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Nathan Lane, best known in my household for his hilarious portrayl of ‘Albert’ in “The Birdcage” (A remake of “La Cage aux Folles”), is in negotiations to join Julia Roberts and Lily Collins in “Brother’s Grimm : Snow White” for director Tarsem Singh.
Lane will play the evil Queen’s (Roberts) main servant, ” a man loyal to her out of fear” says THR.
Lily Collins plays the title character while Armie Hammer (“The Social Network”) is the Prince. Robert Emms has also joined the cast, playing the main-in-waiting to help the Prince.
The trade says that this one, in contrast to the other “Snow White” movies in development, is a “spirited adventure comedy” – – and that sounds a lot like Clint described the film in yesterday’s Ask Clint column :
Said Clint :
Hey guys,
Know anything about the other “Snow White” movie? The one with Julia Roberts?
CassCass,
Not a lot, though I do know it’s much, much lighter than the other umpteen “Snow White” projects in development – namely, “Snow White and the Huntsman”. Julia Roberts’ evil Queen character will be providing many of the laughs – she’s broke, you see, so she’s trying to think of things she can pawn off (like livestock and her dresses). Things just get progressively worse for her, particularly as Snow White inches closer to re-inheriting the kingdom, so ‘happy place, happy place, happy place’ becomes the Queen’s oft-repeated mantra. As for Snow White, she goes from forlorn damsel to a bit of an ass-kicking Charlie’s Angel-type and the Dwarfs? Chimneys, in that they’re a packet-a-day smokers. I think it’ll be fun – and different enough to the other “Snow White” films that it won’t feel like we’ve seen it before.
Sounds like fun, right!?
