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Gale is filming the movie Shoplifters of the World based on The Smiths' song in Europe. Russell Brand dropped out of the film and Gale replaced him. It's a major part. He is playing a dj that is kept hostage by an obsess Smith fan. Interesting thing thou is that Robert, Michelle, Scott and Randy all went to Berlin after the convention where Gale is filming. Also Gale cancelled his soccer match plus the Young Playwright Festival that he supported for years.
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Just looking at the IMDB entry:

- Gale would be working with his/a best friend
- It has Lady Sybil in it - the nice sister out of Downton Abbey
- It is rumoured to have the annoying boy from Love Actuallly in it (he annoyed me but I admit that he was a good child actor).
- oh wow ... I just discovered that it is rumoured to have the young guy out of Animal Kingdom (fantastic Australian movie) - James Frecheville.
- One of the young actors from US Skins has been cast.

In short, it is being cast with some very good young actors, already with reasonably high profiles.

The role should suit Gale much more than the crap roles he has been playing in recent years.

And Gale was/is a huge Smiths fan. So was I (so I'm expecting the worst with this, but that's just how I react when something I love gets adapted to the big screen, but once in a while I'm pleasantly surprised). Here is a little article about it:

www.screendaily.com/5037750.article

The Smiths guys have cleared 20 songs to be used in the soundtrack. If it's successful Morrissey and Johnny Marr will be able to supplement their old age pensions quite nicely.

It makes sense that Gale would want to do this, if this is in fact the "wonderful work opportunity".