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Jedward will star in 'The Double', jokes Richard Ayoade

Published Monday, Aug 1 2011, 12:18 BST | By Simon Reynolds | Add comment

Richard Ayoade on the set of 'Submarine'

Richard Ayoade has joked that he will cast Irish pop duo Jedward in his big screen adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Double.

The novella, first published in 1846, centres on the psychological struggle of a government clerk who believes a colleague has taken over his identity.

Ayoade is co-writing the script with Avi Korine and plans to direct the adaptation, moving the story to the present day.

Asked if he had any actors in mind for the lead roles, Ayoade quipped to Digital Spy: "I'm just going to cast Jedward."

John and Edward Grimes aka Jedward launch the new pantomime ‘Jedward and the Beanstalk’ in Dublin, Ireland

He said of the project's current status: "You never know with these things, but I'm pleased with the script and just trying to see how it goes at the moment."

Ayoade's big screen directorial debut Submarine, starring Craig Robert, Yasmin Paige and Paddy Considine, is released on Blu-ray and DVD today.

> Richard Ayoade on 'Submarine', Garth Marenghi and... Jedward

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