Jan 27 2006Napoleon Dynamite To Sumo Wrestle
The writers of Wedding Crashers, Steve Faber and Bob Fisher, have been commissioned by Fox to write a script based on Josha Davis's GQ article about being a 134-pound man competing in the U.S. Sumo Open. John Heder of Napoleon Dynamite fame is already being tapped to play the lead. Let's hope these comedy writers are able to resist making this too much of a slapstick, and really get to the deep emotional drama of a skinny white guy wrestling a nearly-naked 500 pound man.
My only question: When will Hot Topic begin carrying "Vote for Sumo" shirts?
Reader Comments
1. Jemaleddin - January 27, 2006 2:12 PM
Wedding Crasher? Singular? Is that like how Aliens is the sequel to Alien?
I'll have to see if my local video store has that. =-)
2. poke - January 29, 2006 3:26 PM
So is THIS the film where everyone considers his 15 minutes up?
3. ahighclassproblem - January 29, 2006 5:39 PM
The film will be smart, funny, illuminating and hopefully something that will stick with you for a while. Promise. Not a broad goofy film... I understand what a lot of you on various websites are predicting and that has more to do with the way in which the film was announced in the trades...which was poorly. Hang in there. You'll really enjoy the film.