Iannucci and Foley are searching an actor of equal versatility for the stage version.
Theyve got to be of that shape-shifting kind of quality.
Its going to be a really tough gig.
Director Stanley Kubrick directing Peter Sellers in the 1964 film versionColumbia Pictures/Archive Photos/Getty Images
And currently, we arent doing anything about it.
So the outcome is not good.
But if you might leave the theatre with that message and a smile, then all the better.
Kubricks family has given its blessing to the production, and given Iannucci access to the directors archive.
It was so important to him that it wasnt changed from how he finished it.
I am sure Stanley would have approved it too.
The show based on the 1964 film will come to Londons West End autumn 2024.
