If I won the lottery, I would buy a private island and invite Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham from ‘Fleetwood Mac’ to perform for me. Just me.<\/p>\n
I would force them to stare deep into the other’s eyes and recreate their iconic 1997 Silver Springs performance, where Nicks all but cast a spell on her petrified ex as she hauntingly chanted “you’ll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you”.<\/p>\n
Luckily for Stevie and Lindsey, I haven’t won the lottery. Unluckily for folk-duo McGwyer Mortimer, a man named Charles Heath has. And he had my idea first.<\/p>\n
If you haven’t heard of McGwyer Mortimer, that would make perfect sense. After all, they are a fictional band concocted by writers Tim Key and Tom Basden for their new film, The Ballad of Wallis Island, starring Carey Mulligan.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the film’s release, I sat down with Carey and Tim to chat about the project. What began as a short film back in 2007, called The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island, has now been massaged into a feature-length comedy-drama, directed by James Griffiths. <\/p>\n
The film follows eccentric super-fan Charles (Tim Key) who, after winning the lottery, contracts his favourite musician, Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden), to perform a private gig on the remote Wallis Island. <\/p>\n
“We really loved making the short film, we felt like we were making something that was good, that we enjoyed. We were really proud of it,” Tim told Mamamia.<\/p>\n
Watch: The Ballad of Wallis Island – Official Trailer. Post continues after video.<\/p>\n
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