Nan The Movie
Nan: The Movie (originally conceived under the working title This Nan's Life) is an upcoming British comedy film directed by Josie Rourke and written by Catherine Tate and Brett Goldstein. The film stars Tate and Matthew Horne. It is based on the television series, Catherine Tate's Nan, which is a set of four specials that broadcast between 2009 and 2015, and itself is a spin-off of the television sketch series, The Catherine Tate Show (2004–2007).
Nan: The Movie | |
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Directed by | Josie Rourke |
Produced by | Damian Jones |
Written by | Catherine Tate Brett Goldstein |
Starring | Catherine Tate Matthew Horne |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Country | United Kingdom Ireland |
Language | English |
In early 2019, it was first announced that Catherine Tate would be reprising her role of Joanie Taylor, who first appeared in the sketch series, and subsequently, the spin-off series, for a feature film. The project, directed by Josie Rourke of the 2018 biographical drama, Mary Queen of Scots, announced via Instagram that the film would be titled This Nan's Life.[1][2] Matthew Horne is set to reprise his role as "Nan"'s long-suffering grandson, Jamie, as well as Niky Wardley, another well-known performer within the original series, and Katherine Parkinson. It will be written by Tate and former collaborator, Brett Goldstein.[1] UK rights to the film will be held by Warner Bros..[1][2]
The film was schedule to be released on June 19, 2020,[3] but has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film will now be released on October 02, 2020. [4]
Cast
- Catherine Tate as Joan 'Nan' Taylor
- Matthew Horne as Jamie
- Niky Wardley
- Katherine Parkinson
- Ruchika Jain as Nira
- Bill Murphy as Officer Jonas
- Tim Laubscher as Nutsack
- Pete Bennett as Bradley
- Parker Sawyers as Walter
- Felix Scott as Arsemunch
- Rebecca Trehearn as Peggy Roberts
References
- Edwards, Chris (10 September 2019). "Here's your first look as Catherine Tate's Nan movie". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- Brew, Simon (11 September 2019). "The "Nan" movie is going by the name of This Nan's Life, it appears". Film Stories. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- Mustafa, Filiz (15 October 2019). "Catherine Tate's Nan movie finally lands an official release date". Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- "Yes, we are bovvered: why Catherine Tate needs to return to TV". 23 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.