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VergilSparda
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 Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:59 pm Post subject: Three Stooges Movie. |
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http://indiefilm.movies.yahoo.com/article-9-/
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MGM and the Farrelly brothers are finally slapping together their high-profile cast for "The Three Stooges," a comedy project the filmmakers have been developing for years. Sean Penn is set to play Larry, and Jim Carrey is in negotiations to play Curly. Benicio del Toro is a rumored possibility for the brothers' taciturn leader, Moe.
The studio is looking to start production in the fall for a 2010 release slot.
The project was originally set up at Columbia, which produced the 1930s Stooges shorts. C3 Entertainment Inc., which holds the licensing rights to the Stooges brand, then sold the feature rights to Warner Bros. in 2001 for the Farrellys to write and produce the movie. Eventually, Warner Bros. let the rights lapse and MGM's Mary Parent scooped them up along with the Farrellys' continuing participation.
Peter and Bobby Farrelly wrote the script, which Bobby has referenced as "Dumb, Dumber & Dumbest," and will produce with Bradley Thomas and Charlie Wessler. Earl and Robert Benjamin of C3 will executive produce.
The film is not a biopic but a fictional treatment that maintains the Stooges' gleeful slap schtick updated for a modern milieu.
Originally constructed as four separate shorts, the feature screenplay has since been streamlined into a single narrative. Included in the story line is an opening that shows the Stooges as kids in an orphanage, a device that will require some "Benjamin Button"-style visual trickery to place the adult actors' heads on child actors' bodies.
The Stooges maintain remarkably global brand recognition, and their shorts, films and cartoons are still broadcast in 30 countries. The Farrelly brothers' latest comedy "The Heartbreak Kid" grossed $124 million worldwide.
Penn is repped by CAA, Carrey by CAA and the Miller Co. |
Yeah.....not sure how I feel about that.... |
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Nytwolf
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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I read about this last night, and I have to admit, Jim Carrey as Curly is full of win in my opinion. I'm not sure how I feel yet though about Sean Penn as Larry, and Benicio Del Toro as Moe. I will wait and see trailers. I grew up watching the three stooges because my dad is an insanely huge fan, which in turn kind of turned me into one, so I'm going to be a very harsh critic.
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CorpusCollosum 
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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Well it is the Farrelly Brothers...and there is Jim Carrey...and it's a comedy.
Its got to be decent, right?
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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To use an overused meme, this is either going to fall on the side of epic win or epic fail- don't see a whole lot of chances in-between.
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tormentedbyu
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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I've heard somewhere that they're considering casting Johnny Depp as one of the stooges. Is anyone with me in hoping that that's a rumor?
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Shaph 
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Depends on what they are casting Depp to do.
I do have high hopes for this film: if Jason Alexander and Rene Russo could nail Boris and Natasha in the Rocky & Bullwinkle movie, I can trust Penn, Del Toro and Carrey.
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guitarslayer666
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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Farley Bros? that means i can audition! that would be so cool if i were to be in it
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