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
扎导请继续指导DC把，华纳去他的，这样的片子四个小时看的才爽有剧情而不是偏娱乐化
不是说这部电影没有瑕疵，但是它存在的意义深远
开场超人的吼叫引发了宇宙的变动，这种史诗气象便奠定了下来。四个小时的片长，剧情的质感也得到保证，缓缓道来的节奏也让史诗感油然而生。即便从过度的cg、升格、音乐也能看出一切流行元素让本片显得很廉价，但是核心的古典主义英雄观却被强调了。电影本身可能三颗星，但是形式值多一颗星，而我们这四年为这部电影投入的喜怒哀乐，毫无疑问值多一颗星——毕竟它对得起我们四年前的期待。
扎克·施奈德版《正义联盟》上映时间：2021-03-17（中国）/ 2021-03-18（美国）
首先感谢所有四年来不懈奋斗的粉丝，是你们让这一切变成了可能。
扎导 你真的努力了 其实这玩意儿成品还没有华纳幕后那些勾心斗角好看 点点点
【7.5=】虽然前一小时节奏成灾难，但后面从钢骨小闪的人物塑造到结尾大战的完成度，的确可以算被翻案了。只能说服一下自己或许是扎导想给我们看的太多，其实做成2小时40分的院线版可能是观感最好也最中庸的做法。相比于17版，最令人欣慰的是风格终于统一了，不再有莫名其妙的尴尬时刻以及恶俗笑点，从危机面的展示到主角关系的调和，终于让人感觉到了这是一部英雄集结的大体量电影。大部分的优点也是将17版不及格的地方做到了原本应有的水平。如果要说扎导真加入了什么不一样的灵丹妙药，倒也没太看出来（不过小闪逆转那里真心燃）。只能说，超英联盟这种题材还是太难拍好，在这种基础下，能让人觉得在电脑前（或影院）坐了一下午还算值，那也就没太多可苛责的了。
看啊，什么是真正的友谊，看啊，他们那么的威严持重。For Autumn, for Justice League, with love.
本来就当电视剧看，给个9分完全对得起豆瓣通胀的电视剧评分:D。看来尾灯是真不喜欢闪电侠，院线版撞女侠胸，甚至直接舍弃了最后的闪电侠高光时刻。相比之下扎导的动作场面更完整且燃，决战也有了该有的紧凑感而不是像院线版一样赶着收工。老毛病慢镜头太多了，考虑到是粉丝特供，可以理解。配乐时好时坏，比如女侠主题滥用，好在整体算是优秀。
我就不明白。你们看完真的打心里觉得洗白了吗。真的觉得封神了吗。一下就捧到这个高度？难道没有上映版本不好期待已久的导演剪辑肯定炸这类的心理暗示的原因？理智去哪了？豆瓣不应该是这样的啊。我就是来平衡评分的……
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distant sky一出来就忍不住了，这部电影里的每个角落都和现实世界的故事相呼应着，悲恸却又充满希望不就是人性么。感谢每一个努力让ta面世的人 / 资本: 达克赛德么，无尽的分身，后院无酬劳拍摄以及zoom远程拍摄: togetherness
超人复活原理算是一艘忒修斯之船吧，
扎克是烂得很没逻辑，让正常思维的人不能理解。
感觉在看“our planet”，画面美美的动作慢慢的。蝙蝠侠这么没朋友的人居然要当精神领袖，闪电侠人肉发电机苦力好可怜啊，海王到底有个毛线用，媚拉的头发在阴间滤镜里不红了，郑恺戏份不重要但总是出现在你面前。
在接受了“超级英雄就该嗜血又摆架子装逼”的思路后，其通俗的叙事、充裕的时长让这部本身并无突破但表达欲过剩的阶段性收尾作变得不再无聊且富有娱乐性。可耐人寻味的是，这对导演而言是一次创作理念的整合，可对某些铁粉而言又是一次不大不小的背叛，尤其是在饱经批斗的韦登JL面前，扎克的一切努力与他这些年来渲染的黑残深变得自相矛盾，而他那鸡肋的末日线补拍似乎又是在有意识地在弥补、回馈粉丝的深渊脑洞与怨念。招牌的残肢血浆成为了最点睛的一笔，而引以为傲的升格则成了过于泛滥的累赘。但换个角度想，情节转折的糟糕处理在三部曲的概念下得到传承的同时，扎克也再次靠着自己坚持的美学撑起了羸弱不堪的剧本写作。不难想象这套系列以后会名垂cult片青史—毕竟影史上有能拿上亿美刀的主流投资来任意挥洒自己私人趣味的奇景真的不多见了。
四个小时的鸿篇巨制，不仅仅只是一部电影那么简单，所有曾推动它重现光明的每个人和每件事都值得被记录，在承认这是一部粉丝电影之前应该明白的是，这是回报给所有为这部电影付出过努力的人们，不论它有多少私人化的成分或是缺陷所在，它最终成为了一颗由万千微光所凝聚而成的太阳，又再一次地照耀着那些曾经走过的每一条路。从三年前所有的不曾妄想不敢相信到现在所拥有的，虽然还是会有遗憾但依旧值得欢呼与感动，正义联盟拯救了世界，而我们拯救了你。
For Autumn.
我曾给一些电影评价道：“现实意义已远大于艺术价值。”但《扎克·施耐德版正义联盟》两者兼而有之。
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