Directorial project of our beloved
Melissa McCarthy TAMMY is
eyeing
Susan Sarandon for the lead role! She could take the role
that
Shirley MacLaine refused - that of an alcoholic grandmother in a story
which follows the misadventures of a woman who is laid off from her fast
food job, only to discover that same day her husband is cheating on
her. She decides to take a road-trip with her foul-mouthed, diabetic
grandmother who has a taste for whiskey.
Kathy Bates will co-star as the grandmother's lesbian friend LOL who
saves the two leads from a couple of rough spots in their journey across
America. Methinks Shirley was crazy to refuse such a candy of a role :)
JASON BATEMAN IN FAMILY THERAPY! EX MACHINA SF
In sf news today, THR writes that
Alex Garland, who penned DREDD
last year, will direct sf movie
EX MACHINA centring on a billionaire
inventor who invites a young employee to his home to test his latest
creation, an artificially intelligent female robot.
Deadline reports
that
Disney is planning a remake of their classic
PETE'S DRAGON which
tells the tale of a young orphan who moves to a quiet fishing community
with his sometimes invisible dragon Elliot.
Melissa McCarthy's good
friend
Jason Bateman (you've seen them in IDENTITY THIEF) also has a new gig: he is producing
FAMILY THERAPY, which
follows a dysfunctional family who hires a therapist to fix their issues
on the eve of a big family wedding.
RUFUS SEWELL IN HERCULES! KIEFER SUTHERLAND IN POMPEII
In epic news today -
Rufus Sewell has joined
HERCULES epic and will
play Autolycus the son of the messenger god Hermes.
Dwayne
Johnson
plays
HERCULES the son of Zeus who leaves the gods behind to live in
exile as a mercenary for hire,
along with his six trusted companions and
is put to the test that makes him question everything he once believed.
Aksel Hennie is playing Hercules' axe-wielding sidekick Tydeus while
Ian McShane will play Amphiarus, a priest, prophet, and warrior who serves as Hercules' adviser. .
At the
same time,
Kiefer Sutherland will play the villain in
POMPEII epic set
just days before the historic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Kit
Harington plays Milo, a former slave turned gladiator, who must race
back to save his true love Flavia (
Emily Browning), and his best friend
before it's too late.
Kiefer Sutherland is portraying a Roman senator
who enslaved Milo's village and forces Flavia's father (
Jared Harris),
Milo's master, to have his daughter marry the senator.
The more I read about the Hercules project, but more excited I get. It really sounds like they're taking a decent approach to the story/casting, rather than just making it 'look' cool.
ReplyDeleteAs for Pompeii, I can't think of anybody better suited to making themselves heard over the cacaphony of an erupting volcano than Kiefer Sutherland. LOL
yep, Rufus and Ian are quite amazing additions to the cast!
DeleteNot the best mental image of Kathy Bates being a lesbian.
ReplyDeletebetter than the image of her full nude in front of Jack Nicholson in ABOUT SCHMIDT :)
DeleteFirst of all, I think Melissa McCarthy is one of the funniest people on the planet and I adore Jason Bateman. Pompeii is one of my favorite books so I hope it's based on it. Love hearing what's coming up a bit early from a great source!
ReplyDeleteThey are both amazing comedians, Gina. There were many books on POMPEII, depends which you read :)
Deletei like Rufus... under-appreciated actor, maybe not in this crowd of folks... have a great rest of the day!
ReplyDeletewe do like him, especially when he plays warm characters like in TRISTAN AND ISOLDE or PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Delete"Tammy" sounds exactly like MY type of movie! I love all those actresses!
ReplyDeleteshould be a hilarious one!
DeleteJust catching up on the projects Dezzy, its a Friday..whooowhooo ~
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend ~
you too, Grace!
DeleteFrom the Philippines ~ I thought you know ~ Smiles ~
Deleteoooh, I didn't, but glad I do now :) I have a very dear and beloved friend at Philippines - Samantha Sotto, she's a bestselling writer, author of BEFORE EVER AFTER. Love her heaps :)
DeleteI like the synopsis of "Tammy": a very good one!
ReplyDeleteThe Grandma role looks great!
(... and,if you agree, I need your e-mail address for a (decent!) proposal ... mine is my profile)
You have my e-mail address under CONTACT button above, SamWise :)
DeleteTammy sounds like an old lady version of Thelma and Louise. Still might be good; I love Kathy Bates and Susan looks good is almost any role she plays. Excellent actresses.
ReplyDeleteKeifer in a Toga? Well, that would be worth seeing, lol. And Sewell too.
Great line up today Dezzy. Have a great weekend :)
.......dhole
glad you liked today's line up, Donnzie :)
Deletetammy sounds interesting
ReplyDeletesure does
DeleteRufus Sewell is one of the most intense and awesome actors. I love him and the cast for Hercules just keeps getting better. I hope I get to see Dwayne shirtless and in a toga. ;P
ReplyDeletewe do love RufRuf :) Dwayne will most certainly have shirtless scenes - or a whole film in SPARTACUS
DeleteMethinks Shirley had a special reason for not taking on the role. She wanted to be the granddaughter...
ReplyDeletethat's my theory too, Sherlock :)
DeleteMethinks that's not a coincidence ;)
DeleteI wonder why Shirley would turn down that role? It sounds fabulous!
ReplyDeleteBlue has the answer above :)
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