Writer/director Noah Baumbach is prepping his next film, While We’re Young, and as usual, he’s culling an excellent cast. Ben Stiller and James Franco are attached to star, with offers out to Greta Gerwig and Cate Blanchett. Franco is the only newbie to the land of Baumbach. Stiller and Gerwig assumed the lead roles in his last film, Greenberg; Blanchett acted in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, the script of which Baumbach co-wrote.
Vulture indicates the story centers on “a free-spirited Brooklynite twenty-something couple (Franco and Gerwig) who inspires an uptight documentarian (Stiller) and his wife (Blanchett) to loosen up — with comedic consequences.” More after the jump.
It’s rumored that the role earmarked for Blanchett was originally intended for Jennifer Jason Leigh. Unfortunately, the actress filed for divorce from Mr. Baumbach last week. So… nope.
Baumbach also has
The Emperor’s Children (but not
Mr. Popper’s Penguins) in the pipeline. It appears
While We’re Young is first in line, but either way, I believe we’ll have a Baumbach-directed film in 2011. Plus, he’s producing Peter Bogdanovich’s
Squirrel to the Nuts and is somewhat ridiculously credited on the screenplay for Brett Ratner’s
Tower Heist. Should be a good year for Baumbach fans.
These actors are all very good, and so in high demand, with upwards of a dozen projects between them. I’ll recap each as soullessly: in bullet form.
BEN STILLER
JAMES FRANCO
GRETA GERWIG
CATE BLANCHETT
- Hanna opens on April 8, 2011
http://www.collider.com/2010/12/01/ben-stiller-james-franco-while-were-young/by Jake Horowitz Posted: December 1st, 2010
Would anyone following Jason Segel’s The Muppets be remotely surprised if it was announced that more people have joined the cast? Today, two more names have been added to the incredibly large list of high-profile celebrities appearing in the film. Also, along with the casting news comes a bunch of new photos from the set. Ricky Gervais and Emily Blunt are the newest additions to the movie, with their roles being kept a secret. Hit the jump to see who they will be joining in this movie of which I have run out of adjectives to describe; as well as the images. Gervais and Blunt will be joining Zach Galifianakis, Jack Black, Donald Glover, Danny Trejo, Eric Stonestreet, John Krasinski, Ed Helms, Lady Gaga, Paul Rudd, Alan Arkin, Billy Crystal, and Jean-Claude Van Damme in cameo roles. Who else can you ask for, especially considering there’s not that many people left in Hollywood to be cast? Alright, to be fair, I guess you could ask for Mickey Rooney, but according to a new photo appearing on the Facebook profile of Rooney’s stepson (weird, right?), he’ll have something to do with the film as well. Honestly, at this point anyone can join the cast and it wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest. It’s been said, and said again, and said another time, why this movie could be great, so this time I’ll just let the casting news speak for itself and let you make up your own mind. The film was written by Segel and Forgetting Sarah Marshall director, Nicholas Stoller, and is directed by James Bobin (Flight of The Conchords). It is currently filming around Los Angeles with its main stars, Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, and Rashida Jones. It is to be released December 25, 2011. Images via BleedingCool:
http://www.collider.com/2010/12/01/ricky-gervais-emily-blunt-the-muppets/
