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While I'm still not convinced that North American audiences are ready for the strange genius that is Steve Coogan, at least they will get the chance to have a little taste. The first poster for Andy Fleming's comedy Hamlet 2 has arrived in our inbox (see to the right, and click to enlarge). So in case anyone was confused, the poster (and R-rated trailer) makes it clear that this movie is going to be packed to the brim with poop jokes.Coogan stars as a hapless drama teacher in danger of losing his job. In an attempt to drum up some interest in his drama class, he writes the sequel to Hamlet. Now, as any good English student knows, everyone dies at the end of Hamlet (oops, 400-year- old spoiler alert), so where can you go from there? It turns out you make a politically incorrect musical with numbers like Rock Me, Sexy Jesus.
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PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 17: General atmosphere around Park City in preparation for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2008 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 17: General atmosphere around Park City in preparation for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2008 in Park City, Utah (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
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PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 17: General atmosphere around Park City in preparation for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2008 in Park City, Utah (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
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PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 17: General atmosphere around Park City in preparation for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2008 in Park City, Utah (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
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Amy Redford, director of the film "The Guitar" which is in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, smiles after a television interview along Main Street in Park City, Utah, January 17, 2008. Redford is the daughter of the festival's founder, actor and director Robert Redford. The festival will run for 10 days with 121 feature-length films selected for competition REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)
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Amy Redford, director of the film "The Guitar" which is in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, is seen after a television interview along Main Street in Park City, Utah, January 17, 2008. Redford is the daughter of the festival's founder, actor and director Robert Redford. The festival will run for 10 days with 121 feature-length films selected for competition REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)
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Main Street, where celebrities and visitors alike come to shop and be seen, is seen on the opening day of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 17, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)
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Posters promoting films being screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival are shown on a kiosk along Main Street in Park City, Utah January 17, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)
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The Main Street of Park City, Utah comes alive with activity in preparation for the opening of the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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Workers prepare the Fred Segal gifting suit, which took over a number of other storefronts on Main Street, in preparation for the opening of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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