The Three Stooges (2012)

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TRIVIA

Farrellys spent several years trying to make the film at Warner Bros.

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• Project Phase: Completed
• Release Date: 2012-04-13 - Wide Release
• Distributor(s): 20th Century Fox
• Film Genre(s): Comedy
• Country: United States
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SYNOPSIS

Scripted by Michael Cerrone, new movie will be an adventure that revolves around the Stooges characters originated by Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerome "Curly" Howard in the classic Columbia Picture films. The film will be structured similarly to the shorts, as a feature storyline plays out over three installments that run between 25 and 30 minutes each. Jane Lynch plays Mother Superior, Chris Diamantopoulos plays Moe, Will Sasso is playing Curly, Sean Hayes is portraying Larry, while Larry David is playing Mother Mengele ''the unfortunate nun who runs the orphanage where the Stooges grow up and learn to create mayhem'' and Hudson, as Sister Rosemary.

RELATED NEWS

With a release date set, and the project lingering : 2009-03-25

One of the most prolific comedic groups of the 20t : 2006-10-12

  Deadline reports that Jennifer Hudson has joined the cast. : 2011-06-01

  Variety reports that Stephen Collins has joined the cast. : 2011-05-05

  Deadline reports that Larry David is in a deal to join the cast, : 2011-05-02

  Deadline reports that Jane Lynch is joining the cast. : 2011-04-27

  Deadline reports that Twentieth Century Fox is taking over the project and have scheduled a March 14 start date. Richard Jenkins is in talks to play the head nun who is terrorized by the precocious Stooges. : 2010-12-02

  Variety reports that Sean Penn has pulled out of the film due to family reasons. : 2009-06-16

  Variety reports that MGM has set Peter and Bobby Farrelly to direct the project. The Farrellys will produce with Conundrum partner Bradley Thomas and Charlie Wessler. C3 Entertainment’s Earl and Robert Benjamin will be exec producers. : 2008-11-03

  The Boston Herald reports some odd casting news with actor Benicio Del Toro to play one of the three. : 2003-10-08

 Variety reports that the film has been greenlight and is expected to start shooting early next year for a summer 2005 release. : 2003-09-30