03-27-2012, 08:06
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She Whose Name Is Not To Be Spoken to Play Nancy Reagan in Film
LO freaking L, I thought this was a gag article!
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118051917
In the midst of recruiting an all-star ensemble for his long-gestating passion project "The Butler," director Lee Daniels has tapped (She Whose Name is not to be Spoken) to play Nancy Reagan.
Based on a Washington Post report by Wil Haygood, pic follows Eugene Allen, the White House butler whose career started with Harry Truman in 1952 and ended in 1986 with Ronald Reagan.
Forest Whitaker is closing a deal to play Allen, while Oprah ( nee' Orpah) Winfrey remains in talks to play his wife. David Oyelowo is in negotiations to play Allen's son, while Liam Neeson and John Cusack are circling presidential supporting roles as Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, respectively. (Unspoken) will appear in a handful of scenes as the first lady of the United States.
Daniels, who is directing from a script he co-wrote with Danny Strong, is in the process of finalizing financing for the pic, which has no distributor onboard yet. Pamela Williams will produce through Laura Ziskin Prods. along with Hilary Shor.
Though no cast deals are in place yet, producers are eyeing a summer start date.
(Unspoken), who was last seen opposite Lindsay Lohan in Garry Marshall's "Georgia Rule," next stars in Bruce Beresford's "Peace, Love and Misunderstanding," which IFC Films opens in limited release on June 8.
IFC's biography of John Wayne, entitled The Duke and featuring Geraldo Rivera as the title character, is due to go into production in August of next year. 
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Last edited by Dusty; 03-27-2012 at 11:21.
Reason: Near-Treasonous Introduction of a Certain Individual's Name
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03-27-2012, 08:37
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Originally Posted by Dusty
LO freaking L, I thought this was a gag article!
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118051917
In the midst of recruiting an all-star ensemble for his long-gestating passion project "The Butler," director Lee Daniels has tapped Jane Fonda to play Nancy Reagan.
Based on a Washington Post report by Wil Haygood, pic follows Eugene Allen, the White House butler whose career started with Harry Truman in 1952 and ended in 1986 with Ronald Reagan.
Forest Whitaker is closing a deal to play Allen, while Oprah Winfrey remains in talks to play his wife. David Oyelowo is in negotiations to play Allen's son, while Liam Neeson and John Cusack are circling presidential supporting roles as Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, respectively. Fonda will appear in a handful of scenes as the first lady of the United States.
Daniels, who is directing from a script he co-wrote with Danny Strong, is in the process of finalizing financing for the pic, which has no distributor onboard yet. Pamela Williams will produce through Laura Ziskin Prods. along with Hilary Shor.
Though no cast deals are in place yet, producers are eyeing a summer start date.
Fonda, who was last seen opposite Lindsay Lohan in Garry Marshall's "Georgia Rule," next stars in Bruce Beresford's "Peace, Love and Misunderstanding," which IFC Films opens in limited release on June 8.
IFC's biography of John Wayne, entitled The Duke and featuring Geraldo Rivera as the title character, is due to go into production in August of next year.
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I can think of a lot of guys who could play The Duke a hell of lot better than Geraldo........ 
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03-27-2012, 08:50
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Dusty
I can think of a lot of guys who could play The Duke a hell of lot better than Geraldo........
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Teddy, the pink part is something I made up. Geraldo's not really playing John Wayne, as far as I know.
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03-27-2012, 09:29
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Geraldo's not really playing John Wayne, as far as I know.
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I heard he was doing a series of remakes..."The Green Hoodies" - "She Wore A Yellow Hoodie" - "The Fighting Hoodies" - "The Quiet Hoodie" - "The Flying Hoodies" - "Angel and the Hoodie" - "Sands of Iwo Hoodie" - "Rio Hoodie" - "The Hoodie and the Geisha" - "The Longest Hoodie" - "Donovan's Hoodie" - "The Hoodie Wagon" - "McH" - "Big Hoodie"... 
I cannot believe you have posted SWNIWNS** in these forums. 
And so it goes...
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03-27-2012, 09:33
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I heard he was doing a series of remakes..."The Green Hoodies" - "She Wore A Yellow Hoodie" - "The Fighting Hoodies" - "The Quiet Hoodie" - "The Flying Hoodies" - "Angel and the Hoodie" - "Sands of Iwo Hoodie" - "Rio Hoodie" - "The Hoodie and the Geisha" - "The Longest Hoodie" - "Donovan's Hoodie" - "The Hoodie Wagon" - "McH" - "Big Hoodie"...
I cannot believe you have posted SWNIWNS** in these forums.
And so it goes...
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"Anything goes in the Comedy Zone".
lol How did you come up with "McH"? LMAOOOOOOOO
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03-27-2012, 09:55
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"Anything goes in the Comedy Zone".
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Some things aren't funny - she's one.
However, YMMV...
Richard
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03-28-2012, 13:12
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"Anything goes in the Comedy Zone".
lol How did you come up with "McH"? LMAOOOOOOOO |
McH: the detective one.
McH!: the western where (again) he gets to chase Maureen O'Hara around?
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