Stone Village has hired Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote) to direct Carnaval. Per Variety, the R-rated comedy is about “a sports scout sent by his boss to Rio during Carnaval to recruit a soccer phenom no one has been able to reach.” Stern rewrote the original script by David Styne, who is still on board as producer along with producing partners Dylan Russell and Scott LaStaiti (Turistas) and Stone Village’s Scott Steindorff (The Lincoln Lawyer). The $20 million production is scheduled to begin in January in Rio de Janerio.
Depending on how Stern wants to depict it, Rio is a beautiful place, and a particularly vibrant setting during Carnaval. The festival takes place from February 18-22 next year, so I imagine production was scheduled to film in the middle of the action at the end of the shoot. For my money, this has the makings of a very interesting comedy prospect.
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As a Brazillian and former resident of Rio, I hope the city gets a fair treatment in this installment. Balancing things like:
1) We speak PORTUGUESE, not spanish;
2) Yes, there´s corruption in politics and the police, as well as brave dedicated people trying to end it;
3) There´s crime, but show me a city with 6 million inhabitants that doesn´t have to deal with it;
4) We have beautifull beaches and mountains, as well as museums, universities and parks;
5) We have tension between the rich and the poor, but low racial tensions as compared to other countries.
All in all, I have faith in the American people and that I good movie will likely be produced.
Love,
CK