There’s an old documentary about when Wu-Tang go to Japan, and they've got no weed, and Method Man is stressed and they’re all arguing,” he laughed. Japan has decided that garage is happening!” “He's a drum ‘n’ bass act, and his manager’s a proper geezer – and they’re out in Japan, and there’s a bit where he’s like, ‘Japan has decided drum ‘n’ bass is ‘appening.’ So we were like. “There’s a documentary about LTJ Bukem and his manager, ,” said Mustafa. “I didn’t like the idea of them just getting a booking in Japan.” Hence, Kurupt FM skyrocketing to international stardom by way of a musical cameo on Bang Bang Game Show – the perfect deus ex machina for a crew who could only ever stumble into success dick-first. “It took us ages to figure out how and why they would get to Japan,” added Steve Stamp, AKA Steves, who does most of the writing for the show. they realise it’s more about their friendships, and them not wanting to grow up.” “But seeing them out of their comfort zone, getting the things they thought they always wanted. “When you’re watching the TV series, they never actually make it, so we wanted to see what it would be like if they actually ‘made it’… even though it’s kind of in the wrong way, because it’s as a novelty act,” laughed Mustafa. Once he settled down, we began: why did they decide to make a movie? Last to arrive was Hugo Chegwin, AKA DJ Beats, who was fuming because there was no good food left, leaving him with vegan Bolognese. The front page of the call sheet has a note in bold capital letters, warning, “DO NOT TOUCH THE FAKE WEED PLANTS THEY’RE DELICATE.”ĭuring the lunch break, I sat down with the boys in an old converted bus serving as a makeshift canteen. All the guys watch each other film their scenes and sit around cracking jokes between takes. The vibe on set is jovial and supportive. In fact, really not much has changed: most of the crew also worked on the TV series, so the spirit is the same, just scaled up for the big screen. So, how does making a movie compare to filming half-hour segments for a TV series? “The process is quite similar, but the challenge was how to step it up cinematically while sticking to the doco-style and keeping that raw aspect,” Jack explained, as we watched Steves pretend to shelve a condom filled with drugs in preparation for his upcoming holiday.
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