Jane Lynch joining The Three Stooges, as their nun

Jane Lynch is one hilarious woman!  I do NOT watch "Glee", but her work in the last decade has made this blogger laugh non-stop.  In my opinion, she's pure gold in everything she does.  Well she's about to join Sofia Vergara, Sean Hayes (Larry) and Will Sasso (Curly) in the Farrelly Brothers The Three Stooges.

She will play the nun that runs the school where the three brothers grew up.  I love the casting!  She will be a welcome addition to the comedy film.  Still waiting for the final word on who will play Moe, the ringleader of the trio.  Latest rumor is former “24” star, Chris Diamantopoulos.  I don't know any of his work, as most of his resume is for TV.  I don't want to spend too much on him until it's certain, for now, I celebrate the casting of Lynch!

Sean Hayes cast as Larry in The Three Stooges

It was only a matter of time!  Last week, Will Sasso was cast as Curly from The Three Stooges.  Today the curly haired stooge, Larry, has been cast.  He will played by the hilarious Sean Hayes!

I love this choice.  I must admit, I didn't see this one coming at all, but I love it!  "Will & Grace" was one of my favorite sitcoms on the air, despite its cheesiness.  One of the main reasons I watched the show was Hayes character of Jack.

Since the show was retired/canceled, Hayes has been in a few movies.  His role in the Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman film, The Bucket List was a good one.  He is a talented actor.  But that's not the only reason this casting works for me, there's more. 

Hayes' size, physically makes sense up against Sasso as Curly.  He is a bit shorter than average and has a slender body; it's going to look great if he gets to beat up on Sasso a bit in the film.

Also, Hayes is musician!  Which, guess what, so too is the character of Larry.  This is great casting by the Farrelly Brothers; for a movie that I all but lost interest in.  So, I've made it clear I love this casting.  How about you all?  Did you see someone else playing the fro haired violinist? 

Will Sasso will play Curly in The Three Stooges

In a stroke of casting genius: Will Sasso is officially cast in The Three Stooges as Curly.  I always thought Sasso was funny during his run on Mad Tv.  He's got the build to play Curly and I believe he'll do a great job.

Now that Curly has been cast, the casting of the other two stooges should happen pretty quickly.  Considering what this movie has been through the past few months to a year, this is good news.  Fox can relax now and believe the Farrelly brothers film is actually going to happen.

So now that Curly is cast, who plays Moe and Larry?  Check out who I guessed a few months ago.

Who do you think should play the other two stooges?

"Three Stooges," Is Anyone Still Interested?

It had the perfect directors for the job: the Farrelly Brothers. The perfect Moe: Benicio Del Toro. The perfect Larry: Sean Penn. The perfect Curly: Jim Carrey. Now? Well, the Farrelly Brothers are still attached; hell they wrote the movie, they should be directing it.

First was Sean Penn dropping out to 'focus on his family'; that went well, he and his wife still got divorced. Then they recast him for Paul Giamatti, great! Then Jim Carrey dropped out because he didn't feel he could do the character justice with a fat suit; admirable. Then Giamatti and Del Toro were both gone due to all the postponements. So... does anyone still care?

I'd like to answer 'yes'. But, I'm going to be fickle and disloyal to the Farrelly Brothers. It's one of those situations where it's like, "if it happens, great. If it doesn't, I'll live". I would like to see a modern day trio of stooges, but it doesn't seem like this movie was meant to be.

Although this week, it has been revitalized. With MGM cleaning up its debt situation, the movie may go to Fox. It's full speed ahead, it starts filming in March. So, with THAT in mind, who plays the parts? Ok, here goes, off the top of my head, no real thought, just spit balling:

Moe: Tom Hanks. Hear me out! The guy is funny, period. He is funny. And remember where the man got his start: "Bosom Buddies". That was somewhat physical comedy, he could do it, I'm telling you.

Larry: Woody Harrelson. The man is versatile and can be really really funny, check out Zombieland. He has that long skinny face that looks like Larry and they could work the hair however they see fit. Woody is Larry.

Curly: Kevin James. In one of the most obvious casting moves there is, he's on a short list of big guys who can do physical comedy. He has a knack for it and could pull it off.

And my wildcard: Andy Samberg for a younger version of Larry. It must be the hair. Ok, that's enough. This was all for fun, we'll see what actually ends up happening as the brothers are saying they'll cast unknowns if they have to. Do you still want to see a Stooges film?

Paul Giamatti to play Larry of the Three Stooges, Jim Carrey out as Curly?

A few weeks ago we told you about Sean Penn leaving the Farrelly Brother's The Three Stooges. This week, the Farrellys are announcing their replacement, Paul Giamatti. The Boston Globe reported the news this past Friday. To me, this is an obvious choice. Giamatti looks the part and has proved his comedic timing is amazing in such films as Sideways and Fred Claus.

Perhaps the biggest surprise is that the paper hinted that Jim Carrey is out as Curly. This is news to us at AtD, because we have not seen one bit of information to validate this. But, it could be so, and if it is, the Farrelly Brothers need to get started looking. I loved the casting choice of Jim Carrey, but there has to be something going on that no one knows about. So we'll have to wait and see.

Sean Penn leaving The Three Stooges

Maybe you didn't even know this, but the Farrelly brothers are making The Three Stooges. The movie has been confirmed to star Sean Penn as Larry, Benicio Del Toro as Moe, and Jim Carrey as Curly... until today. Sean Penn has backed out of the film to be at home more. He and his wife (Robin Wright Penn) filed for divorce a few months ago, but retracted the filing and want to give their marriage another shot.

This is kind of sad news for me. I love the Farrelly brother's earlier work such as Dumb & Dumber and There's Something About Mary. But as of late, their really just making below par movies. The Heartbreak Kid was seriously one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time (minus Danny McBride). And Stuck on You was pretty bad as well. So I was curious what kind of movie this would become. They promised it wouldn't be a Bio-Pic ala Ray, or Walk the Line.

The other intriguing part of the movie is its choice in casting. When was the last time you saw Sean Penn do anything that was funny?... Fast Times at Ridgemont High? So to see him as a comedy act would have been against the grain. He always does these super intense dramas. Same goes for Del Toro. The only thing I've seen him do that could even be considered comedy is The Usual Suspects, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas way back in 1998. And Carrey playing Curly is fascinating! It's rumored the Farrelly brothers want him to gain 70 pounds for the role. Holy shmoly! That should be cool.

So, as of now, there are only 2... stooges that is. We'll keep you up to date with all the latest as the movie is re-cast.