The Casting Couch: April 19, 2006

RICKMAN AND THOMAS FOR VILLA GOLITSYN
CRUISE AND HOLMES HAVE A BABY
DANCING QUEENS HEAD TO THEATER
IT’S ALL ABOUT ME, ME, ME
New Line Cinema has picked up the comedy pitch Me, Me, Me from Johnny Rosenthal for Shawn Levy and Tom McNulty to produce.

The pic centers on the world’s most obnoxious narcissist, who wishes people could be more like him and then enters a living hell when his dream becomes a reality.

SOURCE: Variety

MGM SUFFERS DEATH AT A FUNERAL
MGM has picked up the indie comedy Death at a Funeral, which will be directed by Frank Oz and stars Matthew Macfadyen, Peter Dinklage and Ewen Bremner.

The pic revolves around a dysfunctional Brit family as they gather to mourn the passing of their patriarch. But a sober, heartfelt goodbye turns into calamity.

SOURCE: Variety

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