Tom Basden, Tim Key and Carey Mulligan to star in One For The Money
- New comedy film One For The Money focuses on a lottery winner who invites his favourite musician to his island
- Tom Basden, Tim Key and Carey Mulligan will take the lead roles in the movie, which shoots this summer
- The project is based on a short that Key and Basden made with director James Griffiths in 2007
One For The Money, a comedy film charting the story of an eccentric lottery winner, will star Tom Basden, Tim Key and Carey Mulligan.
Deadline reports that the film is being developed by Steve Coogan's Baby Cow Productions, with Brian And Charles producer Rupert Majendie overseeing the project.
Tom Basden has written the script, and director James Griffiths (Cuban Fury) is set to shoot the movie with the stars this summer.
Talking about the plot, the trade website explains: "The film will chart the story of an eccentric lottery winner, Charles, who lives alone on a remote island but attempts to turn his dreams into reality by hiring his favourite musician, Herb McGwyer, to play an exclusive, private gig. Unbeknownst to Herb, Charles has also hired Herb's ex-band mate and ex-girlfriend, Nell, with her new husband in tow, to perform the old favourites. As tempers flare and old tensions resurface, the stormy weather traps them all on the island and Charles desperately looks for a way to salvage his dream gig."
The story is similar to that of the short film that Basden and Key made with Griffiths in 2007. The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island (pictured) saw Key playing Charles, and Basden portraying Herb. However, the 23 minute short, which can be watched below, doesn't introduce the girlfriend character that will be present in the new film.
Note: the short starts with an all-black screen, a picture does appear after a minute.
Tim Key says: "Shooting the short with Tom and James was one of the most fun things I've ever done, and I've been in love with that film ever since. To get the chance to do it all again, and to go deeper is extremely exciting. And to have Carey Mulligan on the island with us is the icing on the cake."
Tom Basden adds: "This film is a real labour of love for us that we've been hoping to return to for years. The mixture of laugh out loud comedy and emotional resonance that made the short such a hit with audiences over the years (including Carey!) is such a special and rare thing and we're so excited to reprise the characters we love so much and fulfil the promise of the original short film."