Don Johnson Becomes Porn Director In “Born to Be a Star”
Don Johnson has joined the upcoming comedy “Born to Be a Star.” Johnson will play a mustached porn director.
The cast also includes Christina Ricci as Swardson’s innocent girlfriend and Stephen Dorff as adult film star Dick Shadow, as well as Edward Herrmann and Tyler Spindel.
Born to Be a Star, is the story of a man (Swardson) who moves to Hollywood to pursue a career in porn. He comes to this realization after he finds out that his parents were highly successful in the genre during the 1970’s. Ricci will star as his innocent girlfriend, while Dorff will play a popular porn star by the name of Dick Shadow. Johnson will star as the director that gives Swardson his big break.
Tom Brady (The Hot Chick) is directing from a script co-written by Adam Sandler and Nick Swardson.
“Born to Be a Star” is set for release next year, but an exact date hasn’t been set yet.
Don Johnson, best known for his roles on TV’s Miami Vice and Nash Bridges, appears this summer in “When in Rome” starring Kristen Bell.
When in Rome Behind-The-Scenes
A behind-the-scenes for the upcoming romantic comedy “When In Rome” directed by Mark Steven Johnson, starring Kristen Bell (”Heroes“) and Josh Duhamel (”Transformers“), has been released.
Beth Harper (Kristen Bell) is a young, successful real estate agent in Gotham who can’t find a lasting relationship. When her younger sister impulsively marries in Rome, she flies out for the wedding. After she steals some coins from a reputed “fountain of love” she soon finds herself being pursued by numerous strangers who, having previously thrown coins into the fountain, are now in love with her: a sausage magnate (Danny DeVito), a street magician (Jon Heder), an adoring painter (Will Arnett), self-admiring model (Dax Shepard) and finally charming reporter (Duhamel)…
“When In Rome” which stars Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Will Arnett, Don Johnson, Jon Heder, Alexis Dziena, Danny DeVito, Anjelica Huston, Dax Shepard will hit theaters on August 7th, 2009.
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Don Johnson Joins Two Projects: “Rome” and “Orgy”
Don Johnson has been cast in both Disney’s “When in Rome” and indie comedy “A Good Old Fashioned Orgy” says The Hollywood Reporter.
Johnson plays the father of a young woman (Kristin Bell – TV’s Veronica Mars) in Mark Steven Johnson’s “When in Rome” who steals coins from an Italian fountain. However, she soon finds herself being pursued by numerous strangers who, having previously thrown coins into the fountain, are now in love with her.
In the indie comedy “A Good Old Fashioned Orgy”, a 30-year-old man (Jason Sudeikis) is forced to grow up when his father (Johnson) decides to sell the family vacation home in the Hamptons, bringing an end to his tradition of throwing elaborate summer theme parties. Wanting to go out with a bang, he enlists his friends to throw one final party – an orgy.
Johnson’s recent TV work includes police series “Nash Bridges” and comedy drama “Just Legal“.
