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BILL CHOTT as “Curly” Campaign

St. Louis actor Bill Chott, is meeting this week with The Farrelly Brothers about the possibility of playing Curly in their upcoming Three Stooges movie, and he needs YOUR support.

Bill Chott is a St. Louis native who also shares residency in LA. He has had a successful film and television career, which includes THE RINGER, and playing Mr. Laritate on Disney’s WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE.

Bill wrote on his Official Blog “ALL THINGS BILL CHOTT“:

“Pete Farrelly approached me at the premiere of Jackass 3D to tell me that he had received a LOT of letters from people in Missouri. He said that they were really heartfelt letters and then told me that they hadn’t forgotten about me for the part of Curly.”

See people, we can make a difference… and here is how.

1. Write to FOX and tell them that you want Bill Chott to play the role of Curly!

Hutch Parker President of 20th Century Fox
PO Box 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90213 United States

2. Join BILL CHOTT IS CURLY on facebook. And heck, get your friends to join too…

You might be asking, “Geeks, why are you promoting someone for a role?” Well, we try to support local films and actors, and quite frankly, he would be perfect for the role!

If you are unfamiliar with Bills work, or aren’t quite convinced that he would make a good Curly… watch this video of his audition! It will convince you!

So what do you think? Do you think that he would make a good Curly?

THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT GUYS!!!

Farrelly Brothers find their Stooges!?!

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[taking a DEEP breath] So, as if learning a while back that the Farrelly Brothers were planning to do a “modern” remake of the Three Stooges wasn’t blasphemous enough, now we’re getting the news that MGM and the Farrelly Brothers are really closing to securing their stooges.

Why is this bothering me so much? Well, I haven’t told you WHO was being cast yet. Sean Penn is already confirmed to play Larry, the studio is in negotiations to cast Jim Carrey as Curly, and they’re apparently growing closer to landing Benicio del Toro as Moe!

The Farrelly Brothers have been struggling to get one of the major studios to bite on this project for the better part of a decade. Now that MGM has climbed aboard, it seems things are full steam ahead.

So goes the word on the street, Carrey is even already making plans to gain 40 pounds for the role! God, why hast thou forsaken me! Yeah, I like all of these actors and I could totally see this working if they were making a BIOPIC of the actors and not a COMEDY, but that’s not the case.

The film is not a biopic, but rather a comedy built around the antics of the three characters that Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Howard played in the Columbia Pictures shorts. — Variety

I’m not even sure exactly what the above snippet means, but it’s clear that the movie is NOT a biopic. Jim Carrey makes sense, I suppose, but how the three will manage to work together on such a fragile comedic concept without butchering it and still, by some miracle, reignite that special chemistry that the REAL Three Stooges had is way beyond me.

I’m sorry for being so negative and pessimistic (not really) about this news, but I grew up watching and loving ‘The Three Stooges’ [re-runs that is] and still have many fond and joyous memories of that time and activity of my life. I’d like to say I still religiously watch the Stooges on Spike TV, but who has the time? This is really a hard realization for me to swallow. All I can say is… Farrelly Brothers, you’re treading on thin ice, my friends!

[source: Variety]

Updated ‘Three Stooges’ Film Finally Happening (Article Includes It’s Own Update)

It has been threatened for years and years, and MGM is hoping to gain the rights to the ‘Three Stooges’ from Warner Bros. so that they can make move forward with the updated film. The Farrelly Brothers wrote the most recent screenplay, and they are attached to direct it.

“The Three Stooges are a timeless staple of comedy,” said Mary Parent, chairman of MGM’s worldwide motion picture group. “And when we heard what the Farrellys had in mind, we knew it was time for Larry, Moe and Curly to return to the big screen.”

The screenplay the Farrelly’s have come up with, which sounds somewhat interesting, is made up of four 20-minute shorts. Â  However, I’m sure there will be a running story throughout the entire picture.

MGM has targeted November 20, 2009, for a pre-Thanksgiving release.

Just for the record, this is a terrible idea. Â  Just the thought of someone emulating Moe, Larry and Curly gives me d’chills. Â  However, if anyone can make it work, I’d have to hand it to the Farrelly’s to give it its best go.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Update:

This news was made official just this week, but the first site to actually break the news was Market Saw, a blog devoted to 3D movies. Â  Why would a site devoted to 3D movies be talking about a ‘Three Stooges’ movie, you might ask. Â  Well, according to their source (and the news they announced way back in March), the ‘Three Stooge’s film will be shot in 3D.

To check out that article, and to see what other information Market Saw had on a ‘Three Stooges’ film, click here. Â  Warning, some of the information they have in the article could be considered SPOILERS, but you have to highlight the text to read it.

Source: Market Saw