SPORTS MOVIE AFICIONADOS will be pleased to hear that cult film Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) is set for a sequel.
The much-loved football satire, which focuses on Mike Bassett, a hopelessly inept manager tasked with coaching the English football team, will once again star Ricky Tomlinson (of The Royle Family fame) in the lead role.
Titled Mike Bassett: Interim Manager, the project will begin filming next year, with Tomlinson telling the Daily Star:
“I think I could have a laugh with Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard because they’re local lads and we’ve got a lot in common.
“Even maybe Jamie Carragher because he’s just retired and he’s a football pundit now, isn’t he? I think you’ll see a lot of cameos.”
The filmmakers are using Kickstarter to fund the project, with the movie receiving no film studio funding.
Here’s a reminder of some of the highlights of the first film…
