Actor and comedian Russell Brand has teamed up with Father Ted director Andy De Emmony to make a new family adventure film in Ireland called Four Kids and It.

US entertainment industry website Deadline reports that the cameras started rolling on July 16, with Brand joined by Michael Caine, Mission: Impossible's Paula Patton and The Crown's Matthew Goode in the cast.

Paddle boarding with Bear. pic.twitter.com/jHMPygpnHl — Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) July 19, 2018

Adapted from the Jacqueline Wilson book Four Children and It, Four Kids... tells the story of youngsters who discover that their beach holiday is really a getting-to-know-you bonding trip set up by their respective parents, new couple Alice (Patton) and David (Goode).

During a bust-up, the children stumble upon a magical creature, It (voiced by Caine), who will grant them a wish every day.

Paula Patton

Brand plays Tristan, the local villain who wants to capture It.

Director De Emmony was behind the lens for the recent Aidan Gillen and Tommy Tiernan-starring Dave Allen at Peace.

Aidan Gillen and Andy De Emmony filming Dave Allen at Peace

Brand will next be seen in the Dwayne Johnson-starring HBO series Ballers, with his live show Re:Birth set to premiere on Netflix later this year.