Fisherman’s Friends 2: Sequel to the feel-good comedy about a British men’s choir who hit the top ten on the charts with Sea Shanties.
Plot and background
In a sleepy fishing town in Cornwall, the local herring choir, the Fisherman’s Friends, has enjoyed a huge success thanks to their Sea Shanties. The members made it into the charts thanks to their singing and the help of a music manager from London, and suddenly the whole country is talking about them. For the democratic association around Jim (James Purefoy) and the other members like Leadville (Dave Johns) and Rowan (Sam Swainsbury) a big challenge is ahead. Whereas before they were simple fishermen who sang in their spare time, now they are being watched warily by the tabloids.
But the choir wants to continue singing and use the attention for some performances. That it is not so easy, however, to replace such unforgettable members, like Jim’s late father Iago (David Hayman), goes without saying. In the end, the male choir even wants to perform at the biggest music festival in the whole of Great Britain, the traditional Glastonbury Music Festival, where headliners like Beyoncé, Coldplay and U2 are booked after all.
“Fisherman’s Friends 2” background, cast, theatrical release
The Port Isaac-based herring choir signed with Universal Music in 2009 and actually got to perform on the big stage at the Glastonbury Music Festival in 2011, the same year Beyoncé was booked as a headliner. After the first film, “Fisherman’s Friends,” already enjoyed box office success in the UK and the rest of the world in 2019, here comes the sequel that traces the road to Glastonbury.
The biggest difference can be found in the cast: Although the actors of the choir around James Purefoy, Dave Johns and Sam Swainsbury are back in the game, the two actors* Daniel Mays (as the manager of the band) and Tuppence Middleton (as Jim’s daughter) are missing for the sequel.
Nevertheless, “Fisherman’s Friends 2” promises to be in no way inferior to its predecessor in terms of charm and daring. On August 24, 2023, the feel-good comedy will be released in German cinemas.
