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
强加的笑点有些尴尬，其他可。漫威起源电影里比较喜欢的一部，视觉效果太出色了。
漫威宇宙真的做到了极致，还能拍一轮的“XXX联盟”。
永恒族分别的地方不是特诺奇蒂特兰吗，怎么变成亚马孙了又……||五指山の诞生||看了一圈大家对永恒族的吐槽，大家光吐槽黑人看见广岛被核平抱头痛哭，但这一段剧情我很能理解。反而我觉得最有意思的剧情是萨尔玛·海耶克阻止大家干涉西班牙人攻打特诺奇蒂特兰，我简直要怀疑这个角色是故意找的墨西哥人来演了。
各种剧情穿插各种反转，最后又来一个漫威版超人VS其他永恒族成员，轻松干掉反派阻止世界毁灭，平庸吃特效，孝子史诗级就别硬吹了
重构了整个人类文明史，又和人类没啥关系，这也导致本片没法和观众达成共情。
这部电影最出彩的地方大概就是《权力的游戏》里的罗柏和雪诺在聚首了吧。
補加：終於想到要怎麼總結這部電影，就是每個角色都立不起來，毫無connection，根本沒有說服我他們是個幾千年的聯盟！而且他們完全沒有熱情，愛情是怎麼來的？？？？
另一条赛道的赵婷闯入漫威的宇宙制作体系中，拍出了一部很不漫威的漫威电影。这显然不完全只是一部工业流水线作品，但也很难说是一部成功的作品。影片依托于一个相当粗糙拉胯的剧本，在爆米花和个人表达之间别扭地摇摆着，结果是两头都没太讨好。至于沸反盈天的政治正确说，其实可以看作是好莱坞当下的趋势必然，需要减滤镜去看待。哀恸广岛核爆一幕，缺的是历史往前其他人类灾难的补充。只有这一幕，难免会陷入立场的怀疑与争论之中。
哪有什么岁月静好，不过是永恒族在默默地替你们负重前行。
前面烂的很吓人，但后面世界观铺开了，严肃的哲学思辨稍微挽尊了一些，有一些神奇的议题，但整体还是一个大写的boring！
中国需要漫威，漫威何尝不需要中国呢
关于Ikaris飞向太阳的结局，看到有日裔编剧就不难解了，这种把痛苦内化并选择自我毁灭来抵消负疚感的方式，确实挺日本的。放在以往的漫威电影里，反派一般都是哪怕众叛亲离都要贯彻自己的信念。Sprite选择成为人类大概是对永恒族之名最大的讽刺，明明叫永恒族，生命线却是回忆，也是他们最珍视，但必将失去的东西。Thena的战斗设计加入了舞蹈元素，很美（最后男女主相对，Sersi闭上眼睛，等待Ikaris的裁决，我其实有点失望，这不等于把关键走向的决定权交给了男方，而之前铺垫了那么久的女主成长线就浪费了？女主起码说点啥都好，闭眼等死我是觉得不太理解的……
Actually a 3.5, but I didn’t want to round it to a 4 either. Not bad, but the female lead aka the main protagonist is just too 废柴 & emotionally “weak” for my liking. I understand Chloe wants to give Sersi a more “humanlike”/“emotionally charged” character, but doesn’t mean she has to be this “useless”, no?
MCU最烂没有之一，以致于我要把这部片子分类到“搞笑”分类。设定与此前所有MCU电影格格不入，关键是剧情也没有足够的说服力来让观众信服，片外的其他各种政治因素都尚在其次，本片的烂跟各种正确一点关系都没有。
电影给三星，多一星给赵婷，越是不Marvel我越喜欢！前半段比较拖，花了很多时间交代故事背景，把十个神介绍给观众，不说饱满但也不单薄，各有各自的特点，我觉得这群戏可比复联拍得好多了。没有终极大反派，就是一群神在探讨是应该守护人类还是牺牲人类以成全宇宙的延续，后半段的反转还是挺惊人的，我被吓一跳。人类文明的起源从古巴比伦到玛雅文化，发展到在广岛投原子弹，到现代又加入了很多宝莱坞的元素，最后还有把孙悟空抓走的五指山和如佛祖一般的超级神，很难想象有欧美导演会这么拍，赵婷的内核还是中国的。想要探讨深刻的内容，但是台词有时候直白了点，讲出来显得尬。电影处处体现着diversity和inclusion，看到这样一群天神下凡舒适感满格。摄影很不错的，气势恢弘，画面很赵婷。
永恒族之X战警还是正义联盟？超英拍成了暗黑童话，邪典配低龄真的太不搭了，巨物恐惧症极不友好。
因为评分不高，所以没抱太大期待就闲的看看新漫威电影，没想到比预想的好看多了，天神创造的亚非拉美组成的永恒族架构还是挺合理的，前后两任团队首领都是女性，一个有救死扶伤的超能力，一个能化腐朽为神奇，最终解决了地球危机。就是没想到灭霸之前灭掉地球一半人口其实是在保护地球，复联忙活了半天把地球人口恢复其实是在毁掉地球。
整体观感断层，想把每个人都讲清楚，反而啰里八嗦又不明确，还是拍自己擅长的吧。政治正确，像是大数据分析出来的电影，没觉得所有超能力都很熟悉吗？新瓶装旧酒！
还真不是曲高和寡，调门儿挺高，曲可不高。这比爵迹能强多少啊，要是给郭敬明这么多钱我觉得他也能拍。
挺平庸的，没看出什么非常惊艳的地方。MCU的剧本不管交给谁导演都不会有真正意义上的突破。在户外拍摄的效果并没有特别的突出，快速剪辑和乏味的对话破坏了任何可能会有的精彩点。多元化的选角倒是带来很多看点，LGBT和少数族裔的角色希望未来能看到更多。减少一些说教和Virtue signalling会更好。
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