Normally the closest Sean Penn gets to mainstream popcorn cinema is an earnest drama or indie project, but now he might make a proper populist movie, as Deadline reports he’s in talks to appear in 20th Century Fox’s remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which Ben Stiller will direct and take the lead role in.
The movie is about the Walter Mitty, a mild-mannered photo manager who sets off on a quest to find a missing negative, and who discovers that his dreams of adventure don’t quite match the reality. Sean Penn will play a photographer, in what has been described as a small but crucial role. Kristen Wiig, Patton Oswalt, Adam Scott, and Shirley MacLaine are also attached to star.
Production is already underway, although it isn’t clear when Fox plans to release the movie.
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