Crowds gathered in the terrestrial rain at Leicester Square last night
to greet the stars at the premiere of Nick Hancock's new film "Nick Hancock's Jihad Nightmares". The picture is believed to be the filmmaker's most controversial to date, fusing Hancock's usual brand of madcap humour with footage of radical Islamic Terrorist plots, rather than the clips of lower league football that have made him famous.
As it has with all his previous films, Hancock's latest venture has
received its fair share of pre release criticism. Critics have so far
lamented Hancock for straying too far from his usual area of expertise, and that his unique style of humour will not transfer effectively to footage of death and suffering as it does with football based bloopers. Hancock's general ignorance on the subject of Radical Islam has also caused concern amongst screen watchdogs, who fear phrases such as 'Allah Ballah bing bong' or "The Man in the Iron Mosque" that can be found in Hancock's narration will cause offence to and provoke a backlash from British Muslims.
At the premiere last night, Hancock, who dazzled the crowd wearing a
sensational purple Versace Ball gown, defended his work saying:
"This is exactly what was said about "Nick Hancock's Football Nightmares" when it was released all those years ago. No one before me dared to see the funny side of football - now it happens all the time. Shows like Soccer AM or Fantasy football often mix the beautiful game with humour - it has become the norm; I fully believe that in a couple of years, the same will be thought of about Jihad"
When asked if he was concerned with the criticism, especially as no one had yet seen the film, Hancock responded with
"I fully expected it. For decades artists like myself have been hounded over our work that time has since proved to be highly influential and a pioneering force, so I'm not at all concerned. I've beaten them before, I'm certain I'll do it again"
Patient fans waited for hours in the rain to catch a glimpse of celebrities and they were not left dissapointed. Amongst those who arrived were Danny Baker, who signed 3 autographs, Bobby Ball and pop singer Kavanagh.
"Nick Hancock's Jihad Nightmares" is released nationwide this Friday.
to greet the stars at the premiere of Nick Hancock's new film "Nick Hancock's Jihad Nightmares". The picture is believed to be the filmmaker's most controversial to date, fusing Hancock's usual brand of madcap humour with footage of radical Islamic Terrorist plots, rather than the clips of lower league football that have made him famous.
As it has with all his previous films, Hancock's latest venture has
received its fair share of pre release criticism. Critics have so far
lamented Hancock for straying too far from his usual area of expertise, and that his unique style of humour will not transfer effectively to footage of death and suffering as it does with football based bloopers. Hancock's general ignorance on the subject of Radical Islam has also caused concern amongst screen watchdogs, who fear phrases such as 'Allah Ballah bing bong' or "The Man in the Iron Mosque" that can be found in Hancock's narration will cause offence to and provoke a backlash from British Muslims.
At the premiere last night, Hancock, who dazzled the crowd wearing a
sensational purple Versace Ball gown, defended his work saying:
"This is exactly what was said about "Nick Hancock's Football Nightmares" when it was released all those years ago. No one before me dared to see the funny side of football - now it happens all the time. Shows like Soccer AM or Fantasy football often mix the beautiful game with humour - it has become the norm; I fully believe that in a couple of years, the same will be thought of about Jihad"
When asked if he was concerned with the criticism, especially as no one had yet seen the film, Hancock responded with
"I fully expected it. For decades artists like myself have been hounded over our work that time has since proved to be highly influential and a pioneering force, so I'm not at all concerned. I've beaten them before, I'm certain I'll do it again"
Patient fans waited for hours in the rain to catch a glimpse of celebrities and they were not left dissapointed. Amongst those who arrived were Danny Baker, who signed 3 autographs, Bobby Ball and pop singer Kavanagh.
"Nick Hancock's Jihad Nightmares" is released nationwide this Friday.
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