MGM Studios has signed the director duo of Peter and Bobby Farrelly for a comedic contemporary remake of the classic The Three Stooges.Variety: Farrelly Bros. to Direct Three Stooges (November 3, 2008) The movie will be released in 2010. Sean Penn was slated to play Larry. Jim Carrey has been asked to play Curly, while Benicio Del Toro is considered for the role of Moe.Variety: MGM gets its 'Stooges' (March 25, 2009)
According to reports in mid June of 2009, Penn has dropped out of the film. He is said to be "taking a break from acting to focus on his family." Filming is scheduled to begin in August of 2009.Kansas City: Sean Penn taking a break: No 'Stooges' for him (June 17, 2009)
The Production
The Farrelly brothers have been attempting to produce a remake of The Three Stooges for over 10 years, and contacted three studios with their plans. MGM Studios finally signed on to the movie. The brothers wrote the script and will co-produce the movie together with Bradley Thomas and Charlie Wessler. Jim Carrey and Benicio Del Toro are considered for the roles of Curly and Moe, while Sean Penn has agreed to play Larry. Jim Carrey plans to gain 40 pounds for the role of Curly. The production will begin in the early fall of 2009 after Penn finishes filming the drama Cartel. Sean Penn has not starred in a comedy since the 1989 movie We're No Angels.Variety: MGM gets its 'Stooges' (March 25, 2009)
The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges was a comedy act which originally featured the characters Moe, Shempy and Larry, played by Moe Howard, Shemp Howard and Larry Fine. Shemp was later replaced by Curly, originally played by Curly Howard, and later by three other actors. The act appeared in several films and on TV.
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We know this is extremely difficult to pull off; we realize some Stooges fans will be upset no matter what we do. We love the Stooges and honor their memory, and we don't want them to disappear. We hope that next Thanksgiving, dads will introduce their kids to the Stooges and create a new generation of knuckleheads.Variety: Farrelly Bros. to Direct Three Stooges (November 3, 2008) --Peter Farrelly, film's co-director
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Remake of The Three Stooges
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Contemporary adaptation
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Peter and Bobby Farrelly
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MGM Studios project
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MGM made a deal with C3 Entertainment, which holds the rights to The Three Stooges
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Earl and Robert Benjamin
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Sean Penn was slated to play Larry but has since dropped out
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Jim Carrey is to gain 40 lbs to play Jerome "Curly" Howard, if he accepts the roleVariety: MGM gets its 'Stooges' (March 25, 2009)
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Benicio Del Toro has been approached to play MoeVariety: MGM gets its 'Stooges' (March 25, 2009)
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