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
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 :)
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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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