FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Furlough Film Studio today announced the production of Another Long Nap, the sequel to its critically ignored debut The Long Nap. The new film will once again be shot entirely from the sofa, and will once again star a cat lying down.
“Audiences love a sequel,” said founder Orson Whiskerton, from a position of near horizontal calm. “They love to see what they have already seen, but with a slightly better view. In Another Long Nap, the cat will lie on the left cushion instead of the right. We believe this is the biggest creative risk in the history of motion pictures.”
What is new
- A new cushion, wider and better stuffed
- A second sunbeam, which arrives at 2 PM and is expected to steal the show
- A cameo by the vacuum cleaner, now with its own agent
- A brief scene in which the cat considers moving, then decides against it
- A longer running time of three hours and forty minutes, including intermission
Returning cast
Orson’s lead actor, a mysterious grey cat known only as “The Lump”, returns to the role of the cat. His rate is one tin per scene, and one extra for the nap. His agent, a small energetic cat named Biscuit, has described the actor as “committed to stillness in a way that frightens me.”
Production notes
Principal photography will begin as soon as the sunbeam arrives and conclude when it leaves. Filming will take place in a single afternoon, or a single week, depending on whether anyone remembers to press record.
Producer Fluffy Coppola said the budget had been raised by thirty percent to account for rising costs. “That is two extra biscuits,” she explained, “and a rug.”
A message from the director
“I am extremely excited to bring this story back to the screen,” said Orson. “I am equally excited to lie on a sofa and watch it be made. I should add that I have not read the script, because there is no script, and because I have lost the pen.”
About Furlough Film Studio
Furlough Film Studio is a fictional cinema company producing epic films from the comfort of the sofa. Our motto is “Epic cinema, shot entirely from the sofa.” Our films have won no awards, and we are very proud of that.
Press enquiries should be sent to Biscuit, who will respond if the question contains fish.