GRIMSBY (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat), Mark Strong (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers), Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect), Annabelle Wallis (Annabelle), Ian McShane (Hercules), Gabourey Sidibe (Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire), David Harewood (Blood Diamond), Johnny Vegas (Sex Lives of the Potato Men), Penélope Cruz (Volver), Scott Adkins (The Expendables 2), Sam Hazeldine (The Raven)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Louis Leterrier (Now You See Me), director; Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat), writer, producer; Phil Johnston (Wreck-It Ralph), writer; Nira Park (Shaun of the Dead), producer; David Buckley (Parker) and Erran Baron Cohen (The Dictator), composers; Oliver Wood (The Bourne Ultimatum), cinematographer; Jonathan Amos (Attack the Block), Evan Henke (The Interview) and James Thomas (The Muppets), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

28 years ago, two brothers were separated after they were adopted by different families. Now, the older of the two – idiotic football hooligan Norman “Nobby” Grimsby (Cohen) – is about to reunite with his long-lost younger brother for the first time since their separation… however, Sebastian (Strong) has grown up to be one of MI6’s deadliest assassins, and their reunion unintentionally botches a mission which sees both brothers on the run and the world in danger – which can only be prevented if both of them team up…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Fresh from offending most of the world with his antics as Ali G, Borat et al, Sacha Baron Cohen returns with a vengeance in this wild action-comedy that likely won’t sit easily with the real-life Northern England town of Grimsby.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

WEDNESDAY 24TH FEBRUARY 2016

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