Satire on terrorism to be filmed

Published on Tuesday 6 January 2009 20:49

SATIRIST Chris Morris's movie about wannabe suicide bombers will be filmed this summer after receiving backing from Film4.

With the working title Four Lions, the project about modern British jihadis has been compared with Spinal Tap and Dad's Army.

Morris is known for lampooning celebrities and politicians in his series Brass Eye and for sending up rolling news channels on The Day Today.

It is thought his latest project exploring the "farce" of terrorism will be the most controversial yet. The film has been in the pipeline for a while, amid fears over the project being able to get off the ground because of its contentious subject matter.

A Film4 spokeswoman said that it was backing the project and that it would be filmed over the summer. The film is likely to be set for release at the end of the year, she said.

Deirdre Steed, who helped secure funding for the film, said: "As Spinal Tap understood heavy metal, Four Lions understands modern British jihadis."