Sonnenfeld In 'trouble' At Dis
Barry Sonnenfeld will next helm Walt Disney's ensemble comedy "Big Trouble" instead of Warner Bros.' Gwyneth Paltrow-Ben Affleck starrer "The Ugly Truth."
The director, who owed his next film to the studio where he has been based for the past three years, is expected
to go before cameras on "Trouble" this summer in Miami. Disney-based Tom Jacobson ("Mission to Mars") is producing, along with Sonnenfeld and Barry Josephson. "Trouble" was greenlit Tuesday afternoon, marking one of the first projects put into production by newly installed Disney Studios chairman Peter Schneider.
Sonnenfeld's decision pulls him away from the high-profile drama "The Ugly Truth," which he had been in serious talks to direct. However, sources said Paltrow and Affleck remain committed to the story about a female FBI profiler who must track down a serial killer. "Truth" will now go out to other directors for an August start.
Based on the best-selling novel from Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist Dave Barry, "Big Trouble" is the tale of a suitcase bomb and how it changes the lives of a divorced father, an unhappy housewife, two hit men, several street thugs, a pair of teens, a pair of FBI agents and a psychedelic toad. Sonnenfeld had been developing the project at Disney for months.
Matt Stone (not the "South Park" co-creator of the same name) and Robert Ramsey, who penned the 1999 Eddie Murphy-Martin Lawrence starrer "Life," adapted "Big Trouble" for the big screen. The Jacobson Co.'s Jim Wedaa will executive produce. Wedaa brought Barry's book into the company last spring.
After "Big Trouble," Sonnenfeld will direct at least one more Disney picture. Among the projects he's circling for the studio are "The Lady Killers," "Chippendales" and "White Noise."
Sonnenfeld had been looking for a project since exiting "Ali" last November.
Sonnenfeld's credits include "Men in Black" and "Get Shorty." His last outing was "Wild Wild West." He is repped by CAA.
The director, who owed his next film to the studio where he has been based for the past three years, is expected
Sonnenfeld's decision pulls him away from the high-profile drama "The Ugly Truth," which he had been in serious talks to direct. However, sources said Paltrow and Affleck remain committed to the story about a female FBI profiler who must track down a serial killer. "Truth" will now go out to other directors for an August start.
Based on the best-selling novel from Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist Dave Barry, "Big Trouble" is the tale of a suitcase bomb and how it changes the lives of a divorced father, an unhappy housewife, two hit men, several street thugs, a pair of teens, a pair of FBI agents and a psychedelic toad. Sonnenfeld had been developing the project at Disney for months.
Matt Stone (not the "South Park" co-creator of the same name) and Robert Ramsey, who penned the 1999 Eddie Murphy-Martin Lawrence starrer "Life," adapted "Big Trouble" for the big screen. The Jacobson Co.'s Jim Wedaa will executive produce. Wedaa brought Barry's book into the company last spring.
After "Big Trouble," Sonnenfeld will direct at least one more Disney picture. Among the projects he's circling for the studio are "The Lady Killers," "Chippendales" and "White Noise."
Sonnenfeld had been looking for a project since exiting "Ali" last November.
Sonnenfeld's credits include "Men in Black" and "Get Shorty." His last outing was "Wild Wild West." He is repped by CAA.
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