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Casting Bites: Krysten Ritter, Willie Macc, and Rob Huebel
Filed under: Comedy », Romance », Casting »
It's almost Friday! ...and here are some casting nibblets courtesy of Variety:- After having to stare at Isla Fisher's god-awful get-ups in Confessions of a Shopaholic, Krysten Ritter is now getting a starring role -- and hopefully without the eye-sore fashions. (If you haven't seen them, consider yourself lucky.) Ms. Ritter, who has had stints on Veronica Mars, Gilmore Girls, and 27 Dresses is now starring in She's Out of My League with Jay Baruchel -- as the perfect woman, no less. The flick is about a normal guy who finds the perfect girl, but then begins to sabotage the relationship with his own insecurities and the influence of his friends and family.
- Meanwhile, College Hill's Willie Macc has nabbed a part in Chicago Pulaski Jones, that Cedric the Entertainer movie about a young dancer who is looking for money and fame, but must avenge the death of his uncle. While we don't know how this puppy will turn out, it will, hopefully, at least be better than Macc's last gig -- Meet the Spartans.
- Finally, there's Rob Huebel. After getting the distinctive role of "MILF Island Host" on 30 Rock, he has scored a role in I Love You, Man, the upcoming comedy that has Paul Rudd hunting around and finding a best friend and best man in Jason Segel. Huebel will play "a handsome but cheesy co-worker" of Rudd's, and I guess a dude who doesn't make the cut.
Cedric the Entertainer Becomes a Director
Filed under: Comedy », Independent », Casting », Deals », Cinematical Indie »
Although he has produced, acted in, and written projects, Cedric the Entertainer is finally jumping behind the camera for his directorial debut. The Hollywood Reporter has posted that Cedric will helm the indie comedy Chicago Pulaski Jones, which was written by Kel Mitchell (who has appeared in everything from Clifford flicks to Honeydripper) and Janis Woody (a production manager of Cedric's).The film stars Mitchell, Cedric, Tommy Davidson, and Gary Sturgis, and it focuses on Jones, a young championship dancer. Like any person with talent who doesn't live in the big city, he heads there to become famous. "On the day he arrives, his uncle is murdered, leaving Jones to avenge his uncle's death vigilante style and alone." Yeah, that wasn't quite the twist you were expecting, was it? At the very least, it sounds more interesting than the glamorized superstardom stories, or the depressing homeless drug addict ones.
Production began this week in LA.
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