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Want to know how big a hit Bridesmaids was? Read that headline again. Kristen Wiig will co-star with Robert De Niro in the drama The Comedian, to be directed by Sean Penn. According to a synopsis by FilmNation, which will handle international sales, De Niro will play Jackie Burke, a comic who once had a beloved TV character but is now past his prime and trying to revive his career. “After being sentenced to community service for hitting an audience member in the head with his microphone, Jackie meets Harmony (Wiig), a dazzling and defiant redhead who turns his life sideways.” Cameras are expected to roll in Spring 2012, presumably after Wiig wraps the current season of Saturday Night Live.
What do you think? It’s strange, but in an interesting way (as opposed to a “how did De Niro end up in New Year’s Eve?” way). I can picture Wiig as a woman who likes to poke at De Niro and shake him up, but this being a drama, it also sounds like she’ll get to stretch. Are you hoping this will be a great story for what she did on her summer vacation from SNL and she’ll return next fall, or do you think this is a sign that she’s risen above the show and should only return to host SNL to coincide with the movie’s release? (Either way, I hope De Niro hits SNL and they play Password.)
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Kristen’s last name is spelled incorrectly in the headline
And who swapped the “D” for an “N” in your name?
Nice job criticizing your reader, who, as far as I can gleam from that comment, was trying to be helpful…
Wow, seriously? I hope this is just some moron posing as the article writer, because that was uncalled for.
Good for her…I think her performance in Bridesmaids hints at a range much larger than I would’ve given her credit for before seeing that film. And she is the only thing watchable on SNL this season…I hope she leaves the show…seems like that may be a possibility.
Her and Jason Sudeikis, who came in together, are both likely making this their 7th and final season, according to Seth Meyers on the BS Report podcast back in July…I’m hoping for a new 2-Ahole sketch before the season ends.
DeNiro has been slumming for years. His “work” pretty much sucks now.
yep
Being in a movie with DeNiro isn’t quite what it used to be. I hope this means she is leaving SNL for good and take all your one note characters with you.
even 50 Cent was in a movie with DeNiro
“hope DeNiro hits SNL”? Please no. I love DeNiro, but he’s terrible on SNL.
DeNiro today is like when Joan Crawford was doing bad horror movies in the 60′s, like ‘Trogg’. Former Oscar actor doing ‘anything on film’.
Sounds like it could be similar in tone to The King of Comedy?
This will be a great performance by De Niro guaranteed. He’s been doing crap the last couple of years, but the fact Sean Penn is directing is a good sign. The premise is great and the script is probably terrific.
Also, Argie, it sounds nothing like The King of Comedy. That was about a psycho who kidnaps a talk show host. This is about a real comedian trying to revive his career….
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