According to the London Times online, Sean Penn is set to perform slapstick as one of The Three Stooges. The two-time Oscar winning actor is said to be in line to play the part of Larry Fine in a feature about the famous vaudeville trio. The Three Stooges have always been popular with kids and adults alike who never get tired of watching Moe poke, slap and otherwise try to maim Larry and Curly, yet never managing to do so.
It is alleged that Penn will appear with Benicio de Toro as Moe and Jim Carrey as Curly. We don’t know how likely that is, but it sounds like a stellar cast. However, it leaves TicosLand.com wondering just how well the Stooges’ slapstick and inimitable timing will carry over to this new age of gizmos and effects. The Stooges were not about effects. They were about as vaudeville and slapstick as you could possible get.
In any event, the film is set to be directed by the Farrelly brothers of Dumb and Dumber, Stuck on You and There’s Something About Mary fame, among others. They are said to have wanted to make this movie for more than a decade. It was originally intended to have three Stooge-type shorts, but it appears that they are going to make it a feature film. However, it will not be a biopic but a comedy based on the lives of the popular trio, Variety magazine said.
It’s still up in the air as to who will play Curly because Jim Carrey is still in negotiations to star as the Stooge of Stooges, who was known for his hitch-pitched voice and his “nyuk nyuk nyuk” catchphrase. However, at TicosLand.com Costa Rica, we are hoping that everything comes together and he takes the part of Curly because we believe he would be someone who could possibly do justice to the role. It might help that Carrey has done movies with the Farrelly brothers twice before. He is reported to have begun planning to gain the 40lb needed to play Curly.
I am sure that we all remember the fantastic scenes with Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) and Mr. Arnold Hand (Ray Walston, My Favorite Martian) in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Even though Penn has been playing in dramas since 1989 (We’re No Angels), he is a comedic talent.
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