Latest Video: FilmCrunch 067: Hairspray, Chuck & Larry, Premonition reviewed
Veronica Santiago and Neil Estep review Hairspray, Chuck & Larry, and Premonition in this episode of FilmCrunch.Play Video
John Cleese Bringing A Fish Called Wanda to the Stage
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Adaptation, Comedy, Celebrity Gossip
John Cleese is turning a comedy from 1988 into a stage production.
“One thing I am doing which amuses me immensely is the musical version of A Fish Called Wanda,” The Monty Python comic has revealed.
The movie about a jewel heist - which John wrote and starred in - also featured Jamie Lee Curtis and and Oscar-winning performance from Kevin Kline.
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And the Enron Movie is Born
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Sony, Adaptation, Biopics, Drama, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
Sony Pictures has recently acquired the rights to Enron, a stage show written by Lucy Prebble. The production about the bankrupt energy company is currently playing to sold-out audiences at London’s Royal Court Theater. (The show is expected to hit Broadway in April.)
It can be assumed that if Sony’s spending money, they’re going to make the movie. Thanks to Prebble, they’ll have a script. To start production, this just leaves producer, director…and principle roles.
So, who could play chief financial officer Andrew Fastow, or chief exec/chairman Kenneth Lay? And let’s not forget the three potentially meaty female roles - whistleblowers (and Time‘s 2002 Persons of the Year) Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley and Sherron Watkins.
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Daniel Craig Joins Hugh Jackman on Broadway
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celeb News
Wolverine and 007 will be combining forces for a different kind of blockbuster this fall. That’s when Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig will star in A Steady Rain, a Broadway play.
The Aussie and the Brit will have their acting chops put to the test in this production. The Keith Huff drama centers around two friends - and Chicago cops - who become involved in a domestic dispute.
Jackman, who won a Tony award in 2004, has not appeared on stage since his run in The Boy from Oz. Meanwhile, Craig, whose had theater experience in London, will be making his Broadway debut.
Read More | New York Post
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