A remake of The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty has been in the works for year, with all sorts of people attached at various stages. However now it looks like it’s finally going to shoot, with Ben Stiller in the title role and a spring shoot planned. Stiller’s going to need some co-stars though, and THR reports Kristen Wiig is gearing up to the remake of the 1947 comedy classic.
Originally based on a short story by James Thurber, this updated version revolves around a shy magazine photo editor who gets lost in the world of his own fantastical daydreams. He finds himself on a real-life adventure when he goes searching for a missing negative. Kristen Wiig will play a co-worker, someone who often plays a key role in Walter Mitty’s fantasies, and thus comes to help him on his seemingly inconsequential quest.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty will finally begin shooting this April in New York City and Iceland.
Earlier today we reported that Kristen Wiig doesn’t want to make a second Bridesmaids movie, but now she’s got a different project in the works, in which she’d star alongside Owen Wilson, Christopher Walken and Paul Rudd (who’s been attached since last year).
After Bridesmaids became one of Universal’s few recent major hits, it’s unsurprising the studio has wanted some more. However there’s been a bit of a roadblock, as the film’s star and co-writer, Kristen Wiig, is said to be against a follow-up.
A movie with Kristen Wiig and Robert De Niro, directed by Sean Penn, is certainly an interesting prospect, and it looks like it’s probably going to happen and they’re teaming up for The Comedian, which is slated to start shooting in the spring. Written by Art Linson with Jeffrey Ross, the movie will be produced by Art Linson (Into the Wild), John Linson, Jon Kilik and Robert De Niro. Shannon Costello will be associate producing.