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Julian Barratt‘s move into straight acting roles continues apace with his reported involvement in a new production of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic, Treasure Island.
According to imdb, the movie is currently filming and due for a TV release in 2012. Barratt will play the character of Redruth, alongside Eddie Izzard as Long John Silver and Elijah Wood as Ben Gunn. The movie is directed by Steve Barron, the man largely responsible for defining the 1980s pop promo landscape, producing seminal videos for A-ha (Take on Me) and Michael Jackson (Billy Jean), amongst others. The 2-part/4-hour mini-series will initially air on Sky TV in the UK.
Earlier today Eddie Izzard tweeted that he was currently filming Treasure Island in Puerto Rico, so it looks like this one’s a definite. Whether or not he was enjoying the company of a tiny-eyed Northerner wasn’t mentioned however!
Editor’s Note: Many thanks to Selannia for spotting this one.
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