Appropriate for their big screen debut,Edina and Patsy(Jennifer SaundersandJoanna Lumley) are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London’s trendiest hotspots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to theglamorous playgroundof the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!
In theaters this summer, an all-new international trailer has arrived forAbsolutely Fabulous: The Moviecourtesy ofFox Searchlight. This hilarious new adventure reunitesJennifer SaundersandJoanna Lumleyalong with the rest of the original cast that includesJulia Sawalhaas Saffy,Jane Horrocksas Bubble andJune Whitfieldas Mother. The award-winning team behind the camera includesMandie Fletcher(Blackadder,Absolutely Fabulous) directing from a script byJennifer Saunders, producersJon Plowman(Absolutely Fabulous,The Vicar of Dibley) andDamian Jones(The Iron Lady,Belle,Dad’s Army) withSteve Milne,Christian Eisenbeiss,Christine Langan,Nichola Martin,Jennifer Saunders,Dawn FrenchandMaureen Vincentserving as executive producers.
In trueAb Fabstyle, the cast will be joined by a host ofA-list starsfrom the acting, music and fashion worlds.DanTram Nguyen, Vice President of Production andKatie Goodson-Thomas, Director of Production will oversee the project for Fox Searchlight Pictures.Absolutely Fabulousoriginated as aTV series, which ran sporadically for six seasons between 1992 and 2012. The series aired in the U.K. on BBC, with American networks such as Comedy Central,BBC America, Oxygen and Logo also running episodes at various points in time.
The original TV show was considered brilliant in its uncensored bad behavior and satirical humor. The episodes always featured Edina and Patsy, two hard-drinking, drug-taking, completely and outrageously selfish middle-aged women. Their cruel humor focuses on the hypocrisy of today’s society, much to the chagrin of Edina’s more moral and conservative daughter, Saffron. That same wicked spirit and wit is evident in this latest trailer, making it one of this summer’s surefire surprises, especially for those who’ve yet to experience what these two ladies often have in store.
Absolutely Fabulous: The Moviewill be going up against DreamWorks’The BFG, Warner Bros.‘The Legend of Tarzanand Universal’sThe Purge: Election Year. It isn’t known how wide a releaseAbsolutely Fabulous: The Moviewill get, but given the show’s rabid fan base, it wouldn’t be surprising if this fared well at thebox office. While we await the arrive ofAbsolutely Fabulous: The Movieat the local multiplex this July, take a look at what Edina and Patsy have in store for fans in just a few months.
