All Articles by Matt Frisch

Peter Farrelly Says Benicio del Toro Still Top Choice to Play Moe in THE THREE STOOGES

Posted: January 20th, 2011 at 1:28 pm

Although no one has officially signed on yet to the ever-rotating cast of the Farrelly brothers (There’s Something About Mary, Me, Myself & I) The Three Stooges, it looks like the directors have at least set their sights on one cast member for now, Benicio del Toro. Farrelly confirmed Del Toro’s status with the project, as well as addressed what they’re looking for in the audition process:

“Benicio [Del Toro] is the front runner for Moe, but we’ve not made a deal with him yet. Our feeling is that it just can’t be your take on Moe. It’s gotta be Moe. Someone could nail Curly’s mannerisms, but if you’re 130 pounds it probably wouldn’t work.”

Apparently one reason that casting has been held back is that certain actors feel they shouldn’t have to audition for the role given their A-lister status. Hit the jump for more information on the filming of The Three Stooges, as well as past casting rumors.

ATROCIOUS Trailer

Posted: January 14th, 2011 at 9:14 pm

A Spanish-language horror film called Atrocious will be making its American debut at the Slamdance  Film Festival this month, and the trailer for it has just hit the web.  27-year-old Mexican writer/director Fernando Barreda Luna is behind this one, and comparisons are already being made to Paranormal Activity.  The plot revolves around Spanish police “discovering” hours of camera footage while in the middle of trying to solve a gruesome murder case.  This footage shows would-be urban legend investigators siblings (played by real life brother and sister Cristian and July Quintanilla) exploring a summer home while on vacation.  As things start to go bump in the night, the two of them are able to record everything for us to see.

Slamdance program notes describe the film as being one that “claws its way into your brain, burying itself deep in your mind, so that it stays with you long, long after the credits have rolled.”  Some early reviews have also agreed, calling it a solid-entry in the relatively new faux-documentary horror genre.  To watch the trailer and see what all the hype is about yourself, hit the jump.

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