Ashton Kutcher to star in “Father’s Day”
Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher is set to produce and star in Columbia Pictures’ upcoming multigenerational fatherhood comedy “Like Father,” says Variety. (The Hollywood Reporter claims it’s “Father’s Day“)
The film will be scripted by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Robinson.
The story revolves around a father and son who never got along but coincidentally have baby sons at the same time and are forced to go through the fatherhood experience together.
Kutcher most recently co-starred with Cameron Diaz in Tom Vaughan’s “What Happens in Vegas.” He will next be seen alongside Michelle Pfeiffer in David Hollander’s indie drama “Personal Effects.”
‘Personal Effects’ – Kutcher and Pfeiffer Romance
Intended to be a dramatic love story, project will see Kutcher as a young man who arrives in a town during his attempt to seek vengeance for the murder of his sister. Here he unexpectedly gets sidetracked by a beautiful older woman with wounds very similar to his own. Through this bond, an unlikely and beautiful romance then begins to bloom.
According to the studio’s official site, principal photography will begin on November 26, 2008 under the direction of David Hollander, who is set to perform the task from his own screenplay.
From director/writer David Hollander came the story of Andrew Wakefield who lost his sister in a car accident and finds comfort from Linda who lost her husband. Though the exact release date has yet to be announced, the drama film is set to hit theaters sometime in 2008.
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher, Kathy Bates
