If we needed a barometer of how far Todd Phillips has come this year...
Wow. Robert Downey Jr. will now star along side Zach Galifianakis in Phillip's follow up to "The Hangover," fellow road trip comedy "Due Date." That is some crazy inspired casting.
A recent script review revealed that "Due Date" will follow a "worrywart" protagonist and a man-child who are kicked off a plane together and are forced to take a road trip in an attempt for the protagonist to return home in time for the birth of his child. While the first two acts of the film are described as run-of-the-mill road-trip-comedy stuff, the final third reportedly explores emotional ground that provides the film a "jolt."
Downey Jr. is set to play the "worrywart" expectant father while Galifianakis will of course play the man-child. Great combination especially for a film Phillips described as "a buddy comedy without the buddies." Downey Jr. and Galifianakis going at it toe to toe? Yes please.
Shooting on the film is set to begin in September in Atlanta, Arizona and Los Angeles for a tentative June 2010 release. Holy crap, we're stoked. [BFDealmemo]
7/24/2009
Robert Downey Jr. Joins Zach Galifianakis In Todd Phillip's 'Due Date'
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I saw this movie once it was called Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
yeah, i saw one too: "fuck you" was its title
I don't remember Blockbuster stocking "Fuck You".
I just said to my friend this has Planes, Trains and Automobiles potential. Only this is Philips and Galifianakis we're talking about. Zach made a blowjob joke on NBC last night so I think this is a tad murkier pond than John Hughes.
I like that my name is now "He, Gabe Toro."
Galifianakis' blowjob joke was a gay blowjob joke, no less. Awesome. So weird that the dude is so well-known now. It's like finding out Guided By Voices have a top ten hit and are on TRL or something (and yes I realize both institutions are defunct, but I'm old, give me a break).
Yeah, I remember showing his videos to people and they were like "this is weird" and now everyone's saying "he's hilarious!"
Purple Onion DVD rules. It was only a matter of time. I agree with the GBV analogy though, but good for him I suppose.
Dear, 12-year-old, thanks for all the extra traffic. :*
I miss him. He used to be more affectionate. More tender.
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