British actor, Nick Frost Dear Anglophiles: I attended a sneak preview of a film you may like--CUBAN FURY. Sure to appease your hunger for “all things British” are the movie’s male leads, East Londoner Nick Frost (whom you may remember from Shaun of the Dead) and Irishman Chris O’Dowd (best known for his TV role as Roy on The IT Crowd). US-born Rashida Jones plays the female lead, an American working in London whom the two Brits swoon over. As Anglophiles, we always hope for a peek of London, and if you pay attention, you’ll notice scenes shot outside the Victoria and Albert Museum, as well as scenes shot in Camden’s uber-cool Koko Club, a hot spot you may want to hit on your next visit across the pond!
| SYNOPSIS Bruce (Nick Frost), former child-prodigy salsa dancer, making it big on the professional dance circuit, ditches his brilliant career when a group of bullies torment him. As the years pass, having given up what he most loved, Bruce numbs his feelings through eating and emotional repression. Then his new boss at the engineering firm arrives: lovely, salsa-dancing Julia. All would be hunky-dory except obnoxious coworker Bruce (Chris O’Dowd), also smitten by the lass, delights in displaying competitive, testosterone-driven behaviors. Much angst ensues--but alas!—salsa dancing saves the day. |
As reported in Britain’s Metro, Nick Frost sent his producer a “drunken email” detailing the premise of the movie that would become Cuban Fury, and to Nick’s surprise, the next morning he received an email response saying, “Call me, this idea is amazing.”
Nick’s first thought: You idiot! What have you done? I have to do this show now, whether I like it or not.
Seven months of training loomed before him. Nick said, “A week in, it was like I’d started a prison sentence. It was 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. lifting weights, then skipping across to Pineapple Studios for six hours. It wasn’t until week twelve that I started to improve.
“But the whole point for me was that I did all the dancing. I’m writing a wrestling film, and I want to do all the wrestling. It’s a shame there isn’t an Oscar for most effort put into a romantic dance comedy.”
Please note, dear Anglophiles, Cuban Fury is a light, fun, summertime movie. To avoid disappointment, don’t expect the depth of Gosford Park, the edginess of Trainspotting, or the gravitas of The Queen. But if you need a “bit of Britain” to feed your Anglophilia and like salsa music, you may well adore Cuban Fury!
Release date: Mid to late April
Nick’s first thought: You idiot! What have you done? I have to do this show now, whether I like it or not.
Seven months of training loomed before him. Nick said, “A week in, it was like I’d started a prison sentence. It was 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. lifting weights, then skipping across to Pineapple Studios for six hours. It wasn’t until week twelve that I started to improve.
“But the whole point for me was that I did all the dancing. I’m writing a wrestling film, and I want to do all the wrestling. It’s a shame there isn’t an Oscar for most effort put into a romantic dance comedy.”
Please note, dear Anglophiles, Cuban Fury is a light, fun, summertime movie. To avoid disappointment, don’t expect the depth of Gosford Park, the edginess of Trainspotting, or the gravitas of The Queen. But if you need a “bit of Britain” to feed your Anglophilia and like salsa music, you may well adore Cuban Fury!
Release date: Mid to late April
Cuban Fury trailer
