Director Hires: Don Scardino For Steve Carell Comedy ‘Burt Wonderstone;’ Mary Harron To Direct ‘Wicked Lovely’
The comedyBurt Wonderstone, which is planning to starSteve Carellas a “traditional magic man who is dethroned by a hip younger illusionist and must then find a way to rediscover his love for magic,” has been kicking around for a few years.John Francis DaleyandJonathan Goldstein(Horrible Bosses) wrote the script, and the film has had a couple different directors attached.Jake Kasdanwas going to make the movie before Steve Carell came on board; then a few months agoParks and RecreationdirectorCharles McDougallwasin talksto direct.
Now New Line hastappedDon Scardino,30 Rockdirector, to direct. This looks like a final deal, and the movie will really start to move forward. It will shoot in October; now we have to wait to see who gets the gig playing the rival young magician.
After the break, Mary Harron takes overWicked Lovely.
Mary Harronmade an unexpected classic when she directedAmerican Psycho, but sinceThe Notorious Bettie Pagein 2005, she has been working primarily in TV. She’s finishing up a new film,The Moth Diaries, right now, and has just signed to take over an adaptation of theMelissa MarrnovelWicked Lovely. The book has received good reviews, and feeds right into the current Hollywood love affair with faerie tales, as it tells the story of a girl who catches the eye of a centuries-old faerie king.DeadlinesaysEdward ScissorhandsscreenwriterCaroline Thompsonwrote the script forWicked Lovely, which features a teen lead named Aislinn. She has always been able to see faeries, but knew enough not to get their attention. But the rules she lived by get broken, and thing start to go wrong, as the synopsis below explains:
