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Sean Penn has signed on to star in the upcoming film, The Three Stooges, playing Larry. Jim Carrey is in negotiations to play Curly and Benicio del Toro is possibly being considered to play the trio's slap-stick leader, Moe, Hollywood Reporter reports.
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The film -- which will not be a biopic but a fictional treatment that will be updated for modern audiences -- has been an ongoing project of the Farrelly brothers and MGM for years.
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Peter and Bobby Farrelly -- who have been behind such films as Dumb & Dumber, There's Something About Mary and The Heartbreak Kid -- wrote the original script, which was at one point structured similarly to the Stooges' classic short films by featuring a story that would've spanned over three installments of roughly 30 minutes each. They have since streamlined it into a single narrative.
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"When the economy started turning, we felt like the world could use a Stooges slapfest," Peter said last year. "Bobby and I havent done a real physical comedy in a while, and its the most exciting thing we could think of now, to have people go to the movie, see some great slapstick fun family humor."
MGM plans to start production in the fall for a 2010 release slot.
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kaneyes sean penn and mick rourkereport abuseposted March 28, 2009 2:07 PM PDT
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kaneno way! sean penn??? no no noreport abuseposted March 26, 2009 9:35 PM PDT
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I HATE SPAM!CHRIS Y IS THE DUMBEST OF ALL THE SPAMMERS, THIS LOSER CAN'T READ OR WRITE...MOST LIKELY BEEN DROPPED ON HEAD SEVERAL TIMES. CELEBS ON THESE GARBAGE SITES?? HAHAHAHA!!report abuseposted March 26, 2009 2:11 PM PDT
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SeanNo, no. Cast the younger up and coming comediansreport abuseposted March 26, 2009 2:30 AM PDT
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SeanThis is a bad idea?report abuseposted March 26, 2009 2:28 AM PDT
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Dean B, no he does not have to gain weight and you need to go back and read it again! It's not gonna be exactly like "the 3 stooges" who is fat on tv but it's gonna be totally different. So, the new movie "3stooges" is going to be very different than you watching those old black&white on tv, but we are watching COLOR! duh...report abuseposted March 25, 2009 10:04 PM PDT
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MattHaving been a Stooges fan since the days of NY Channel 11 in the 60s, I'm looking forward to it, but I have doubts too. As hysterical as Jim Carrey is, I'd say he bears a better likeness to Shemp. Why not get Seth Rogen away from Li-Lo, and hit him in the head with a mallet.report abuseposted March 25, 2009 9:54 PM PDT
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MRS MRSSeem like it'll be a flop, but who knows it could turn out to be a hit.report abuseposted March 25, 2009 9:52 PM PDT
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kathy MI think it will be hilarious and a box office hit..report abuseposted March 25, 2009 9:33 PM PDT
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MattNThis is the worst idea ever conceived by anyone. The ABC biopic was brilliantly done, but this will be a complete travesty. No one can replace the original Stooges, and these days I wouldn't trust the Farrelly Brothers to write a 4 page short story, much less a 90 minute Stooges skit. Jim Carrey playing Curly? Crystal Clear Pepsi made more sense.report abuseposted March 25, 2009 9:15 PM PDT
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