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
平庸到极致也是一种烂。部分动作戏的设计也有精彩之处，但还是被烂俗且无逻辑的剧情掩盖。
不知道是不是又把反派英雄打包二次营销的产物。看完评分再去看，没带什么期待，反而觉得还可以，就是女主和男二实在不太好看
世间又多了一部看完即忘的吸血鬼电影，要不是强迫症作祟我大概也不会看吧。。。
这剧本是在线生成的吗，莱托跟超英八字不合，dc、漫威都试过了，以后别接了。
漫威又一反英雄电影，变异版蝙蝠侠又想好又忍不住坏的人设和毒液如出一辙，剧情冲突几乎也都是复制蜘蛛侠与小绿魔相爱相杀那一套，但人家蜘蛛侠好歹有几部电影的情感铺垫，这边呢前期啰嗦了一堆两人儿时的相遇，然后短暂相处后各奔天涯居然还能产生一生羁绊，之后急转直下的转变更像肤浅的配合完成任务，两个警察的戏份更是连工具人都称不上的鸡肋，女主和路人也没啥两样，除了莱托气质和吸血鬼相得益彰外实在找不到太多高光时刻。作为最容易出效果的英雄起源电影都拍的如此平庸粗糙，索尼想快速效仿复联模式来圈钱的目的太过明显，然而又缺乏全面布局和精细铺垫，结果彩蛋连接到《英雄无归》多元宇宙开启，不是异能者的秃鹫没带上装备就来客串了都充满了槽点，强行搞个邪恶六人组的蜘蛛侠宇宙，不过好消息是终于有机会看到《超凡蜘蛛侠》重返大荧幕了。
刨了漫威的标就是每年一抓一大把的烂大街低成本惊悚片。
SONY似乎真的不懂，在现今观众已经看过那么多超英电影的情况下，你不能新拍一部起源电影，就只是换了一个角色，但还是在用20年前的剧本啊！全片拍得像一部小作坊产物一样，如果说MCU是一个电影宇宙，那么你这个SSU和人对比，就是康师傅和康帅傅、阿迪达斯和阿迪王的差别啊！
整体比较简单无趣。
全片最佳是彩蛋…时隔5年又见到秃鹫了。正片里最震撼的场景，诺兰在17年前的《侠影之谜》已经展示过了。
毫无期望地看完，剧情老套特效也不太出众，但是看的还蛮爽的，可以理解为何媒体评分那么低但观众评分还过得去了。
反派太丑让吸血鬼的设定high不起来，故事是弱智的
兄弟无缘无故就反目，比塑料姐妹花还塑料。压根就不像一部超英片，无论是剧情还是特效都更像一部廉价R级传统吸血鬼片，当真无趣的很…
蜘蛛侠惹得麻烦没完没了。
PS：漫威版真·蝙蝠侠，比起DC那个只有rich的富家子，人家最起码还有超能力好吧。╮(╯▽╰)╭
【马特史密斯凹脸的时候有点像凯文贝肯】
兄弟无缘无故就反目，比塑料姐妹花还塑料。压根就不像一部超英片，无论是剧情还是特效都更像一部廉价R级传统吸血鬼片，当真无趣的很…
莫比亚斯的失败完美印证了好莱坞现代工业化的日暮西山，愈发认为2019登峰造极的复联4已经是最后一抹余晖了，电影二度升华的契机就在眼前。
變臉和跳躍很炫，主角有點病態的形象很適合吸血鬼，反派人物沒能塑造起來，完全是爲了壞而壞。
粒子特效做得非常好看
漫威第二个十年过半，剧本水平已经差到堪比网飞大电影了吗？一塌糊涂！硬cue彩蛋！
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