Saunders confirms Ab Fab movie
Comedian Jennifer Saunders pocketed $16,000 from her best pal Dawn French after winning a bet to write the script for her Absolutely Fabulous movie within a year.
Saunders, who co-created the hit sitcom with her longterm writing partner French, began work on the movie in 2013 and was galvanised into action by her friend’s dare.
When French found out that Saunders was writing the long-awaited big-screen version of the comedy, she promised to hand over $16,000 if her pal could complete the script by the end of 2014, and Saunders has now revealed she won the bet with just hours to spare.
“She bet me on live radio... that if I didn’t write it that year I’d have to pay her 10,000, which was a good kind of motivator. And I just got it in on time. On New Year’s Eve I gave it to her,“ Saunders told British TV show Loose Women.
As for what the film will be about, Saunders was vague on the details except that all the main characters will return.
“There is a plot [for the movie] and that’s the miracle. It involves all the main characters and virtually everyone that’s ever been in the series, all those characters and we’re in London and sometimes we might go to the South of France, I’m hoping,” Saunders said.
“I’m waiting for the budget. It could be anywhere — if it’s a big budget it will be the Bahamas,” she said. “I’ve got another deadline on May 8th … and then we’ll probably do it in the autumn.”
