A new Inbetweeners movie, titled The Inbetweeners 3, is officially in production with Netflix. The original cast of Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, and Joe Thomas will reprise their roles as Will, Jay, Neil, and Simon. Production begins on Monday, with the film's story to follow on from where the previous two movies left off. The movie is being written and directed by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, the creators of the original series.
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Netflix has confirmed that a new Inbetweeners film is in production, with the original cast of Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, and Joe Thomas reprising their roles as Will McKenzie, Jay Cartwright, Neil Sutherland, and Simon Cooper. The movie will follow the same characters from the popular sitcom, which aired on E4 between 2008 and 2010. This new film is a third installment in the series, following two previous sequels released in 2011 and 2014, both backed by Film4. According to the teaser video released alongside the announcement, the story will pick up where the characters left off, with Will, Simon, Neil, and Jay getting back into their iconic yellow Fiat. The friends' misadventures are expected to continue in this new film, which is set to start production on Monday. The original cast's return has generated excitement among fans of the show, who have been revisiting its best moments through social media and the film sequels.
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A new Inbetweeners movie is officially in the works, Netflix has confirmed.
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The original cast of Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas will reprise their roles for the feature film, with production starting on Monday.
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The Inbetweeners 3 will follow on the story of their characters, Will McKenzie, Jay Cartwright, Neil Sutherland and Simon Cooper.
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They originally starred in three seasons of the popular coming-of-age sitcom, which aired on E4 between 2008 and 2010.
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It followed their trials and misadventures as suburban teenagers at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive as they navigated school life and friendship.
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The show has gained new fans over the years due to some of its best bits finding new life on social media, as well as through the film sequels.
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The third instalment follows two sequels backed by Film4, which were released in 2011 and 2014.
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Alongside the announcement, Netflix released a teaser video which showed Will, Simon, Neil and Jay return to their iconic yellow Fiat.
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The friend group all get into the tiny car but Simon struggles to start the engine.
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After some encouragement, it gets going and they drive out of what looks like a storage unit.
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Production kicks off after months of speculation that there would be another film, but beyond the lead characters returning, the rest of the cast is yet to be confirmed.
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Fans will be wondering if English actress Emily Atack will return in her role as Charlotte Hinchcliffe, or if Emily Head will come back as Carli D'Amato.
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However, Netflix has announced The Inbetweeners creators, Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, will return to write and direct the film.
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Beesley and Morris said it has been "super fun" hanging out with friends again.
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"We're going to work hard every week to ensure there are no problemos making this new film for humans," they added.
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The first film sees the group of friends head to Crete in Greece for a post sixth form break, but they quickly find more trouble than they bargained for.
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The 2014 follow-up reunites Will, Simon, and Neil as they travel to Australia to visit Jay during his gap year - where they find out his travels aren't as lavish as his messages had claimed.
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Tensions rise as they clash over whether to chase cultural experiences or a wilder time on their trip.
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The first film made history as the biggest opening weekend for a UK comedy at the time, according to Netflix, while the sequel also broke box office records.
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