Film rights to bring the beloved slapstick trio to the big screen have changed hands in Hollywood many times, and the latest turnover has First Look Studios making the picture instead of Peter and Bobby Farrelly.
The Farrelly brothers seemed the perfect people to update the shenanigans of Larry, Curly and Moe — after all, they gave the world "Dumb & Dumber," "Kingpin," and "There’s Something About Mary."
But many other comic filmmakers have also failed the Stooges (including Mel Brooks), and the Farrellys’ Warner Bros. deal to write and direct has expired.
From Variety:
"First Look, working with C3 Entertainment, said it intends to stay true to the flavor of the original Stooges, who created their own brand of slapstick…’Various people have had various ideas, but we want to keep the traditional wild-and-crazy aspect,’ [C3 Entertainment prexy-CEO Earl] Benjamin said."
Meanwhile, the Farrellys are currently filming "The Seven Day Itch" (AKA "The Heartbreak Kid") with Ben Stiller, due out next October.
