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• bus_factor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Holy shit, I never even heard of that, and the poster gives me an idea why. Was this by request from his grandkids or something?

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  • GalacticSushi@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    According the Wikipedia page he did it as a favor to the creators. They do not have their own Wikipedia page so I have no idea how they know him. The film was pretty much universally hated for virtually every aspect.

    Sir Billi received extremely negative reviews from critics and audiences. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 0%, based on eight reviews, with an average rating of 2.3/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 17 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating “overwhelming dislike”.

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    • bus_factor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      This article says the director was a friend of a friend, and "the first animated film made in Scotland played on his national pride.

      It also says I got the order wrong, and that he declined all those roles after The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

      faroutmagazine.co.uk/bizarre-story-sean-connerys-…

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