Funny takes on Funny

Spinal Tap team take on the Oscars
The creators of This Is Spinal Tap will push it up all the way to 11 when they take on the film industry in their next project. And Ricky Gervais is helping them.

Christopher Guest, aka dim-witted guitarist Nigel Tufnel, is to direct a mock documentary about an indie film crew whose hopes of fame and glory are raised by the prospect of an Oscar nomination. Entitled For Your Consideration, the movie will also send up the Oscars and the rest of the awards season. EDITOR’S NOTE: SEEMS ALMOST REDUNDANT TO SPOOF THE OSCARS, DOESN’T IT?

Eugene Levy, better known as American Pie's eager dad, will co-direct with Guest. Levy will also play the part of a talent agent working for the DOA, the Dorfman Orphkin Agency, with Guest co-starring as the film's director.

Ricky Gervais will jump on board, making a cameo appearance. The cast also features Spinal Tap's David St Hubbins, or Michael McKean, and actors from previous Guest films (A Mighty Wind, Best in Show) such as Parker Posey and Bob Balaban.