Izzard joins the circus
Eddie Izzard's new film 'Circus' had its premiere on Tuesday night in Shaftesbury Avenue in London. It's a gangster flick set in Brighton, which claims to be a 'violent, darkly humorous tale that twists like an epileptic boa constrictor riding a helter skelter.' Basically, a conman, played by John Hannah, is hired to murder a businessman's wife. Eddie Izzard plays Troy, a singing psychopath. But don't be put off, because he co-stars with Brian Conley and Christopher Biggins. Eddie thinks it's all a bit confusing: "It does seem to be an interesting amalgamation of all the gangster films I've seen. And an immense amount of lying going on. It's just up to here with lies by the end. Audiences will walk out and lie their heads off for the rest of the evening." Eddie says 'Circus' is "'The Long Good Friday' crossed with 'Brighton Rock.' That's my thing. Or 'Gone With The Wind' crossed with 'Zulu'. But I don't think that one really gives the signals that we're trying to go for. Anything crossed with 'Zulu', actually. In America they say 'meets' so this would be 'Brighton Rock' meets 'Zulu' but with less people in loin cloths."