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Johnny Vegas Joins Sacha Baron Cohen In ‘Grimsby’

Johnny Vegas

Sacha Baron Cohen’s new comedy GRIMSBY boasts a welter of hefty acting names, from Mark Strong and Ian McShane to David Harewood and Gabourey Sidibe. But he has now cast a heavyweight from the comedy circuit in the unmistakable form of Johnny Vegas. Relatively unknown in the movie world, potter-turned-comedian-turned actor Vegas starred in the disastrous SEX LIVES OF THE POTATO MEN (2004) and also provided his own unique commentary on why he didn’t get a role in THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy:

I actually went to a casting for Sam Gamgee and got a call back with the director. But I did a gig the night before and the mike broke so I ended up shouting and lost my voice. They probably thought I was rubbish anyway. I went through a few months of getting drunk and e-mailing the official site saying it should have been me.

He’s fared better on TV with sitcoms Ideal and Benidorm, though sharing the screen with fellow risk-taker Baron Cohen could propel him to a whole new and unwitting audience. GRIMSBY tells the story of a covert operative (Strong) who has to work alongside his football hooligan brother (Cohen), presumably with hilarious consequences. Cohen is writing the script with Phil Johnston (WRECK-IT RALPH) and according to the source Johnston has “been visiting locations in the north east of the UK to get inspiration”. He may want to visit a train station as Grimsby is in Lincolnshire.

Source: The Guardian, TheOneRing

Steve is a journalist and comedian who enjoys American movies of the 70s, Amicus horror compendiums, Doctor Who, Twin Peaks, Naomi Watts and sitting down. His short fiction has been published as part of the Iris Wildthyme range from Obverse Books.

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    Feb 9, 2015 at 12:09 am

    In “The Dictator” Sacha Baron Cohen said – As Admiral General Aladeen: “I love American films, particularly fantasy films like Lord of the Rings and Schindler’s List.”

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