Labour Party Taps '24' Director For Election Advert

LONDON — Britain's governing Labour Party says it has tapped a director of the American TV series "24" to shoot its latest election ad.

Film and TV director Stephen Hopkins has filmed a TV slot for the party spoofing the "Nightmare on Elm Street" movie franchise.

Labour's decision follows criticism that Prime Minister Gordon Brown's campaign for Britain's May 6 election has lacked razzmatazz.

In a cheeky rebuke to his critics, Brown had an Elvis Presley impersonator join him on stage at an event last weekend.

Hopkins, who is British, directed the pilot and episodes of the first season of "24." He also worked on "Californication" and "Predator 2."

He says his election ad delivers a warning about the policies of Brown's chief opponent – opposition leader David Cameron.

Comments

[gappedtoothgodwarrior]

10:12 AM on 04/29/2010

"He says his election ad delivers a warning about the policies of Brown's chief opponent – opposition leader David Cameron."

The way the polls are going, I'm not sure "Dave" is the main opponent any longer...

[Emucratic]

11:57 PM on 04/28/2010

Go Brown!

[hippie4ever]

08:46 PM on 04/28/2010

Does this mean Freddie's for Labour?

[ThinkCreeps]

07:16 PM on 04/28/2010

Maybe Gordon's torture and summary execution might cause an uptick.

[digitaljedi]

05:07 PM on 04/28/2010

Does this mean we get to torture the Conservatives?

[nexxtep54]

01:06 PM on 04/28/2010

What a great way to lose viewership for '24'.

[Kise S.]

12:40 PM on 04/28/2010

politics of fear is alive and doing well

[blueskybigstar]

12:08 PM on 04/28/2010

The media of fear.