Casting Bits: Alison Brie And Lizzy Caplan In ‘Save The Date;’ Jocelin Donahue And Gillian Jacobs In ‘Live At The Foxes Den;’ More For ‘American Reunion’
First thought upon hearing the plot for the just-announced comedySave the Date: “anothergoddamn wedding movie?” First thought after seeing the cast: “I can’t believe I’m going to be excited to see another goddamn wedding movie!” The script focuses on two sisters and their approaches to life and marriage: “one who’s happy with the status quo and doesn’t see any reason to marry her musician boyfriend while the other’s obsessed with planning her upcoming wedding.” (Melancholiamuch?)
But the cast is already impressive:Alison Brie(Community,Mad Men) andLizzy Caplan(Mean Girls,Party Down) play the sisters andMarin Starr(Adventureland,Party Down),Geoffrey Arend(Super Troopers) andMark Weber(Scott Pilgrim) are the supporting cast we’ve got so far. And I don’t need any more than that — ticket sold. The script is by graphic novelistJeffrey Brown, andMike Mohanwill direct the film in July in LA. [Variety]
After the break, the odd legal dramaLive at the Foxes Dengets more names, as does, inevitably,American Reunion.
Wetalkeda little bit the other day aboutLive at the Foxes Den, which is about a miserable corporate lawyer who takes leave from his job when he stumbles into the nightlife of an old-school cocktail lounge called The Foxes Den, where he begins to sing. Ultimately, he is inspired to take up the causes of the regulars and staff by starting his own law firm to fight for the little guy.“Jackson Rathboneis the attorney and the supporting cast includesJack Holmes,Janet Montgomery,Bob Gunton,Pooch HallandElliott Gould.
NowJocelin Donahue, who played the lead inThe House of the Devil, will appear, as willCommunity’sGillian Jacobs.Michael Kristoffwrites and directs, and the film is shooting now in LA. [Variety]
Finally, we’ve got three more names forAmerican Reunion:Chuck Hittinger(Pretty Little Liars), who’ll be “Marco, a jock and a bully who takes his girlfriend for granted;Jay Harrington(Better Off Ted) will be the doctor datingMena Suvari; andAli Cobrinwill be “the cutest senior in high school looking for the perfect guy to give her virginity to.”
The film features the returningAmerican Piecast as their character travel home for their high-school reunion. The film is shooting now in Atlanta, which means the following list of people will all probably be found gawking at the weird nightlife at theClermont Loungesometime in the next month:Jason Biggs,Seann William Scott,Alyson Hannigan,Thomas Ian Nicholas,Chris Klein,Eugene Levy,Tara Reid,Eddie Kaye Thomas,Jennifer Coolidge,Katrina BowdenandDania Ramirez.Jon HurwitzandHayden Schlossbergare writing and directing. [Variety,Deadline]
