Broken Lizard Set for 'Freeloaders'
FilmWad —
Broken Lizard and Adam Duritz from The Counting Crows are producing rock comedy Freeloaders. According to Variety the cast will include Clifton Collins Jr., Josh Lawson, Kevin Sussman, Zoe Boyle, Nat Faxon, Warren Hutchinson, Jane Seymour, Olivia Munn and Dave Foley. Story revolves around five guys and a girl who live in the lap of luxury in a rock star's mansion but see their lifestyle threatened. Dan Rosen wrote the screenplay with the Gigolo Aunts lead singer Dave Gibbs. Rosen is attached to direct Shooting is scheduled to begin this month.
Daily news dose: Dan Fogler joins 'Mars Needs Moms,' Wheeler set for 'Puss in Boots'
The Screening Log —
Here's your daily dose of movie news for Jan. 31, 2009:
• Dan Fogler has officially joined Robert Zemeckis' "Mars Needs Moms!," which the director will shoot using the motion-capture technique he used in "The Polar Express," "Beowulf" and his upcoming "A Christmas Carol." As for the story, it follows a young boy who must help his mother when she is abducted by martians. (ComingSoon)
• Tom Wheeler is set to write "Puss in Boots," DreamWorks Animation's upcoming "Shrek" spinoff. Chris Miller worked on an earlier draft. Antonio Banderas voiced the feline swordsman in "Shrek 2" and "Shrek the ...
Broken Lizard Freeloading Off The Counting Crows
Cinema Blend News —
... , the team behind Super Troopers and Beerfest is gearing up for another project. Variety is reporting that a large cast has signed on to Freeloaders , a comedy about people who live in a rock star's mansion as, well, freeloaders. The movie will star Jane Seymour, Dave Foley, Clifton Collins Jr., Josh Lawson, Kevin Sussman, Zoe Boyle, Nat Faxon and Warren Hutchinson, as well as Counting Crows lead singer Adam Duritz, who is also producing. No, I have no idea how the unholy union of the Counting Crows and Broken Lizard came about, but I kind of love it. Dan Rosen, who ...
