New Carry On Film On Way | ‘Carry On To The Next Round’ Starring Russell Brand & Sarah Harding?
I’m as much a fan of the Carry On series of films as the next man, having grown up with the repeats of them every Sunday evening on television, but I’m not sure how I feel about the possible return of the series, and who is being lined up to appear in it.
It seems that a new film is being planned, called ‘Carry On To The Next Round’, and comedian Russell Brand, along with Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding are just two of the big names being lined up to star in it.
For those who don’t know, the Carry On films were bawdy, rude, and slapstick movies which basically revolved around trying to fit as much sexual innuendo in to a 90 minute film as possible.
The series did very well during the 1960s and 1970s, with the ever present cast of people like Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor. Although they were low budget parodies, us Brits used to love them… simple times.
The 1980s brought with it a whole new generation of people, and with Margaret Thatcher leading the country, and yuppies ruining it, the clamour for cheap and cheerful laughs came to an end, and so did the series.
There was an attempt at reviving the series, but Carry on Columbus sank almost without trace, despite having a star cast of old and new comedians come actors.
And now they’re at it again.
Reports suggest that the film will be based around a kind of X-Factor/Pop Idol type show, with Brand being lined up to play a Simon Cowell character. Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding would play a contestant on the show, who manages to catch Brand’s roving eye.
“Lots of stars have been sent scripts for ‘Carry On To The Next Round.’”
“It’s a typical romantic comedy based on three judges who bicker constantly but one of them falls for a contestant. The fab film will be a real feel-good romp complete with brilliant comedy and some of the old-school-style original gags.”
It actually sounds okay, and Brand would be a good fit for a reinventing of the series, but Sarah Harding? No thanks.
I also don’t know if there’s a place in this day and age for a film with such little depth to it. The world has moved on since he seventies, and maybe British film-makers should do too.
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