Netflix confirms third Inbetweeners film, original cast returns — SkimNews
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- Netflix announced that a third Inbetweeners film is now in production, with all four original lead actors — Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, and Joe Thomas — reprising their roles as Will, Jay, Neil, and Simon Cooper.
- Creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris return to write and direct, saying: "We're going to work hard every week to ensure there are no problemos making this new film for humans."
- The 2011 Inbetweeners film grossed £65.1m at the box office and made history as the biggest opening weekend for a UK comedy at the time, according to Netflix.
- The 2014 follow-up reunited Will, Simon, and Neil in Australia to visit Jay during his gap year and grossed £46.6m.
- The announcement trailer features Simon's yellow Fiat Cinquecento with the number three written on the rear windscreen, opening with Simon's exasperated "Ah, for fuck's sake" as the engine fails to start.
- It remains unconfirmed whether Emily Atack will return as Charlotte Hinchcliffe or Emily Head as Carli D'Amato — a gap the trailer notably does not address.
Why it matters: Netflix is reviving a UK comedy franchise whose two previous films grossed £65.1m and £46.6m, with all four leads and both creators back together — the proven box office track record gives the streamer a reunion property aimed at the original audience more than a decade after the 2014 sequel.
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