From what I read this was a seriously produced video with a cast of more than 90 and a professional director and the works. I heard the budget was something like $400,000.
This was no little humor thing they threw together, this was supposed to be HUGE. They put a massive amount of effort into this creature. They were proud of this.
Richard Curtis the director of “Four weddings and a funeral” and “Notting Hill”, no less.
Yes, they were proud of it and offered one of those "Sorry if we offended...." apologies.
Today we put up a mini-movie about 10:10 and climate change called 'No Pressure’.
With climate change becoming increasingly threatening, and decreasingly talked about in the media, we wanted to find a way to bring this critical issue back into the headlines whilst making people laugh. We were therefore delighted when Britain's leading comedy writer, Richard Curtis - writer of Blackadder, Four Weddings, Notting Hill and many others – agreed to write a short film for the 10:10 campaign. Many people found the resulting film extremely funny, but unfortunately some didn't and we sincerely apologise to anybody we have offended.
As a result of these concerns we've taken it off our website. We won't be making any attempt to censor or remove other versions currently in circulation on the internet.
We'd like to thank the 50+ film professionals and 40+ actors and extras and who gave their time and equipment to the film for free. We greatly value your contributions and the tremendous enthusiasm and professionalism you brought to the project.
At 10:10 we're all about trying new and creative ways of getting people to take action on climate change. Unfortunately in this instance we missed the mark. Oh well, we live and learn.
Onwards and upwards,
Franny, Lizzie, Eugenie and the whole 10:10 team
I thought the worst part was the classroom scene where the teacher spoke the King’s English as poorly as her students. I was half expecting her to introduce her boyfriend, Bill Sikes.