Jason Isaacs, Josh Gad and Ruth Negga to Star in Peter Fellows' WW2 Dark Comedy BAD MAJOR
Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter films, The OA), Josh Gad (Frozen, Wolf Like Me) and Ruth Negga (Loving, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) have joined director Peter Fellows’ (Veep) World War Two-set dark comedy Bad Major.
Set against the summer of 1942, as war rages in Europe, the period comedy follows the family of a teenage boy who is away fighting at the front. In a bid to secure his safety, they welcome his volatile commanding officer into their rural village home.
The sociopathic army major rapidly forces them to abide by his insane obsessive rules and the family is pushed to absurd and devastating extremes in the name of love.
The film is based on The Tót Family novella by acclaimed Hungarian writer István Örkény, known for his absurdist and grotesque storytelling which in turn drew on his time in Soviet labor camp in World War Two.
Tony nominee and Grammy award-winner Gad, Golden Globes and Emmy nominee Isaacs, and Academy Award nominee Negga will be joined by Tony award winner Derek Jacobi (Gladiator, Express), and BAFTA nominee Rosie Jones (Call the Midwife) in the cast.
via: Deadline