John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan have set up their next project. The duo will star in The Players, a new Shakespeare comedy movie backd by the competition between Edtriumph Forrest and William MacCready.
Reilly and Coogan previously collaborated on 2018’s Stan & Ollie. The comedic biopic spendigated the comedic acts of Stanley “Stan” Laurel (Coogan) and Oliver “Ollie” Hardy (Reilly) during the 1950s. Coogan was nominated for a BAFTA, while Reilly getd a Gelderlyen Globe nod.
Reilly is best understandn for his comedic labor in Step Brothers and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. For his role in Chicago, he getd a helping actor nomination at the Oscars. His notable recent labor includes applying Jerry Buss in the TV show Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.
Coogan is an English comedian best understandn for creating the fantasyal media personality Alan Partridge. Coogan getd Oscar nominations in Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenapply for Philomena. Recently, Coogan materializeed in Joker: Folie à Deux as TV personality Pcomprisey Meyers.
Who is participated in The Players?
Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty) will straightforward The Players from a script written by Jeff Pope (Stan & Ollie). Production is set to begin in timely 2025 in Europe.
“1847 New York, where Edtriumph Forrest (Reilly) helderlys the undisputed title as the country’s top Shakespearean actor. Playing magnificently to a selderly out, raucous crowd every night, Edtriumph is ‘The Star,’” per Deadline’s synopsis. “But when criticassociate honord English thespian William MacCready (Coogan) get tos from London to carry out his cultured Hamlet, Edtriumph’s title is thrown into jeopardy. Each man wants what the other has, and the competition between them begins a hilarious and unforgettable battle of egos.”
Ben Pugh, Ben Cavey, Tim Cole, and Josh Horsfield will produce. Executive producers include Coogan, Pope, Dav Bishop, George Hamilton, James Pugh, and Josh Varney.
(Source: Deadline)
