Can a Three Stooges Movie Live Up To the Hype?
Variety has reported that the casting for the new Three Stooges film, which is to be directed by the Farrelly brothers, is finishing up casting. Sean Penn has been signed on to play Larry, Jim Carrey is in negotiations to play Curly and the brothers are looking to Benicio Del Toro to play Moe. The movie got off to a rough start when Warner Bros. decided to drop the project, but it was later picked up by MGM. However, it’s still unclear how the whole things is going to work. The Farrelly brothers, known for such hits as There’s Something About Mary, have already been quoted as saying that the film will not be a biopic, but will instead take place in the modern day with them still acting, dressing and looking like The Stooges. “When the economy started turning, we felt like the world could use a Stooges slapfest,” Peter Farrelly told Daily Variety. “Bobby and I haven’t done a real physical comedy in a while, and it’s the most exciting thing we could think of now, to have people go to the
