Brendan Fraser has signed on to join Harrison Ford in medical drama Crowley, uniting Indiana Jones and The Mummy's Rick O'Connell at last. We were hoping that together they'd be lassooing and/or casting ancient mystical spells to combat disease while outrunning ravenous hordes of voles or something, but judging by the synopsis things are set to be a little less exciting. The film's inspired by the true story of John (Fraser) and Aileen Crowley, whose two children were born with a rare genetic disorder. Although there was no treatment available, they refused to give up hope, tracking down a researcher (Ford) with a potential cure.  Hmm, so we're talking more Lorenzo's Oil than Temple of Doom, but we're still optimistic that some sort of religious artifact and its mystical powers will come into play somewhere. The film's set to be directed by Tom Vaughan, he of the rather good Starter for Ten and the rather bad What Happens in Vegas. Robert Nelson Jacobs, of The Shipping News and Chocolat, is writing the script, based on a Wall Street Journal article and book by Geeta Anand.

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ALEISTER CROWLEY
When are they going to make a high quality biopic on the life of Aleister Crowley; certainly a life that deserves the proper film treatment, whether you like him or not. Acclaimed mountaineer, occultist and philanderer, among so many other things... BLOODY HELL, HOLLYWOOD! ... Read More El-Branden Brazil About me
05:08, 14 January 2009 | Report This Post
RE: Brendan Fraser Joins Crowley
Sounds interesting, I'll be keeping an eye on this one. ... Read More Kazuya About me
16:52, 13 January 2009 | Report This Post
Should Be Intresting.
Brendan Fraser is a very intresting actor and have been keeping a good eye on his amazing talent. Lately he has done action and comdey roles, now that he has a drama role and is working with Harrison Ford it's got to be intresting. The last best drama he did was Gods and Monsters, Crash and The Air I Breathe was small roles but he did very well in three of them. Like to see that very soon. ... Read More joanna likes films About me
15:57, 13 January 2009 | Report This Post
RE: Porker!
I've never been able to get on board with Brendan Fraser... I just can't take anything he does seirously.  ... Read More Drone About me
15:45, 13 January 2009 | Report This Post
Porker!
Looks like Brendan's been on the pies in that photo! Ford should keep making smaller movies like this. I loved ALL the Indy movies and rewatched Skull again this weekend and thought it to be just as good as Doom, if not better. But this is a welcome bit of news. Just to see him in a quality picture after dreary stuff like Random Hearts and that awful thing with Anne Heche on an island with pirates and Ross from Friends and the girl with the big knockers... Ok, so there were good bits! But ... Read More leroythemasochist About me
10:42, 13 January 2009 | Report This Post