Virginia Madsen and Kenan Thompson are close to joining Morgan Freeman in the cast of Rob Reiner's drama "Summer at Dog Dave's."According to Variety, the film was formerly known as "The Third Act."Alan Greisman, Lori McCreary, David Valdes and Salli Newman are producing.Guy Thomas wrote the script along with Reiner and Andrew Scheinman.The story focuses on a once famous, wheelchair-bound writer of Western novels (Freeman) trying to rediscover his talent in a small rural town after years of alcoholism have hardened him. In the process, he becomes involved in the lives of three daughters and their mother (Madsen), who is going through a divorce.Annette Bening had been in talks to play the female lead but no deal was ever finalized.Production...
- 6/2/2011
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
It's "Another Happy Day" for Phase 4 Films. Barry Meyerowitz's company has acquired U.S. rights to writer-director Sam Levinson's "Another Happy Day," a dark comedy about a dysfunctional family. Phase 4 will release the movie this fall, the company announced Friday. Demi Moore, Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Burstyn and Ezra Miller star. The movie premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, where Levinson won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Phase 4 acquired the movie from Mandalay Vision. Barkin (left) produced with Celine Rattray, Todd Traina, Johnny Lin, Michael Nardelli, Salli Newman and...
- 5/13/2011
- by Joshua L. Weinstein
- The Wrap
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