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Attention: We've Lost a Stooge

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The chances of finding Sean Penn jammed in a doorway with two other men has just radically decreased. Citing personal reasons, Milk has dropped out of both Asger Leth's Cartel and the Farrelly Brothers' Three Stooges, in which he was to play Larry alongside Jim Carrey's Curly and Benicio Del Toro's Moe. Variety notes it's unclear if the studio will wait out Penn's "personal reasons" or find someone even more unlikely-but-oddly-appropriate to fill out the trio. Maybe glue some hair tufts on the side of Dave Attell's head? Or just put absolutely anyone in this incredibly convincing mask.

  • January 5, 2010
    Remember how Sean Penn was going to be Larry in a Farrelly Brothers-directed Three Stooges movie, and then Sean Penn wasn't going to be Larry in a Farrelly Brothers-directed Three Stooges movie because he decided he'd rather stay home and watch his marriage to Princess Bride cr... / Continue →
  • March 25, 2009
    The nyucking is all coming together. Variety reports that Sean Penn has officially signed on to play Larry in the Farrelly Brothers' modern take on a Three Stooges comedy; meanwhile, Jim Carrey is in talks to put on 40 pounds to play Curly, and Benicio Del Toro may be getting a... / Continue →
  • June 2, 2011
    The bizarre casting of the Farrelly Brothers' Three Stooges continues, now with former American Idol and current Weight Watchers spokesperson Jennifer Hudson joining the cast. Like Jane Lynch and Larry David before her, Hudson is joining the monastery as one of the nuns at the ... / Continue →
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