Weddings have often been a fertile ground for cinematic comedies, particularly over here (Four Weddings, Confetti etc.) and now Calendar Girls duo Nigel Cole and Tim Firth are looking to reap the laughter harvest once more with their new film T****he Wedding Video. They’ve just recruited Lucy Punch, Robert Webb and Rufus Hound to star.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Video will take on English society weddings in a mockumentary style similar to Spinal Tap, with a hapless best man coming up with the best gift he can think of for his pal and the bride: a filmed diary of their nuptials. Naturally, it all goes a bit wrong.
Punch, of course, was last seen walking away with Bad Teacher and has been making a name for herself across the Pond. Webb has experience with wedding mishaps having appeared in Confetti, but was most recently on screen in Magicians.
Hound has been all over TV in the last few years, mostly on quiz panel shows, but also on the likes of What Do Kids Know? and his own series, Hounded.
They’re joining an already-cast group that includes Miriam Margolyes, Michelle Gomez and Harriet Walter. Cole has just started the cameras cranking.