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Character actor
John C. Reilly’s
biggest movie of
his career opens
in December, the
Judd Apatow
written WALK
HARD: THE DEWEY
COX STORY which
is so far
splitting it’s
potential
audience right
down the middle.
Half of the web
thinks it looks
genius and will
be a
continuation of
hilariously
funny flicks
from the guy who
brought us
SUPERBAD and THE
40 YEAR OLD
VIRGIN.
The other
half thinks it
looks like an
absolute dud,
with a trailer
that missed
nearly every
comedic beat it
went for. A
terrible WALK
THE LINE parody
that looks like
it should be
starring Will
Ferrell in the
lead role and
not the highly
respectable John
C. Reilly.
Still, if
it’s a hit film
with Reilly
heavily promoted
as it’s lead
star, it could
see him become a
more frequent
‘top billing’
player.
Variety say
that Reilly will
star in CIRQUE
DU FREAK, a
vampire movie
adapted from the
best selling
children’s
series from
Darren Shaun.
The film which
is being setup
at the home of
Horror
(Universal) will
see Reilly star
as a vampire who
hires a 14 year
old girl as his
assistant and
sucks her into a
undead state...
to fight on his
side in the war
between Vampires
and Vampanese.
Sounds a little
confusing.
The
successful
series has more
than 12 books,
all of which
have been picked
up by the
studio.
Paul Weitz,
one half of the
directing
brothers
responsible for
AMERICAN PIE,
ABOUT A BOY and
AMERICAN DREAMZ
(but not THE
GOLDEN COMPASS,
which his
brother Chris
has sole
directing credit
for) has wrote
and will helm
the film by
himself as his
next feature,
with production
beginning in
February.
Chance for
Paul Weitz to
break away from
his brother who
could suddenly
be propelled to
the Hollywood
A-List if THE
GOLDEN COMPASS
is a success.
Only problem I
have is
children’s
series turned
films like THE
DARK IS RISING,
ERAGON and
STORMBREAKER… no
matter how
critically
acclaimed the
source material
is, have turned
out like a load
of crap.
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