Pacino’s new project will be HUMBLING
Yes, GATW still strongly believes in the power of the pun and that is why the title of this article about a new acting part for Al Pacino is written the way it is. Al Pacino has bought the rights to the book “The Humbling,” and plans to star in the film “about an aging and irrelevant stage actor who finds hope of renewal through a younger woman.” I imagine that this is the best way to find hope. Unless you are a younger woman, then it would be cash, right? Don’t get offended, I’m just speaking realistically (yes, I’m actually joking, and yes, I hope that the women in my life will speak to me again).
Barry Levinson, whose past films include RAIN MAN, WAG THE DOG, WHAT JUST HAPPENED, SLEEPERS, BUGSY, and a lot more is said to be directing the film. Buck Henry will be writing the screenplay. Henry has been in the business for a very long time, he wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for THE GRADUATE, CATCH 22, and Gus Van Sant’s TO DIE FOR, and also co-created the TV series “Get Smart” with Mel Brooks. Like I said, “big names.”
The project currently has no studio, but I’m sure that will change. These names (especially together) have to be tempting for many studios.
Source The New York Times via Cinema Blend
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