Good News: Jon Favreau has signed on to re-team with Vince Vaughn on the big screen.
Bad News: The movie is New Line’s romantic comedy disaster Four Christmases.
The film was recently (or maybe even currently) shooting in my home city - San Francisco, and the local newspapers have been reporting that co-star Reese Witherspoon is on the outs with her co-star Vaughn. Apparently Witherspoon likes to do rehearsals, while Vaughn likes to improvise and go off the cuff. This kind of clash probably won’t translate well to the big screen.
It’s also rather curious that Jon Favreau is being announced this late in the game - two weeks after principal photography has begun. Not to say that this doesn’t happen, but it just seems strange. Maybe Favreau is replacing someone else who was committed, or possibly they had not cast anyone in the role, and Vince called Jon as a last minute favor. Just speculation. Sure, the film is being directed by King of Kong director Seth Gordon, so there is a slight chance the film might be good.
Vaughn will play one of Favreau’s brothers, along with country star Tim McGraw (meh!). The film follows a couple’s struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day. Four Christmases will hit theaters in December 2008.
December 17th, 2007 at 3:30 am
Have some faith in Seth Gordon. King of Kong deserves a freaking Oscar for Best Doc. Where’s the love/protest nerds and geeks????
I saw get rid of that whiny Witherspoon and hire Billy Mitchell to wear a dress.
Also, on MTV Greg Kinnear finally expressed interest in playing the chubby science teacher in the live action version of KoK.
December 17th, 2007 at 6:44 am
Suck or no suck, it stars Cheese Grease Silverspoon, so I shall definitely watch it.She’s a good actress and is nice to look at. It is however a well-known fact that she’s really a grade-A whiny snotty bitch, so whatever tension on set is probably her doing.
December 17th, 2007 at 7:33 am
Wow, Jon Favreau has really let himself go huh?
December 17th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Tim McGraw? Meh! is my sentiments exactly.
December 18th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
I heard Favreau was brought in to eat Witherspoon.