This is not about Michael Jackson’s life so for once, don’t expect an impersonator to play in this movie-to-be.
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are making a movie about two best friends in search of Michael Jackson’s white glove.
In the film they will play childhood friends who own a failing junk shop. And when they struggle to pay the rent, their obnoxious landlord gives them an alternative to eviction: to secure him the mythical glove.
The ensuing plot is described as ‘a madcap road movie across Britain as they enter the world of strange collectables and celebrity memorabilia’.
Reeves and Mortimer wrote the screenplay for The Glove a decade ago and it is now being developed by production company StudioPOW, set up by Funny Cow producer Kevin Proctor an business partner Perry Trevers.
The company says: ‘ We are hugely excited at the potential of this laugh out loud comedy. We already know that it will be packed full of legendary comics and actors.’
The company posted a blog saying: “We had a fantastic meeting in our Soho offices with the legends that are Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer yesterday. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house but we weren’t crying. Time was spent reading aspects of the script and discussing cast. What should have taken 2 hours took 4 due to the ongoing laughter breaks! We are hugely excited at the potential of this laugh out loud comedy. We already know that it will be packed full of legendary comics and actors.”
Vic Reeves confirmed: “We wrote it, we’re in it and we’re filming it next year.”
Reeves described the plot as being about “a new Hold Grail, but the Holy Grail is Michael Jackson’s glove.”
Big Night Out director Mat Whitecross is attached to helm the movie, expected to start filming next year.
A comedy that might interest all the big Michael Jackson Collector out there who might relate to find the holy grail of all!
We will keep you posted on this as soon as we have more information and hoping for pictures by next year!
