Time Travel Is Dangerous | New British Sci-Fi Comedy Coming to UK cinemas 28th March
Shakespeare Sisters & Candr Pictures are excited to announce that their star-studded British sci-fi comedy Time Travel Is Dangerous, will be coming to UK cinemas from 28th March.
Written and directed by Chris Reading and co-written and produced by Anna-Elizabeth and Hillary Shakespeare (the Shakespeare Sisters), the film stars British comedy royalty in Johnny Vegas (Benidorm, Bleak House), Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous), Sophie Thompson (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gosford Park) & Mark Heap (Spaced, Green Wing).
Narrated by Stephen Fry the film also features stand-out performances from Brian Bovell (Love Actually, Gimme Gimme Gimme), Tony Way (After Life, Game of Thrones), Guy Henry (Harry Potter, Bridgerton: Queen Charlotte), Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Laura Aikman (Gavin and Stacey, Archie) & Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats).
Time Travel Is Dangerous is a quintessentially British comedy, blending witty dialogue, quirky characters and a touch of the absurd with a heartwarming core.
The ensemble cast surround best friends and shop owners Ruth Syratt and Megan Stevenson, who play characters based on themselves, bringing their own vibrant personalities and undeniable chemistry to the screen. The film is set around their actual Muswell Hill vintage shop ChaChaCha, bringing a real-life documentary element to the sci-fi mockumentary.
Best friends Ruth and Megan run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. When they stumble across a time machine, it occurs to them that stock is much cheaper if they ‘borrow’ from the past – well, it’s free. They don’t want to change history, or rob banks, they just want to find a nice Victorian lamp or authentic 80s bum bag without getting sucked into the hellish time-space vortex that is “the Unreason”. The thing is, Time Travel Is Dangerous.
Time Travel Is Dangerous celebrated international premieres at Austin Film Festival, FrightFest Halloween & Trieste Science+Fiction Festival where it has received critical acclaim with Sci-Fi Now calling it “endearing, surreal and funny” and MovieJawn labelling it a “hilarious, exciting, nerve-wracking adventure that made me question my beliefs on what a sci-fi movie is supposed to be.”
Check out the trailer here:
Speaking on the release Director & co-writer, Chris Reading, said “I can’t wait for people to experience Time Travel Is Dangerous on the big screen. I set out to make a lighthearted mock-doc about my two friends and their love of vintage and in the process, we’ve created something that feels real, and heartwarming and hopefully as much fun to watch as it was to make!”
Co-writers and producers, Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare and Hillary Shakespeare said “The film is such a mad mix of documentary reality about real-life shop owners and best friends Ruth and Megan spiralling into a totally wacky Gilliam-esque world. We’re so excited to bring it to the UK on the big screen because it’s a very silly, light-hearted comedy and we think it’s one to watch in a room full of laughter with friends!”
Time Travel Is Dangerous is coming to UK cinemas from 28th March