Kline + Dano + Holmes + Reilly = 'The Extra Man'
Hearing that Kevin Kline is starring in a new film always sets off my alarm, eagerly hoping for something like The Anniversary Party or A Midsummer Night's Dream (and not Trade or The Pink Panther). And this just may be it... Variety reports that Klein, Paul Dano, John C. Reilly, and Katie Holmes have signed on for an adaptation of Jonathan Ames' The Extra Man. Shari Springer Berman wrote the script with Ames, and will direct along with American Splendor director Robert Pulcini. The book follows a troubled young man (Dano) who gets a teaching job in New York City and ends up living with an "elderly eccentric" (Kline) who spends his time as "the extra man" for rich old women on the East Side. (Ouch. The thought of Kline as "elderly" truly saddens me...) While the old man teaches him some tidbits about city living, like how to sneak into Broadway plays, the younger roommate struggles with his uncertain sexual orientation with cross-dressing and forays into "New York's transvestite underworld."
There is no word on who Reilly or Holmes will play, but maybe one of the book's fans could shed some light on character possibilities? Not that it really matters -- just the thought of Kline, Dano, and Reilly together is enough to sell me, and I'm dying to see what Dano and Kline do with their roles. And who knows? Maybe this will mean a big comeback for Holmes as well (as a big-screen actress) -- she was wonderful in the last film she shared with Klein -- Ang Lee's The Ice Storm.
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1-20-2009 @ 5:15PM
Matt said...
The Kaite Holmes character is probably the co-worker of the Dano character. He has a crush on her. In one scene, she returns from a lunchtime shopping trip with a new sweater. Dano steals it to wear for himself. The John Reilly character is likely Kline's adversary, another "extra man."
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1-20-2009 @ 5:19PM
Matt said...
Author Jonathan Ames is hot right now! He is the creator behind the new HBO series with Jason Schwartzman, forget the title. His other novel, "Wake Up, Sir!" has been optioned by Ben Stiller.
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1-21-2009 @ 11:38AM
marshall said...
Yeah Kline is what, 62? Anyone younger than my dad does not qualify as elderly. Weird. I suppose Plummer and Langella were busy.
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4-07-2009 @ 12:38PM
Hugo said...
Katie Holmes plays Mary Powell and John C. Reilly plays the hairy bearded Gershon. Kevin Kline of course plays Henry Harrison and Paul Dano plays Louis Ives. The movie finished filming last week!
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