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Peter Segal Eyes ‘Dirty Old Men,’ Possibly ‘The Jetsons’
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Director Peter Segal (Tommy Boy, Get Smart) is making news today from a few different places. Apparently, his directorial slate — which still includes the long-gestating superhero flick Shazam! — could be getting very busy in the near future.
Up first is a story from THR, who reports that Segal is eying the Warner Bros. comedy known currently as Dirty Old Men (working title). It revolves around an an aging playboy who finally meets the love of his life and his best friend and ...
Morgan Freeman looking at Dirty Old Men
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... of 40 years (Freeman) to decide the happy couple need to split. Apparently Warners is thinking that Jack Nicholson might be tempted to join his Bucket List co-star in the film, but while he knows about the idea, he's apparently not sold on it yet. Segal, meanwhile, is itching to direct after the success of Get Smart and while the DC comic adaptation Shazam is still lumbering through development hell… [Source: THR] Is a reunion of the Bucket List acting team a good plan? Or a ...
Freeman Tries Out Dirty Comedy
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Morgan Freeman is attached to star in an untitled comedy for Warner Bros. Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.
Josh Cagan and Greg Coolidge's script revolves around an aging playboy who finally meets the love of his life and his best friend and wingman for the past 40 years (Freeman) who does everything to break up the new couple.
The aim is for a "Wedding Crashers" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" style tone and the producers hope to re-team with Jack Nicholson on the project.
Peter Segal ("Get Smart") is being eyed as a potential director. The film ...
Morgan Freeman & Peter Segal are Warner Bros' Dirty Old Men
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... might not be entirely true or maybe it's just delayed? THR announced today that Warner Bros has picked up an "untitled comedy spec" written by Josh Cagan (Bandslam) and Greg Coolidge (Employee of the Month) originally titled Dirty Old Men, with Peter Segal eyeing to direct and Morgan Freeman attached to star. The story revolves around an aging playboy who finally meets the love of his life, while his best friend and wingman for the past 40 years does everything to break up the new couple. The tone is ...
Morgan Freeman and Peter Segal are WB's Dirty Old Men
FirstShowing.net —
... might not be entirely true or maybe it's just delayed? THR announced today that Warner Bros has picked up an "untitled comedy spec" written by Josh Cagan (Bandslam) and Greg Coolidge (Employee of the Month) originally titled Dirty Old Men, with Peter Segal eyeing to direct and Morgan Freeman attached to star. The story revolves around an aging playboy who finally meets the love of his life, while his best friend and wingman for the past 40 years does everything to break up the new couple. The tone is ...
Morgan Freeman Thinks He's A Dirty Old Man
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... But when Freeman does comedy, the results are typically a little more mixed-- Bruce Almighty turned out OK, but then there was Evan Almighty . I didn't see The Bucket List , and hopefully neither did you. So I'm not quite sure what to think about Freeman signing on to star in a comedy at Warner Bros. with the working title Dirty Old Men (ugh), about an aging playboy who finally settles down and his longtime wingman (Freeman) who tries to break the couple up. Unsurprisingly, THR is reporting that they want Jack Nicholson to play the playboy, reteaming him with Bucket ...
Freeman to Get Old and Dirty
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... In the fine tradition of buddy comedies and sex comedies, Dirty Old Men will reportedly have a tone similar to Wedding Crashers and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, as Freeman plays the best friend and wingman to a lifelong playboy who only recently found true love. However, rather than embrace his friend's new relationship, Freeman's character would do anything to tear them apart -- which makes him a pretty bad wingman and friend, in my book.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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Casting Notes: Katie Holmes Replaces Liv Tyler; Morgan Freeman Does Comedy
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... Script is about “an aging playboy who finally meets the love of his life and his best friend and wingman for the past 40 years (Freeman) who does everything to break up the new couple.” It’s R-rated stuff along the lines of Wedding Crashers. Trade reports say that the stydio wants to bring Bucket List-ers Freeman and Jack Nicholson back together. Nicholson isn’t currently attached or on board. [THR] ...
Warner Bros. Hoping To Recreate Pure Magic of 'Bucket List'
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With Morgan Freeman's death in The Bucket List (Bucket Spoiler!) virtually eliminating any possibility of a sequel ("virtually" because I don't think the idea of a ghost Freeman can ever be entirely ruled out), Warner Bros. is attempting to get the aging duo back together for a new film that will recreate that bucket magic that somehow made over $175 million. From THR:
Warner Bros. is pre-emptively picking up an untitled comedy spec by Josh Cagan and Greg Coolidge to which Morgan Freeman is attached to star and Peter Segal is ...
This Will Not Be On My Bucket List
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... Warners is scheming to get Bucket List stars Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson back together for another sure pot o' geriatric comedy gold. They already have a script, called "Dirty Old Men," and have Freeman all signed up. The story would apparently star Nicholson as an aging playboy (typecasting) and Freeman as his old pal who tries to break up his new romance (with Evan Rachel Wood, probably.). ...
YEAH, MORGAN FREEMAN'S A DIRTY OLD MAN
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... a Bucket List re-teaming with Jack Nicholson. The script was penned as a spec by Josh Cagan ( Bandslam )and Greg Coolidge, to which Peter Segal may direct. Coolidge recently sold a project titled Cockblocker with Seann William Scott and Topher Grace attached to Paramount. In the meantime, Freeman is re-re-teaming with Clint Eastwood for Invictus as Nelson Mandela and also has Red upcoming with Bruce Willis. Hopefully there's another turn as Lucius Fox in the offing as well. via THR.com
Warner Bros. getting DIRTY with Freeman
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... The article that broke this story from The Hollywood Reporter claims that the studio would love to re-team Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson on this project. The duo previously worked together on 2007’s THE BUCKET LIST for Warner Bros. However, Nicholson is not attached or in official negotiations to DIRTY OLD MEN, the article just stated that Nicholson “is aware of the project.” ...
Morgan Freeman will be getting down with DIRTY OLD MEN
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... sign when you have to name two hit comedies that are completely different in tone, “Yeah those well done comedies that made a ton of money… it’s like those.” It’s a little hard for me to buy.
I’m torn with Peter Segal as well, as he’s been hit and miss with me. I’m hoping he does a good job adapting DC Comics’ Shazam!.
What do you think of Dirty Old Men so far?
Source: THR
