Danny DeVito to helm “Charlotte Doyle”

Danny DeVito is to step behind the camera once again to direct Morgan Freeman, Pierce Brosnan and Saoirse Ronan in “The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle“, according to Variety

DeVito wrote the script, an adaptation of the bestselling young adult novel written by Avi. The film is in pre-production, with shooting to begin in September.

Ronan has been cast for the title character - a teen who makes a trans-Atlantic crossing from England to America in the 1830s. During the journey, she finds herself in the middle of conflict between the ship’s captain and his mutinous crew.

Brosnan has signed to play the ship’s captain and Freeman will handle the role of ship’s cook - who also helps Ronan on her journey.

DeVito, who will not appear in the film, returns to young adult fare for the first time as director since “Matilda,” the 1996 adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel. He’s worked on the script for several years.

The film will be produced by Michele Weisler, Lori McCreary, Beau St. Clair and Patrick Meehan. Thomas D. Adelman and Hawk Koch are handling executive producing chores.

In Variety, DeVito stated:

“Like ‘Matilda,’ this had topnotch moral lessons in terms of choices that a 13-year-old girl has to make.”

Pierce Brosnan Wants Springsteen Musical

Pierce Brosnan wants to star in a musical about Bruce Springsteen.

The 55-year-old actor - who debuts his vocal talents in the ABBA-inspired musical “Mamma Mia!“, has got the taste for singing on screen, and is keen to take on the challenge of performing Springsteen’s most famous tracks.

He said:

“I’d love to see a musical of Springsteen songs. His songs have got such imagery and poetry. I would like to star in it - I’d have a crack at it. I really enjoyed doing Mamma Mia! so why not? In for a penny, in for a pound!”

Brosnan’s Mamma Mia! co-star Colin Firth suggested Radiohead as the subject for a stage production.

He laughed:

“My son suggested Radiohead, but I don’t think that’s particularly upbeat - it wouldn’t have people dancing in the aisles!”

‘Mama Mia!’ Featurette

Today, we have behind the scenes featurette from ‘Mama Mia!‘ with ABBA songs which were its inspiration.

The story revolves around a bride-to-be (Amanda Seyfried) and her formerly rebellious mom (Meryl Streep) who raised her on a Greek island and never disclosed the identity of her father. The bride locates three men (Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard) who might be her father and invites them to her wedding.

The musical features 22 ABBA songs, including “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me” and “The Winner Takes It All.” It is scheduled to hit theaters on July 18th.

Pierce Brosnan in ‘Married Life’ Movie Trailer

The trailer for the upcoming Pierce Brosnan crime/drama ‘Married Life’ has become available. The story is set in the 1940’s and concerns a married man (Chris Cooper) who cheats; to spare his wife the shame of a divorce, he plots to kill her.

The trailer shows Cooper finding new love (Rachel McAdams), but he still cares for his wife. As a result, he feels that the only way out of this situation is to murder his spouse. But can you build your happiness on the unhappiness of someone else? Cooper’s character believes that there is no other way.

The film is written and directed by Ira Sachs; it is currently scheduled to appear in New York  and Los Angeles  theaters on March 7th.

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Brosnan to star in ‘Vanilla Gorilla’ adventure

Pierce Brosnan has announced that he is to star in an adventure film about a gorilla.

The Bond star, 54, will shoot Vanilla Gorilla next month, prior to starting work on the sequel to his 1999 movie The Thomas Crown Affair.

He wrote on his website: “Before I set sail with the second installment of TC2… I’m off to South Africa to make Vanilla Gorilla, an adventure film about an albino gorilla that has the capacity to speak through sign language.

“It’s the story of a father and daughter who find themselves on an adventure of a lifetime, as they try to restructure their relationship after the loss of their mother/wife.”