Eddie Izzard in Treasure Island

It’s no surprise that his reading of Treasure Island’s Long John Silver focuses on Silver’s pathological pursuit of his goal. Izzard says he wanted to make what he calls “a Goodfellas-y version” of Stevenson’s classic tale. The resulting two-parter is indeed pretty brutal for a supposed family film. “Silver will not stop. This guy is going to go back and get this money from the island – we worked out it was something like 300 million of today’s money. It’s got to be a fixation because you wouldn’t go all the way back there. He’s got to put a crew together, somehow insinuate that crew on to another ship, play both sides off against one another and find this map that he’s been trying to find for so bloody long.” (Link)



And yes Sarah, Gene's in it

OMG are you serious?! Eddie Izzard and Gene Hunt playing tight-wearing pirates??! FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!

Rhi you SO have to tape and upload this for me!!! And is that Elijah Wood in that photo, and the guy next to Gene, was he the guy who played the bad guy in Ashes to Ashes?

OMG seriously Rhi this looks too good for words!!!!!!!!!!!!! When does it come out?!

Yep its Elijah. It's got a very good cast but I can't remember everyones names. It started New years day, only a two parter, about 4 hours long in total I think. You probably can find it on the internet somewhere, ill see what I can do otherwise

Donald Sutherland is the guy next to Elijah btw. And Moaning Myrtle frying Harry Potter plays Jim's mother

Gene Hunt, Donald Sutherland and Elijah, too??? WATCHING IMMEDIATELY.

Can't wait to see! Eddie said something about it being on SyFy channel here in a couple of months. But like Rhi said, will prob be finding it online before that...

I thought that was Donald Sutherland! Wow what a great cast!

I started watching this afternoon! I can't find any appropriate words for Eddie's acting other than delicious!