THN have received official news direct from STUDIOCANAL that James Griffiths’ hot stepping comedy CUBAN FURY, starring the brilliant Nick Frost, will be released in cinemas across the UK & Ireland on 14th February 2014.
The story goes that underneath Bruce Garrett’s under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire. Spotlight hits, sweat drips, heels click – Nick Frost IS Cuban Fury.
CUBAN FURY stars Nick Frost, Rashida Jones (THE SOCIAL NETWORK), Chris O’Dowd, Olivia Colman, Ian McShane and Kayvan Novak (FOUR LIONS). Here’s a little sypnosis for you:
1987: Poised to sweep the floor at the UK Junior Salsa Championships, 13-year-old Bruce Garrett has fire in his heels and the world at his feet… Until a freakish bullying incident robs him of his confidence and his life is diverted down a very different path. So it is that 22 years later, having locked away his boyhood dreams, Bruce finds himself out-of-shape, unloved and well and truly wedged in his “comfort zone”. It takes Julia (Jones), his smart, funny, gorgeous new American boss, to shake him from his emotional stupor and force him to re-examine his dull, passionless existence. But she’s out of his league, and with expert lothario and alpha-male office nemesis Drew (O’Dowd) overtly in pursuit of her, it’s enough to make Bruce want to give up on himself all over again. Can his loyal sister (Colman), childhood dance instructor (McShane), and crazy new amateur salsa pal (Novak) help Bruce unshackle his dancing beast, regain his long lost fury and claim the love of his life?
CUBAN FURY is written by Jon Brown (Miranda, Misfits), from an original idea by Nick Frost, and marks the feature film directorial debut of James Griffiths (Up All Night). It is produced by Nira Park and James Biddle (Big Talk), and executive producers are Nick Frost, Matthew Justice and Rachael Prior (Big Talk), Danny Perkins and Jenny Borgars (STUDIOCANAL) and Tessa Ross (Film4).
