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The long-gestating Alan Partridge movie will reach cinemas next August, its UK distributor has confirmed.

The film will see Steve Coogan's comic creation attempt to "salvage his public career while negotiating a potentially violent turn of events".

Speaking in character, Coogan said the backing of French company StudioCanal made it "the greatest Anglo-French co-operation since the Normandy landings".

The production is also supported by BBC Films and the BFI Film Fund.

Directed by Declan Lowney, The Alan Partridge Movie will be written by Coogan, Peter Baynham and Armando Iannucci. Neil and Rob Gibbons will also contribute.

The film is set to begin shooting on 7 January and will be released in the UK on 16 August.

Speaking last week, Iannucci revealed the film would see Alan do battle with a media giant that takes over his local digital TV channel.

"Alan is in Norwich," said the writer and producer at a preview of his new political comedy Veep. "It's not Alan goes to Hollywood [or] Alan invaded by aliens.

"He's on North Norfolk Digital, which is taken over by a bigger media conglomerate and has its name changed to Shape."

Monkey Man wrote:The film gets a 16th August 2013 release date, starts filming in Jan -

The long-gestating Alan Partridge movie will reach cinemas next August, its UK distributor has confirmed.

The film will see Steve Coogan's comic creation attempt to "salvage his public career while negotiating a potentially violent turn of events".

Speaking in character, Coogan said the backing of French company StudioCanal made it "the greatest Anglo-French co-operation since the Normandy landings".

The production is also supported by BBC Films and the BFI Film Fund.

Directed by Declan Lowney, The Alan Partridge Movie will be written by Coogan, Peter Baynham and Armando Iannucci. Neil and Rob Gibbons will also contribute.

The film is set to begin shooting on 7 January and will be released in the UK on 16 August.

Speaking last week, Iannucci revealed the film would see Alan do battle with a media giant that takes over his local digital TV channel.

"Alan is in Norwich," said the writer and producer at a preview of his new political comedy Veep. "It's not Alan goes to Hollywood [or] Alan invaded by aliens.

"He's on North Norfolk Digital, which is taken over by a bigger media conglomerate and has its name changed to Shape."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18592044

Ad7 wrote:I really don't like how he's being so camp with partridge now, it sounds more and more like Pauline calf each time.

Nothing will ever top im alan partridge series 1 or KMKYWAP (or "the Alan Partridge show as people like to call it, it's just easier").