happen, though: just remember that a lot of movies have very complicated production histories, and have constant setbacks in pre-production. Just because something suffers constant setbacks, it doesn't mean it's not going to happen eventually.
The interview is well worth reading right through though: from his view of the American pilots ("So they don't give me the job, but they use me on their tape"), him getting no dosh from merchandising ("Let's put out loads of merchandise and give them no money"), and loads more besides. Excellent.
Thanks to Mr. Skutter for his ATVRD post informing me of the news, however unintentionally.
Comments
Super news! When I update if I can't be bothered copying your report I'll just stick a direct link to it.
Posted by Drzymala at September 16, 2003 06:00 PM
LOL, my news first. But it doesn't matter, we're not competing here :-)
Posted by Bob the Skutter at September 17, 2003 09:04 AM
Fuck Milton, what about that bloke he played in Maid Marion and Her Merry Men?
And yes, the Cat certainly has been demoted. In series 7 he was just one of the men and in series 8 - I can't even remember anything of him in series 8 bar that fucking tap dance bit and him rolling around on the floor with Kryten's penis (what the fuck was that about anyway?) up his shirt. "The Cat is already history" - I sense a little dispirit amongst the team, what do you think?
Posted by Sideways Glance at September 17, 2003 12:08 PM
I agree with you about the cat in Series VII and VIII. I only hope he is back to his old Series I and II ways for the movie. He was at his best in the first two series :-)
Posted by Bob the Skutter at September 17, 2003 12:17 PM
Barringon ruled!
Posted by Drzymala at September 17, 2003 04:14 PM
Barrington^^^
Posted by Drzymala at September 17, 2003 05:45 PM
I think what Danny meant was that before Storymakers, people saw him only as The Cat. Now he's seen as about 75% Cat, 25% Milton. It's true as well - my five-year-old neice watches Red Dwarf, and refers to him as 'Milton Wordsworth' all the time, no matter which programme she's watching.
Although, I agree that Cat had less of a role in VII and VIII. By VI, he'd gone from being a complete modo to being a valued and important member of the crew, but in the last two series, he regressed back into a simpleton, which I think was detrimental to the character.
Posted by Ian Symes at September 17, 2003 08:33 PM
Bloody Hell! That's a damn interesting interview!
Did anyone catch Danny JJ in The Crouchers the other night?
Glad you pointed that site out to me! Has any one else seen the competitions on there? There are loads!
Posted by Dwayne Dibbley at September 18, 2003 08:51 PM
DUANE DIBBLEY, man!
Posted by Ian Symes at September 18, 2003 11:25 PM
No "Dwayne" My name is Wayne!
Posted by Dwayne Dibbley at September 21, 2003 04:33 PM
Ah, yes, you see what he's done? He's put a "D" on the front to change it to that other name. Nearly says "Duane Dibbley" too, which is fucking grand.
Speaking of which, I once saw Danny John Jules prancing around Leicester Square like a twat with those teeth in.
Posted by Neither Up Nor Down at September 22, 2003 02:00 PM
where the hell is r.d 9????? i can't go on much longer without my red dwarf fix....when do we get another series and if not y not???
Posted by krytie at September 25, 2003 04:08 PM
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