Lest you begin pondering we had some type of stroke in the midst of writing the headline for this story – sure, Simon Pegg and Minnie Driver are actually starring in Nandor Fodor And The Speaking Mongoose, which has simply kicked off capturing and sounds prefer it may have been taken from the pages of Fortean Occasions.

Author/director Adam Sigal’s new darkly comedian story is predicated on true occasions and can discover Pegg as Nandor Fodor – the Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, generally known as the daddy of parapsychology – on his search to find the actual Speaking Mongoose, “Gef.” Driver will play Fodor’s assistant Anne, who journeys with him into uncharted territory.

Tim Downie, Ruth Connell, Paul Kaye, Gary Beadle and Drew Moerlin are all within the solid for this one, which is filming in Leeds.

“Nandor Fodor And The Speaking Mongoose is such a novel story that I couldn’t imagine it was true,” says Sigal. “There’s no one else aside from Simon who may embody this character and take us on this insane journey.” No phrase but on when this one will emerge – who how “Gef” might be delivered to life, however you possibly can learn extra about the actual case proper right here.