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| Thomas Mann |
- KING DORK
Variety reports that Thomas Mann, who starred in Warner
Bros.' comedy hit Project X, will be taking a leading role in King Dork, the
new comedy from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Productions, once
again teaming with NALA Films with Casa de mi Padre helmer Matt Piedmont
directing.
It's adapted from Frank Portman's 2006 novel of the same
name by D.V. DeVincentis (Grosse Point Blank, High Fidelity), telling the story
of two high school outsiders, Tom and Sam, who get through the agony of school
with their shared love of classic rock and roll. Mann will be playing Tom,
while Keir Gilchrist, star of Focus Features' It's Kind of a Funny Story (in
which Mann had a small part) is in contention for the role of Sam. Another Casa
de mi Padre vet, "Parks and Recreation" star Nick Offerman, is also
in talks to play Tom's stepdad.
Before then, Mann will be co-starring in a couple of
Paramount pictures, the teen comedy Fun Size and Hansel and Gretel: Witch
Hunters, as well as having just scored one of the leads in Alcon
Entertainment's Beautiful Creatures.
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