Creators of 'Time Bandits' TV remake admit casting error, plan to rectify in potential second season

Record ID: 1829969

  • Title: Creators of 'Time Bandits' TV remake admit casting error, plan to rectify in potential second season
  • Date: 18th July 2024
  • Summary: NICOSIA, CYPRUS (JUNE 3, 2024)(REUTERS) VARIOUS OF ABANDONED AIRPLANE ON TARMAC VARIOUS OF DESTROYED AIRPORT SIGN ON ROOF OF DESTROYED AIRPORT BUILDING (SOUNDBITE)(English) U.N. SPOKESPERSON ALEEM SIDDIQUE, SAYING: "This airport has been closed since 1974, when we saw some of the most heaviest fighting between the sides, and it was in 1974 that the United Nations force com
  • Embargoed: 1st August 2024 18:43
  • Keywords: Apple TV + Lisa Kudrow Taika Waititi Time Bandits
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  • Country: US
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,North America,Television
  • Reuters ID: LVA00A960317072024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement admit that their new look on the classic film “Time Bandits” has an error.
    The 1981 film featured 6 little people actors in the central roles. However, Clement said their decision to go a different direction in their remake was incorrect.
    “It was a debate that we were trying to figure out what's the right thing to do. And, I think possibly we chose the wrong…. And we're trying to fix that.”
    Clement said they’ve seen the backlash online and people were right to be upset and they plan to have a mixed cast if they get a season two.
    The 10-episode series follows a group of thieves and their newest member, an 11-year-old history enthusiast named Kevin, played by Kal-El Tuck. With the guidance of Lisa Kudrow's character, the team embarks on thrilling quests to save Kevin's parents and the world from looming evil forces. Their adventures take them through historical periods — witnessing events like the creation of Stonehenge, the Trojan War, and the Harlem Renaissance — relying on Kevin's historical knowledge to navigate these diverse eras.
    The cast also includes Tadhg Murphy and Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, while featuring cameo appearances by creators Waititi and Clement.
    The series will premiere globally on Apple TV+, with the first two episodes on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Two new episodes will then be released every Wednesday through August 21, 2024.
    (Production: Alicia Powell)
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