Our Mutual Ewwwww
Flip Brothers Studio has just released a snippet of the new Stephen Frears film Our Mutual Friend. The portion of the movie features Brendan Gleeson and Emily Blunt in a set-up to what appears to be a very creepy film.
EXT. THE THAMES RIVER - EVENING
The sun is setting. A rowboat gently moves across the calm waters. A strong man in his forties rows the boat; this is GAFFER HEXAM (Brendan Gleeson). His daughter, LIZZIE HEXAM (Emily Blunt), is with him. She is breathtakingly beautiful. Lizzie rows as well, although not nearly as well as her father.
GAFFER
Keep her out, Lizzie. Tide runs strong here. Keep her well afore the sweep of it.As Lizzie rows, one of the ores hits a dead body. She shivers. Gaffer looks over at her.
GAFFER
What is it? I don’t see anything.LIZZIE
A dead body.GAFFER
Where?LIZZIE
(looking around)
It’s gone now.GAFFER
Be more on it next time! You know what dead bodies are worth in the trade. You know how poor we are.LIZZIE
I know, father.They continue to row. Gaffer then discovers a dead body in the river on his side. The Thames River really is ugly and disgusting around these parts. Gaffer brings the dead body into the boat. Lizzie is a bit scared.
GAFFER
Get over it, child!The dead body is a MALE. In his right hand he is clutching coins very tightly. Gaffer blows on it, then spits on it. Lizzie looks at her father, confused. He looks up at her, noticing.
GAFFER
For luck.Gaffer then puts the money in his pocket. Lizzie put on her cloak hood, trying to hide.
“Cool, dead bodies” remarked one movie viewer after witnessing the footage. “This could lead in all sorts of different directions. I’ll be keeping my eye out for how this develops.”
Our Mutual Friend opens on September 12.
