Post by Clouseau on Feb 4, 2008 6:19:53 GMT
as we reported back in June 2007, there is a play in the works (to appear in London) depicting the life of Peter Sellers... originally, The Daily Express reported that Robert Downey Jr. had beaten out Robin Williams and Steve Coogan for the chance to portray Sellers... now, if this is the same play we're hearing about, it would appear that the role of Peter Sellers has yet to be settled, and Al Pacino is among the names still being considered...
the three pertinent questions are 1) is this the same play we heard about last year? 2) if so, what happened to Robert Downey Jr. (assuming he was ever really in contention)? and 3) what other actors also might be contenders for the role?
www.pr-inside.com/pacino-to-take-on-sellers-role-r419282.htm
the three pertinent questions are 1) is this the same play we heard about last year? 2) if so, what happened to Robert Downey Jr. (assuming he was ever really in contention)? and 3) what other actors also might be contenders for the role?
www.pr-inside.com/pacino-to-take-on-sellers-role-r419282.htm
PACINO TO TAKE ON SELLERS ROLE?
Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)
2008-02-04 00:35:59
Hollywood actor AL PACINO is set to take on the role of PETER SELLERS in a new West End play about the late comic's life.
The play's writer, John Antrobus, is a close friend of the Godfather star and insists Pacino is keen to play Sellers on the London stage.
Antrobus says, "We have been looking at some top, top names. The play is about Peter's last days. It is difficult to cast. We have been looking at some of the world's greatest actors.
"To play the real Sellers is not easy. (But) Al Pacino loved the script." The Pink Panther star Sellers, who died of a heart attack in 1980, is one of Britain's most beloved comedy icons.
Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)
2008-02-04 00:35:59
Hollywood actor AL PACINO is set to take on the role of PETER SELLERS in a new West End play about the late comic's life.
The play's writer, John Antrobus, is a close friend of the Godfather star and insists Pacino is keen to play Sellers on the London stage.
Antrobus says, "We have been looking at some top, top names. The play is about Peter's last days. It is difficult to cast. We have been looking at some of the world's greatest actors.
"To play the real Sellers is not easy. (But) Al Pacino loved the script." The Pink Panther star Sellers, who died of a heart attack in 1980, is one of Britain's most beloved comedy icons.
