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'Napoleon Dynamite' + Superhero = 'Loudermilk'
Filed under: Comedy », Deals », Scripts »
Napoleon Dynamite, also known as Jon Heder, is certainly keeping himself busy with surprising roles. Who ever would have thought that he'd don skates and take on some male-male ice skating action? But this news -- it's even more brow-raising. Eons ago, back in 2006, Erik posted about how the guy was whipping up a project called Loudermilk with his brothers, Dan and Doug. Erik mused about scientific experiments and trading places with milk, but the reality is just as wacky -- he's going to become a superhero ... sort of.The Hollywood Reporter posts that Craig Zobel has signed on to rewrite Chris Bowman's script, and they've finally released the plot. The flick will center on a Napoleon-like "oddball who becomes contaminated with a substance that gives him what might arguably be considered superpowers." It's both a blessing and a curse for the dude -- but at least it's not a magnetized mix-up Jack Black-style. The Heders seem quite into Zobel's "cinema-verite style," but the guy has also got a certain Internet celeb under his belt -- he's the co-founder of Homestar Runner.
This seems to be just one low-budget comedy of many on the way for Heder and his brothers. Does the world need more Dynamite? How about if a little Strongbad is included in the flavor?
Oy Vey! Jon Heder Attached to Another Film
Filed under: Comedy », Casting », Deals », Universal », Scripts », DIY/Filmmaking », Newsstand »
Just when you hoped Hollywood had figured out that
there was nothing even remotely funny about Jon Heder, the goofy actor
has signed on to star in Universal Pictures' Loudermilk. The studio preemptively picked up the high-concept
comedy pitch by Chris Bowman with Heder and his two brothers, Dan and
Doug, attached to produce through their newly formed Greasy
Entrainment shingle. Talk about two guys who stepped into gold. I wonder if Jon would mind taking me on as
a long lost brother? Heck, I'll go by Erik Heder if it means I get my own shingle too.
The film's plot is being kept under wraps right now, but one can only imagine what a flick called Loudermilk would be about? Perhaps, through a weird scientific experiment, Heder trades places with a carton of milk? Yeah, and when the milk starts talking, everyone around it is like, "Hey, did that milk just get louder?" While, so far, all of Heder's roles have been Dynamite-esque, something tells me this summer's School for Scoundrels will give him a chance to finally prove he can hang with the big boys.
Though I haven't seen it yet, there's obviously something appealing about this kid that has everyone itching for him to star in their film. Currently, Heder is filming Blades of Glory (Wasn't there an old school Nintendo game that went by that name?) alongside Will Ferrell, however production has been delayed after good old Napoleon fractured his ankle while ice skating. Aww, I sure hope that doesn't hinder him from performing in the other gazillion films he's attached to.
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