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Nyuk Nyuk…Huh? Sean Penn Joins ‘Three Stooges’ Movie
By Dave
Itzkoff
To his allies, Sean
Penn is a wise guy; to his adversaries, he’s a stooge. Now they’re both
correct: the actor has joined the cast of “The Three Stooges,” a new MGM comedy
based on the vintage film shorts of that knockaround trio, Variety reported. Mr. Penn,
who recently won his second Academy Award, for playing the title role in Gus Van
Sant’s “Milk,” is set
to play Larry, the wire-haired, Stradivarius-wielding Stooge. The studio is also
said to be in final negotiations with Jim
Carrey, who will gain weight to play the rotund Curly, and is pursuing Benicio
Del Toro (“Che”) to play the irritable Moe. The film is to be written and
directed by Bobby and Peter
Farrelly (of “There’s
Something About Mary” and “Kingpin” fame), and is planned for a 2010 release.