You've put up with my raving about the comic genius of British satirist Armando Iannucci for long enough now and the time has come to partake in the goodness. Yes, with the UK theatrical release coming in April - IFC have the film for North America but have not yet set a date - the first trailer has arrived and it is absolutely fantastic. The only downside to the trailer format is that censorship concerns mostly prevent the exposure of Peter Capaldi's Malcolm Tucker character in his full, foul-mouthed glory but still, this is brilliant stuff. And for the record, not only does it turn out that James Gandolfini does have a sense of humor he is absolutely fantastic in this.

The US President and UK Prime Minister suddenly fancy a war. But it'll be quick this time. Promise! The US General Miller doesn't think so and the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster agrees with him. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on prime-time TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC.

Fans of Iannucci's television series The Thick Of It will see a good number of familiar faces in this as a number of characters cross over from the show to the feature but this is not a Thick Of It film per se and no prior knowledge of Iannucci's work is required going in. Though those who have it will know to wince whenever Capaldi really gets revved up ...

Check the trailer below the break!