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
我是那种就算书一般般，但装帧非常有品有质的话，我也会觉得这本书很棒。沙丘在视觉设计语言上，真的没得说，观影感觉就像掉入了一个又深又沉的梦，在梦里变成了另外一个人，有了很奇特的经历，似幻似真，更何况第一部的沙丘故事虽然没有跳脱出救世主那一套，但起码也不拉垮，铺垫做足又不沉闷，人物设计，服装设计，场景设计都是满满的又酷又文艺。
这还不够好看？！演员设定都美到失语好吧，沙漠星球和杀虫的设定都有点像我最爱的曼达洛人（沙丘更早我知道）唯一缺点就是故事实在太苦大仇深了，甜茶真是专演富二代三十年，以及我立刻去下载了沙丘的小说….
未来文明外壳下包裹的亘古不变的问题：战争与和平，零和与正和，天选宿命和自由意志。镜头和剧情多有象征意义，古典有质感。人物刻画略单薄，但瑕不掩瑜，多一颗星给这150分钟的脱离现世社会。
导演维伦纽瓦尤为擅长在科幻的背景下讲述故事.也将强烈的个人色彩美学风格一以贯之。影片中极为突出的现代主义风格的建筑设计，将空间造型的抽象和简化，连同沙漠之地的线条，目之所及，流露出别样的新造型主义美感，未世的苍冷感、宇宙的迷离与空寂下的留白也富有诗性。这次为了打造庄严肃穆的异星空间，最大程度还原小说里纷繁复杂的世界观，把神秘的宗教感带给观众，丹尼斯 •维尔纽瓦在服装、造型、音乐等等方面，都下足了功夫，许多概念令人耳目一新。
太猛了。觉得沙丘没办法改编好没去影院看真是大失误。 蒸汽朋克的扑翼机，旷寂的建筑，中世纪的政治经济，克制的节奏。在浓郁的镜头风格和音乐里到底是一万年前还是一万年后就没人在乎了。 空阔的开幕，太期待后续。 （要说缺点，一是这类巨著商业化改编问题，世界观和设定过于复杂，商业电影塞不进去设定细节，会让人对技术细节迷惑，总不能电影自带脚注吧。二是科幻终究是流行文学，难成经典，科学淘汰时间太快了，不到二十年，落后的疏离感就太强，除非太空歌剧。算了，对我来说不是缺点就行，在这日渐趋于无趣的世界里多点打发无聊人生的消遣不是挺好么。
中世纪背景的舞台剧电影！酷爱！再来！（为了邓肯这个角色把星满上
没看过原著，但出于对导演前几作的喜爱也算抱着极高期待值走进的电影院，结果还是收获了也许是生来最棒的一次沉浸式观影体验。导演所说的“Dune for me, is a love letter to the theatrical experience”，我感受到了。156分钟，I enjoyed every minute of it。一个被讲述了无数次的故事原型，在维伦纽瓦的美学和整个剧组的天才和努力下焕发出了新的光彩。如果好莱坞要砸钱做大片，我希望它能多多采用像本作这样真正懂得“less is more”的导演。很少有作品能让我觉得它是其所处media里各方面最高水准的集合，但《沙丘》做到了。希望续作能维持水准，并且画上一个完满的句号。维伦纽瓦用银翼续集抢走了我17年的年度电影，now he did it again。
I had wanted to be a pilot 😂 （好像比书好看一点？
把一个俗套好莱坞剧本，用强调“尺度对比”的极具压迫的视听及交叉蒙太奇呈现出来，在这方面维导+Fraser+汉斯季默使尽浑身解数完成到极致，在IMAX 2D下也确实爽歪歪，但故事本身的惊喜及内驱力不足。第一部铺陈的设定也有诸多迷惑之处，比如科技发展程度与冷兵器打斗是否兼容的问题。演员方面，张震岳医生没头没尾工具人，甜茶的不断闪前仿佛在一遍遍强调有第二部噢大家一定要买票，然后丽贝卡弗格森好耐看。
两颗星是公爵死那场戏的，证明不止看过哈姆雷特。
总的来说，我个人是非常喜欢这部电影，虽然未必适合所有人。太期待接下来的所有续集了！！！
This is only the beginning...一度以为要再现人与沙虫的名场面了 结果还是把悬念留到了下集 只在片尾小小客串；细腻而富有层次的声场 搭配IMAX独占画幅和巨大音量 可以说把沙丘世界观下的生物死物都囊括其中 算是能排到前几位的IMAX 2D体验
画面很神，配乐一惊一乍的，人物从出场就猜到了所有的命运。不太了解现代人对“史诗”的理解，单纯觉得这150分钟想慢慢平躺下去……
宏大的世界观暂且不谈，这片就是审美的胜利。如果是佐杜洛夫斯基去拍，那一定是各种元素堆叠花俏且绚丽吧；但维伦纽瓦给出的版本，是真的做好了减法，又突出了其标志性的美学质感。
张震造型太丑了呜呜呜
比章鱼还有梦想的保罗救世主，结盟blue 美瞳族，很鸿篇巨制，星球大战的框架，黑客帝国的内核。。。this is just the beginning ，看后续走势。大家尽量看IMAX 2D吧，不然失去一多半的视觉体验。
宏大的世界观，第二部还要等多久？配乐非常出彩。甜茶可真俊！大沙虫子的设定以前看过，但这么巨型的还是第一次看到。
我只能说一句，文化隔阂。
你将浪费生命的2.5小时（+不菲票钱）。冲硬科幻而来，却整个一神棍电影。就靠虚张声势的音效和神神叨叨苦大仇深磨时间。两个半小时完全言之无物就是拍了一个引子？怎么会有这么混蛋的电影
大失所望只能说，前期宣传得洋洋洒洒，还以为多精彩绝伦呢，结果电影看完了我感觉看了个寂寞，沙丘是一本书，这部电影就只拍了个序。如果把沙丘比做一颗苹果树，那这部电影可能拍了一片叶子吧。冗长，拖沓，没有重点，或许是为了第二部第三部第四部打基础？？？
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