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Farrelly Brothers Line Up Their ‘Three Stooges’

Eva Lam — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:30:57 +0000

Sean Penn is going from Oscar to Stooge.

The “Milk” actor, who picked up his second Academy Award last month, has been cast as the violin-toting Larry in “The Three Stooges,” the Farrelly Brothers’ upcoming MGM comedy.

The movie will not be a biopic, but rather a modern take on the slapstick trio based on their classic film shorts.

And Penn isn’t the only big name attached to the MGM project. Variety reports that Jim Carrey is in final negotiations to play Curly – and is even planning to gain 40 pounds to play the rotund Stooge.

The studio is also reportedly pursuing Penn’s “21 Grams” co-star Benicio Del Toro to play the nose-tweaking, ear-twisting Moe.

The movie, which will be written and directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly (”Dumb and Dumber,” “There’s Something About Mary”) is scheduled to begin production in early fall for a 2010 release.

The Three Stooges starred in nearly 200 shorts and movies between 1930 and 1975 and are best remembered for their physical slapstick comedy and snappy one-liners.

Penn and Wright Penn Hold Off Divorce

andPOP Staff — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:07:14 +0000

Looks like Sean Pean and his wife Robin Wright Penn may not be divorcing after all.

E! Online reports the couple were granted a dismissal of their divorce petition on Tuesday.

Wright Penn filed for divorce in December, citing irreconcilable differences between the pair.

Penn was seen on the town with other women since their split, but apparently that was worked out.

Reps for the pair did not comment on the turn of events. The two were married in 1996 after first meeting in 1990.

Penn Breaks Smoking Bylaw

andPOP Staff — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:49:26 +0000

Sean Penn may have a $105 reminder of Canada.

The Toronto Star is reporting that Health Promotion Minister Jim Watson, is pushing to see Penn charged for violating the provincial smoking ban. The actor was seen lighting up inside during a press conference this week while promoting “All the King’s Men” at the Toronto International Film Festival.

“It was such a flagrant breach of the law. It absolutely should be a target,” said Michael Perly, executive director of the Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco told the Star.

“He should be charged,” Watson said during a press conference which was celebrating the first 100 days of the province’s smoking ban.

The Star reports that almost 500 tickets have been issued since the ban began in May to citizens and establishments who have broken the law.

Sean Penn, Jude Law Flick Gets Toronto’s Premiere

andPOP Staff — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 04:46:20 +0000

A new movie starring Sean Penn and Jude Law is set to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, according to festival organizers.

“All the King’s Men,” which also features Kate Winslet and Mark Ruffalo, follows a popular American politician through the dregs of scandal and corruption.

The film is based on a Robert Penn Warren novel, and was previously adapted for the big screen in 1948. The main character, Willie Stark (played by Penn in the new version), is partly based on the infamous Louisiana governor Huey P. Long.

The film festival, which runs from September 7-16, will also feature movies starring the likes of Susan Sarandon, Ralph Fiennes and Ed Harris.