And the Enron Movie is Born
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Sony, Adaptation, Biopics, Drama, Rumors, Upcoming Releases,
Sony Pictures has recently acquired the rights to Enron, a stage show written by Lucy Prebble. The production about the bankrupt energy company is currently playing to sold-out audiences at London’s Royal Court Theater. (The show is expected to hit Broadway in April.)
It can be assumed that if Sony’s spending money, they’re going to make the movie. Thanks to Prebble, they’ll have a script. To start production, this just leaves producer, director…and principle roles.
So, who could play chief financial officer Andrew Fastow, or chief exec/chairman Kenneth Lay? And let’s not forget the three potentially meaty female roles - whistleblowers (and Time‘s 2002 Persons of the Year) Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley and Sherron Watkins.
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Joel McHale: From The Soup to Soderbergh
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Warner Independant Films, Adaptation, Drama, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases,
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Another host from E!‘s The Soup would start to get the attention he/she deserved
Back in 1991, actor Greg Kinnear kicked off what was then known as Talk Soup. He is now probably better known for his Oscar-nominated work in As Good as It Gets. Since then, other hosts have moved on from that weekly program to varying degrees of success. (The most notable ones being Hal Sparks and Aisha Tyler.) Could current frontman Joel McHale soon be outgrowing the recap roundup as well?
It has just been announced that the 36-year-old comedian will be branching out from the clip show to work on a much larger project. Joel will soon be starring in The Informant, a new movie from director Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Eleven). McHale is slated to play an FBI agent who will work alongside Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap) and Matt Damon.
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