Red Dwarf: The Movie
Red Dwarf Film Hinted
British actor Chris Barrie, one of the stars of the cult TV series Red Dwarf, told fans on the U.K. Sun Web site that he will reprise his character, Arnold J. Rimmer, in the upcoming movie based on the show. “I don’t know when we’re going to start filming, but I do know that Doug Naylor—the writer and director—has gone over to Australia to do some preproduction work on it,” Barrie said in an online chat. “A Red Dwarf movie is definitely going to happen and feature the cast of the television show.”
Barrie added, “They went down the road of looking at Hollywood stars to play us, but I think if they did that, it wouldn’t be the same. If you got four box-office names involved, it would end up being a movie about those stars and not about Red Dwarf. So all power to Doug and the boys for holding out for us. I’m just worried about how long I can play a 28-year-old for!”
Barrie said the movie will tell the story from the early days, starting with Lister’s growing up in Liverpool and Rimmer’s joining the Space Corps. “We’ve got to bring on new viewers as well as keeping the old fans happy,” he said. “It’s a difficult brief, but the script that I read, quite a long time ago, did that well. As for plot line, I think I’ve given away too much already. It starts afresh, but saying anything more than that would probably ruin it.”
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