John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph are in Love
Filed under: Comedy, Romance, Casting, Scripts, Focus Features
John Krasinski has had a bit of a rough start transitioning his TV career into a movie career. For starters, have you seen License to Wed? Luckily for my favorite office drone, his upcoming projects look a lot more promising. Variety reports that Krasinski, SNL's Maya Rudolph, and Cheryl Hines have signed to star in Sam Mendes' new untitled comedy. News of the film first appeared back in January, and just over a month later, three top-notch comedians have signed on for the film. That has got to be a good sign, right?Celebrity novelist Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida (author of Girls of the Verge and Egger's wife) wrote the script for the romantic comedy. Eggers made his name with his memoir, Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, but is still relatively new to the screenwriting trade. In the film, Krasinski and Rudolph will play an expectant couple traveling around the country looking for a place to settle down and start a family.
If you have ever read anything written by Eggers or the McSweeney's 'brand' then you know that this slight premise is just the kind of story you would expect. Knowing Egger's penchant for personal touches, I'm sure some of the details of his life with his own family found their way into the script. The production is expected to start shooting this April in Connecticut, and the film is set for release in 2009.
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3-07-2008 @ 2:55PM
MCW said...
I actually liked License to Wed. It was definitely a popcorn comedy, nothing you had to think deeply about - which is mainly what I liked about it. I rated it 4/5 stars. It's flawed, but Krasinski and Mandy Moore carried the film.
Now, Maya Rudolph + John Krasinski, that's comedy gold.
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4-18-2008 @ 3:13PM
suzana said...
really i like his spectecular movie license to we and really i like this acters so so so so much since long time ,, i love the way he act, talk and think,,, its my dream to met him one day or at least if i can finde his e-mail ,,, since long time am looking for it pleas if any one can give me it ,,,, john ( luve you so sos so so much )
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