The Three Stooges begins shooting in March
The Farrelly brothers will be directing from a script that they wrote with long time collaborator Mike Cerrone. There is no cast in place at this time, as previously announced Stooges Jim Carrey and Sean Penn have dropped out. Benicio Del Toro, who was set to play Moe, may still appear. Casting will begin immediately.
The story begins with the stooges being dumped off at an orphanage as babies. Richard Jenkins is in talks to play the head of the orphanage, who is terrorized by the Stooges as they grow up. The Stooges will be followed through adulthood, where this blue-collar trio will act out against a wealthy society that aims to keep them down. The gags will arrive at a rapid-fire pace, and the structure of the jokes will adhere closely to the original short films upon which this comedy is based.
Peter Farrelly stated, "The script is ready to go, and we are opening up these roles to the world right now. We'll make it with the best possible people. Our feeling is that no star is too big to audition and no matter who it is, we're going to have to see him in the role. This is not The Flintstones. You've got to be Moe, Larry and Curly, and that could be a major movie star or an unknown. There will be non-stop slapping, more in the tone of Dumb and Dumber than anything. Our goal is 85 minutes of laughs in a film that will be very respectful of whom the Stooges were. It's by far the riskiest project we've ever done, without question, but it is also the one closest to our hearts."
The movie will be split into three twenty-seven minute segments, which will allow the Farrelly brothers to use all three original The Three Stooges theme songs. It will be rated PG despite its strong physical comedy. The directors are hoping to shot in Atlanta.
The Three Stooges was released April 13th, 2012 and stars Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jane Lynch, Sofía Vergara, Jennifer Hudson, Craig Bierko, Stephen Collins. The film is directed by Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly.
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Josh
Benicio Del Toro, Paul Giamatti, and Zach Galifianakis as Moe, Larry, and Curly, respectively.
2 years agoby @shuabertFlag
Lane
You gotta admit. No matter how this movie turns out, based on that picture of all 3 characters alone, Carrey, Penn, and Del Toro would have fit the roles perfectly.
2 years agoby @lane1Flag
Emmytt
skip ...
2 years agoby @emmyttFlag
bud2fresh
I agree with ya Funkster. Off topic but i would love to see a real sequel to Dumb and Dumber with Jim C. and Jeff D. !!!!
2 years agoby @bud2freshFlag
Funkster
Too bad about Carrey and Penn. Hopefully Benicio hangs around to play Moe because he just looks like the kind of guy who would slap the crap out of you. I also hope the Farellys don't rely too much on gross out, sexual, and prophain jokes in because that could take Three Stooges charm out. Not that I don't expect those types of jokes to be in the movie, it's just so much of the Stooges appeal comes from the use of universally hilarious physical comedy. I do see alot of Stooge-type chemistry in the Farrelly's other movies, like Dumb and Dumber, so they could still pull it off.
2 years agoby @funksterFlag
FiLmMAst3R
They need Jim Carrey , Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro to make this work.
2 years agoby @filmmast3rFlag
Wichy
I might have to pass on this one, but I'll wait to find out the for sure cast.
2 years agoby @wichitagalzlFlag
Bane5000
Benicio as Moe...could be interesting, i loved how wacky he was in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, him and Depp were great in that film
2 years agoby @bane5000Flag
Dan
Really wish they'd leave this alone...
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
Brian
Rock and roll.
2 years agoby @brianFlag
The Soylent Green Monkey
I trust them.
2 years agoby @soylentgreen2Flag
Cripple
Aw sh*t, I was hoping this would die.
2 years agoby @crippleFlag
Worth5Bucks
They should probably figure out that cast lol
2 years agoby @mattbierwagenFlag