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John Cleese To Write Next Aardman Film

Posted by Zonk on from the he-is-an-ex-python dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "The BBC has news from the Cannes Film Festival. First, the previously announced Curse of the Were-Rabbit Wallace and Gromit short is due in Autumn, and a Trailer is available. Second, John Cleese is currently writing a pre-historic comedy for Aardman Entertainment. From the article: 'It will be great comedy adventure about a pre-historic culture clash between two tribes, one comparatively evolved tribe, and one un-evolved tribe...Some might consider one tribe might be the English, and some might consider that the other to be the French, the Gauls...Let's just say it's the start of the Entente Cordial and it explains why the English Channel is there.'"

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  1. Re:Declaration of Revocation by kevcol · · Score: 4, Informative

    And right according to Snopes- he didn't:

    http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/revocation.a sp

  2. Re:Declaration of Revocation by Jack+Taylor · · Score: 3, Informative

    For those of you who think Cleese really hates America, consider for a second that all three of his wives have been American (and blonde). This is one of those posts that seems to need to be prefaced with "this is a joke". I'm amazed how many people just can't get jokes like this, thinking that the author is just poking fun at them, whereas in reality the author is poking fun at himself whilst writing it...

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    One good turn - gets all the covers.
  3. Re: Declaration of Revocation - urban myth by tomRakewell · · Score: 5, Informative

    John Cleese did not write this. It is an urban myth.

    You can tell, because it is not funny.

  4. Torrent link for trailer by Anarkhia · · Score: 3, Informative

    Looks like the server is (predictably) slashdotted. Here's the torrent link:
    Wallace And Gromit - The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit - Trailer 1 (WMV)