Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly to star in “Stan & Ollie” comedy icons bio January 19, 2016 - 10:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly will portray comedy icons Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, respectively, in a new biopic titled “Stan & Ollie,” BBC Films announced Monday, January 18, according to TheWrap. The film, described as “an epic story about the world’s most famous comedy double-act to date, told with great insight and heart,” will follow the duo during a troubled 1953 tour. Fable Pictures and Sonesta Films are producing. Jeff Pope wrote the screenplay and also reunited with his “Philomena” co-writer Coogan, who also starred in that movie. Jon S. Baird is set to direct. “Stan & Ollie” will be produced by Faye Ward for Fable Pictures, who most recently produced “Suffragette” starring Meryl Streep. The film will be executive produced by Christine Langan, head of BBC Films, Nichola Martin for BBC Films, Pope for Sonesta Films and Gabrielle Tana. Coogan most recently starred in the TV series “Happyish” and has three film projects in development for 2016: “The Dinner,” “The Secret Life of Pets” and “Shepherds and Butchers.” Reilly’s credits include “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Wreck-It Ralph” and “Anchorman 2,” and he is currently filming “Kong: Skull Island” and “Sing.”  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
