Carew heads into crime comedy
May 7, 2021
Former Norwegian football star John Carew has joined a new team: He’ll break into Oslo’s new Munch museum next year as a member of
Olsenbanden, a gang of mostly harmless movie bandits.
Footballer-turned-actor John Carew (center) with his latest team in an upcoming new version of
Olsenbanden (The Olsen gang), where he plays the character “Benny.” It’s based on a series of old Norwegian comedy films. Along with fellow gangsters “Kjell” (Elias Holmen Sørensen, left) and “Egon” (Anders Baasmo), he’s planning to break into Oslo’s brand new MUNCH museum in the background. PHOTO: Nordisk Film Distribusjon Norge