The original cast of this year’s The Three Stooges was originally set to be Benicio del Toro as Moe, Sean Penn as Larry, and Jim Carry as Curley.
Seriously.
In any movie, I would consider this to be a DREAM CAST! All three are so talented in such different ways. In addition, for them to have the audacity to unite for the Farley Brother’s version of The Three Stooges is so hilariously wrong that I would have no choice but be giddy with uncontrollable excitement! Just the cast announcement itself was enough to wet myself.
Somewhere, there is very smart casting director who knew what this movie needed to be a success and made it happen. That’s right, I am serious! I am not lying. Del Torro, Penn, and Carry really WERE official attached to this film… together… at the same time… however; the amazing casting director who made the unthinkable happen must have the worst karma EVER!
Sean Penn dropped out of the film to focus on rebuilding Haiti after the earthquake.
Jim Carey dropped out when his doctor informed him that the desired 70 pound weight gain would be detrimental to his health… he had already gained 40 pounds for the part and was not interested in wearing a fat suit. I believe Jim has been avoiding roles with heavy make-up components ever since The Grinch.
And honestly, I have no idea why Benicio del Toro dropped out… I can only assume he finally woke up and realized the project was a very, very…. very bad idea.
Seriously bad…
How does one define the depths of awful badness?
Well… the cast of The Jersey Shore will be making cameos… so yeah… I think that defines the pit of badness. This film might even be worse than The Musketeer. Which I find hard to believe.
That said, when you talk about over-the-top comedies, ‘bad’ is a very hard things to define. The Zucker Brothers, poorly received, homage to the Maxx Brothers, Brain Donors, starring the very established John Turtuorro, is one of my all time favorite comedies. So, who knows.
The Three Stooges is current #2 at the box office, which is nothing to sneeze at. And with the films new, lesser known cast, the possibly for a franchise is much more realistic.
However, could Benicio, Sean, and Jim have sold more tickets and secured Stooges #1 at the box office, dethroning The Hunger Games four week grip on the top spot? Probably. Casting is everything?
Remember Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Nemar with Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo? Yeah… it was #1 for two weeks back in 1995. I remember. I was working at a movie theatre at the time and I couldn’t believe how people were lining up to see that movie.
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