Casting Bits: Elijah Wood In ‘Celese And Jesse Forever;’ Colin Hanks In ‘My Mother’s Curse;’ Paul Schneider In ‘Baby Makers’
Wereportedon the last round of casting forCeleste and Jesse Foreverjust the other day, whenEmma Roberts,Ari GraynorandChris Messinajoined the cast of the film that followsRashida Jones(who co-wrote) andAndy Sambergas a couple who tries to maintain their friendship while still living in the same house during their divorce. NowElijah Woodhas signed on as well;THRsays he’ll be “Celeste’s business partner, a metrosexual who tries to be her ‘saucy gay friend.'” I’m not sure if that means the character is gay, or if he’s a straight guy who tries to play that role with Celeste (Rashida Jones). Either way, I’ll be happy to see Elijah Wood do outright comedy, since we don’t often see him in that mode on the big screen.
After the break, Colin Hanks continues his hot streak and Paul Schneider breaks his lizard.
Colin Hanksis really on a roll lately; he wasjust castas a recurring character in the sixth season ofDexter, and it appears that hecould be inKevin Smith’s hockey filmHit Somebody. Now he’s got a gig inMy Mother’s Curse, the roadtrip comedy starringSeth RogenandBarbara Streisand. The film just went into production under the direction ofAnne Fletcher, fromDan Fogelman’s script, and Colin Hanks will play the guy married to the old flame (Yvonne Strahovski) of Seth Rogen’s character. The couple lets Rogen and Streisand crash at their house when the small family pair gets caught in a blizzard. [THR]
Finally,Paul Schneider(so great inThe Assassination of Jesse JamesandBright Star, and formerly ofParks and Recreation) is going to lead the cast of the next film from theBroken Lizardgang, aka the comedy troupe behindSuper TroopersandBeerfest. The film isThe Baby Makers, andJay Chandrasekharwill direct from a script written byPeter GaulkeandGerry Swallow(Ice Age: The Meltdown). It follows “a married couple who fail to conceive after months of trying, prompting the husband to enlist his friends’ help to rob a Pasadena sperm bank, where he made a deposit as a young man.” You’ll see the full complement of Broken Lizard actors (Kevin Heffernan,Steve Lemme,Paul Stoer,Erik Stolhanske) and there will be some more cast announced for the film before it shoots this summer in LA. I’m amused by the premise, but the Broken Lizard films have been hit and miss, especially in the lat few years. If they can pull this one off I’ll be as happy as anyone, but I’ll wait to see where it goes before getting too caught up in the idea. [Variety]
