Mega Smegma! This isn’t vaguely anime related, but cool is still cool. The cult hit British sci-fi comedy TV series Red Dwarf is being made into a Hollywood movie. After three years of financial battles and studio wrangles, the BBC show’s creator Doug Naylor has secured $60 million to make the movie. Craig Charles will take the lead role as Lister with the original TV cast of Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules and Chris Barrie joining him in space. To appeal to worldwide audiences, a number of big stars, including Jackie Chan and Madonna, will make cameo appearances in the film.<\/p>\n
“It’s all sorted out. We can’t wait to go and do it. It’s taken a while because we had to wait for it to become a global hit, as at first people were saying, ‘How is a quaint British TV show going to be a hit in the cinema?'” says Craig Charles. “We’ve got a lot of American stars in it because we want to make it a hit – and to be honest it’s something we always wanted, and some of our celebrity fans have spoken about.” The comic adds, “Jackie Chan’s in. He’s coming in to bash us up! He’ll only do a couple of scenes, but it’ll be a giggle. There are others, but I’m sworn to secrecy – but they are big names.”<\/p>\n