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23 April 2008
It's All Greek To Apatow & Stoller
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It's All Greek To Apatow & Stoller
The team behind Forgetting Sarah Marshall is to re-assemble for Get Him To The Greek. Nick Stoller will direct the story of a fledgling insurance adjuster who is, for reasons as yet unclear (to those of us poorly versed in the ways of insurance), hired to accompany a hedonistic rock star to a gig at L.A.'s Greek Theater.

Jonah Hill will play the insurance adjuster, with Russell Brand playing the rock star. Brand seems to have been, erm, branded as a rock star by Apatow, since he plays a lothario rocker in Sarah Marshall. But since he is, fairly surprisingly, the funniest thing in that film (seriously, even if you think you hate him, he's actually really good) we're very glad that he'll be given a larger role in this next film.  With roles in You Don't Mess With The Zohan and Adam Sandler's Bedtime Stories, Brand may be staring down the business end of a very successful Hollywood career.
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brand was great in FSM, i do enjoy his stand up and in this he isn't just playing himself, anyone who says that is probably not a fan of the man and has their mind made up about the man, a woman behind me in the cinema actually said out loud 'oh god here we go' but brand wasn't himself at all. As for him being a rock star again, well can't he be the same rock star? Surely that would make sense. Looking forward to it though, it could be really good. ... Read More

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He may be looking at a successful career in Hollywood but only playing "Russel Brand". I hate him! ... Read More

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It's "lothario", Olly... ;) ... Read More

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