Robert Downey Jr. and Jay Baruchel have signed on to star in the Ben Stiller-helmed comedy Tropic Thunder for DreamWorks Pictures and Red Hour Films.
In the film, everything goes wrong during the making of a big-budget war movie, and the actors end up becoming the commandos they are playing. Downey will play Kirk Lazarus, the greatest actor of his generation and a four-time Oscar winner. Baruchel will play Kevin Sandusky, an unknown actor on the set. Stiller, Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen penned the screenplay.
Shooting is set to start in July. Red Hour's Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld are producing alongside Eric McLeod.
DreamWorks' Jeremy Kramer and Adam Goodman will oversee for the studio, while Lara Breay is shepherding the project for Red Hour. Downey, who stars in the upcoming Zodiac and Iron Man, is repped by CAA and attorney Tom Hansen.
Baruchel, who next appears in Judd Apatow's Knocked Up, is repped by CAA and manager Willie Mercer at Thruline Entertainment.
In the film, everything goes wrong during the making of a big-budget war movie, and the actors end up becoming the commandos they are playing. Downey will play Kirk Lazarus, the greatest actor of his generation and a four-time Oscar winner. Baruchel will play Kevin Sandusky, an unknown actor on the set. Stiller, Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen penned the screenplay.
Shooting is set to start in July. Red Hour's Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld are producing alongside Eric McLeod.
DreamWorks' Jeremy Kramer and Adam Goodman will oversee for the studio, while Lara Breay is shepherding the project for Red Hour. Downey, who stars in the upcoming Zodiac and Iron Man, is repped by CAA and attorney Tom Hansen.
Baruchel, who next appears in Judd Apatow's Knocked Up, is repped by CAA and manager Willie Mercer at Thruline Entertainment.
- 2/28/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
DreamWorks Pictures and Red Hour Films have tapped music video director Carter Smith to helm the horror film "The Ruins".
Red Hour, run by Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld, is making a habit of nurturing new directors. Several of the production shingle's recent films, including "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" and the upcoming "Blades of Glory", have featured novice helmers.
Steven Spielberg also became an advocate for Smith after he saw the director's "Bugcrush", which won the short filmmaking prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
"Ruins", based on the best-selling novel by Scott Smith ("A Simple Plan"), is set in the jungles of the Yucatan, where something evil lives among the ruins. Scott Smith also penned the screenplay.
Red Hour optioned the then-unpublished book in May 2004 based on a few chapters.
Shooting is scheduled to begin in late May in Australia.
Chris Bender also is producing.
DreamWorks' Adam Goodman and Jeremy Kramer are overseeing for the studio. Lara Breay is shepherding the project for Red Hour.
Red Hour, run by Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld, is making a habit of nurturing new directors. Several of the production shingle's recent films, including "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" and the upcoming "Blades of Glory", have featured novice helmers.
Steven Spielberg also became an advocate for Smith after he saw the director's "Bugcrush", which won the short filmmaking prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
"Ruins", based on the best-selling novel by Scott Smith ("A Simple Plan"), is set in the jungles of the Yucatan, where something evil lives among the ruins. Scott Smith also penned the screenplay.
Red Hour optioned the then-unpublished book in May 2004 based on a few chapters.
Shooting is scheduled to begin in late May in Australia.
Chris Bender also is producing.
DreamWorks' Adam Goodman and Jeremy Kramer are overseeing for the studio. Lara Breay is shepherding the project for Red Hour.
- 2/16/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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