Rebel Wilson is to appear in the forthcoming Absolutely Fabulous movie, Jennifer Saunders has revealed.
Saunders also reveals that part of the film is set in the French Riviera and admits that he only managed to complete its script after making a bet with her longtime comedy partner Dawn French.
"Did I tell you that I'd had a bet with Dawn that I would have to pay her £10,000 if I didn't produce [the film] by the end of the year?" Saunders recalls. "We had a live radio show at the end of [last] year so I produced a first draft by [then]!... I literally vomited it out. On New Year's Eve it came out!"
"There's some stuff I like, some stuff I've cut out. It'll be an ongoing process until it's actually finished," Saunders then says of the film's script.
Created and written by Saunders, Absolutely Fabulous debuted on BBC One in 1992 and has now followed the glamorously boozy exploits of PR guru Edina Monsoon and magazine editor Patsy Stone for 39 episodes. The show last returned for a series of three specials airing on Christmas Day 2011, New Year's Day 2012 and July 23, 2012 to coincide with the London Olympics.
Over the years the show has attracted numerous guest stars from the world of music, with Debbie Harry, Elton John, La Roux's Elly Jackson, Marianne Faithfull and Rufus Wainwright all popping up for cameo appearances.