Lisa Kudrow stars in the reboot of Terry Gilliams 1981 fantasy classic.
Taika WaititiandJemaine Clementare going back in time.
It was just nothing Id really ever seen before, Waititi explains.
Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Kiera Thompson, and Rune Temte in ‘Time Bandits’.Courtesy Of Apple
I remember being freaked out by a lot of it.
A lot of the kids films back then were not as inventive and imaginative.
Seeing John Cleese as Robin Hood is still one of the funniest scenes in any movie, I think.
When Lisa turned up, Taika was wearing a Smelly Cat T-shirt, Clement adds.
That wasnt on purpose!
Waititi insists with a laugh.
I forgot that I was wearing it.
Waititi also teases that a few familiar faces might pop up throughout the series.
I loved working with the cast and all the actors that we got in, the filmmaker explains.
We have repeat actors who change roles throughout the different episodes.
They have that in the film as well.
Its kind of theMonty Pythonthing, where people come back and play a different character.
Most of the things that Taika and I have done have been very cheap, Clement admits.
Hes done lots of big-budget things, but I havent been on this side of the big budget.
So it was great to have a bigger box of paint to work with.
But I always enjoy working with Taika.
Weve got a real shorthand with each other.
Theres some youd expect and some you wouldnt perhaps, Clement teases.
We go from prehistoric dinosaur times to the 90s.
There are some medieval places like medieval England and medieval Africa.
And we go the Ice Age.
Thats a fun one.
Time Banditswill premiere Wednesday, July 24, on Apple TV+.
