The
Three Stooges are on the way, and LifestyleUnrated is here to be
amongst the first to bring you this information. Larry, Curly, and Moe
are set to make trouble and beat up each other once again for your
viewing pleasure.
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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.
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.
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