Casting Notes: Tomei And Groban Join Steve Carell Comedy; Clive Owen In The Killer Elite; Lindsay Lohan Out Of The Other Side
TheSteve Carell/Ryan Goslingcomedy that used to be calledCrazy, Stupid Lovestill doesn’t have a new title, but it continues to add actors.
Marisa TomeiandJosh Grobanare now in theJohn Requa and Glenn Ficarra-directed film alongsideEmma Stone,Analeigh TiptonandKevin Bacon. As we’ve said before, the film follows Carell as “a father whose life unravels as he deals with spousal problems and tries to manage his relationship with his children.” [Variety]
After the break, one more film for Clive Owen and one less for Lindsay Lohan.
Every time I hear aboutThe Killer EliteI think of the not terribly good 1975 Sam Peckinpah movie with James Caan and Robert Duvall. But this version ofThe Killer Eliteis not a remake of Peckinpah’s movie. It’s just another action film with the same name.
And nowClive Owen(fresh out ofProtection) will star alongsideJason Stathamin the film based onRanulph Fiennes' novelThe Feather Men, which follows “a group of former British special forces members being hunted by a team of assassins led by Statham’s character, a former Navy Seal.” Clive Owen will be a senior field op and part of a group that means to protect the special forces soldiers. So, a good guy? More or less. [Variety]
Finally,Lindsay Lohanis out of the ‘grad student on a deserted island’ movieThe Other Side. Lohan was meant to star in the flick but, shockingly, seemed to leave the producers and director in doubt about her commitment. DirectorDavid MichaelstoldTMZ(I feel dirty just writing that attribution) “Our team simply chose to move on from Lindsay and we’ll soon be announcing a replacement.“Woody Harrelson,Giovanni Ribisi,Dave MatthewsandAlanis Morissetteare all still in the film.
