Feb 24 2006Philip Seymour Hoffman to Play Roger Ebert
In an appearance on the Howard Stern Show today, film critic Roger Ebert mentioned that a Russ Meyer biopic is in the works, with Oscar-nominee Philip Seymour Hoffman set to play the critic. Then Ebert, at Stern's encouragement, showed his breasts and had lunch meat thrown at his ass. I mean, I didn't hear it, but I assume.
This sounds like pretty good casting, because Hoffman is male, white and kind of fat. I don't know what other requirements there would be.
Reader Comments
1. happy_bunny - February 24, 2006 10:37 PM
I wonder which way Ebert's thumb will go. Maybe he'll recuse himself.
2. clarkehead - February 27, 2006 1:09 PM
He'll give this movie a thumbs-up, just like every other movie he reviews. He seems to love pretty much everything nowadays. Hell, he gave "Running Scared" a B, while every other columnist tanked the crap out of it.