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Twin Town director Kevin Allen has revealed that he is working on a sequel to the 1997 Brit-flick right at this very moment.

The news will please super-fans of the film, starring Rhys Ifans , who have wanted a follow-up to the ninties cult hit for a long time.

Allen, who is the brother of actor Keith Allen - who appeared in the first film - was at the first ever Lord Mayor's Summer Honour's Ball in Swansea, reported the South Wales Evening Post , where he was being honoured for his services to film.

Speaking about the follow up to Twin Town, Mr Allen said: "Swansea is my home and we recently came back. We've been all over - LA, Ireland, and now we're back here to bring our kids up.

"I was looking for a new hook and with the political reality that is going on now, it just feels like the right time to write a sequel. It never felt right to do during the Blair years - it wouldn't have made sense."

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The sequel would be a comedy too, but with a political spin, centering on the legalisation of cannabis. Allen also revealed that it would be set around the Llanelli area.

He added: "It will be a very political film. It's a comedy, but it's based on the miscarriage of justice so it's basically a political film," he said.

"The zeitgeist of homegrown cannabis is now the frame in which I'm setting the new one. The debate of legalising cannabis will be the main part of the film. It's happening in America and I'm resetting it more Llanelli way."