Watch: New trailer for People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
David Farnor | On 02, Aug 2021
With People Just Do Nothing weeks away from being back on our screens with Big in Japan, a new trailer has landed to give us a look at the Kurupt FM boys in unfamiliar territory: campaign against piracy.
Steves (Steve Stamp), Chabuddy G (Asim Chaudhry), MC Grindah (Allan Mustafa) and DJ Beats (Hugo Chegwin), the legends behind pirate-radio station Kurupt FM, team up to share a few words about anti-piracy in the film industry. The West London lads are the new spokespeople in the Industry Trust’s latest trailer for their ongoing campaign, Moments Worth Paying For. It strives to encourage fans to pay to enjoy feature films – with all the bonuses the cinema offers.
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan is released in cinemas on 18th August. Here’s the new video:
Watch: First trailer for People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
12th May 2021
“Kurupt FM is one of the biggest pirate radio stations in the whole of Greenford.” That’s the sound of BBC Three’s People Just Do Nothing making the jump to the big screen.
The mockumentary, created by Steve Stamp, Asim Chaudhry, Allan Mustafa and Hugo Chegwin, is one of BBC Three’s biggest success stories – premiering in 2017, it went on to win a clutch of awards and run for five seasons. Now, People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan will see stars Allan Mustafa (MC Grindah), Hugo Chegwin (DJ Beats), Asim Chaudhry (Chabuddy G), Steve Stamp (Steves), Dan Sylvester (Decoy) and Lily Brazier (Miche) reunite, alongside Hitomi Souno (Miki) and Ken Yamamura (Taka).
Since the end of their pirate radio station, life has been quiet for the Kurupt FM boys, but everything is about to change. News reaches them that one of their songs has been used on a popular game show in Japan. They’ve made it! Their music is reaching hundreds of thousands of people! It’s finally time for them to enjoy the fame and fortune that they’ve always known they deserved. Chabuddy G steps excitedly back into his management role as Grindah, Beats, Steves and Decoy begin their journey to international stardom… But is Japan really ready for Kurupt FM?
The film will be released in UK cinemas on 18th August. Here’s the trailer:
People Just Do Nothing heads to Japan for feature film
28th November 2019
People Just Do Nothing is coming back to our screens, but not as we know it: the comedy is the first BBC Three series to be made into a feature film.
People Just Do Nothing was created by Steve Stamp, Asim Chaudhry, Allan Mustafa and Hugo Chegwin. It first premiered on BBC Three and in 2017, the show won a Bafta award, a Royal Television Society Award for Best Scripted Comedy and a Royal Television Society Award for Best Director of a Comedy Drama/Situation Comedy. After five seasons of the cult mockumentary, People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan will see stars Allan Mustafa (MC Grindah), Hugo Chegwin (DJ Beats), Asim Chaudhry (Chabuddy G), Steve Stamp (Steves), Dan Sylvester (Decoy) and Lily Brazier (Miche) reunite, alongside Hitomi Souno (Miki) and Ken Yamamura (Taka).
Since the end of their pirate radio station, life has been quiet for the Kurupt FM boys, but everything is about to change. News reaches them that one of their songs has been used on a popular game show in Japan. They’ve made it! Their music is reaching hundreds of thousands of people! It’s finally time for them to enjoy the fame and fortune that they’ve always known they deserved. Chabuddy G steps excitedly back into his management role as Grindah, Beats, Steves and Decoy begin their journey to international stardom… But is Japan really ready for Kurupt FM?
People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan is written by Steve Stamp and Allan Mustafa, with additional material by Asim Chaudhry, Hugo Chegwin and Lily Brazier. The film is directed by Jack Clough (People Just Do Nothing, Skins) and produced by Claire Jones (Ghost Stories, The Festival) and Tim Sealey for Roughcut.
The film is a Roughcut production and was developed by BBC Films and BBC Comedy. Focus Features and BBC Films financed the project and Universal Pictures International will distribute the film in the UK and Ireland.
Executive producers are Ash Atalla (The Office, People Just Do Nothing), Jon Petrie (People Just Do Nothing) and Christos Michaels for Roughcut, Rose Garnett for BBC Films and Shane Allen, Controller of BBC Comedy.
MC Grindah says: “Japan is the most advanced city in the world so it makes perfect sense that they would recognise our lyrical talent. We can’t wait to go over there and completely destroy the music scene. In a good way.”
Chabuddy G says: “You know me, I can sell anything mate. Ice to an Eskimo, halal meat to a racist vegan… selling garage music to Japan is water off a ducks beak mate.”
The BBC’s Rose Garnett and Shane Allen say: “Kurupt FM is going global and we couldn’t be happier. We just hope the world is ready.”
Filming is now under way in Japan and the UK, and the movie will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland in August 2020.