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Will Forte and Tim Robbins Take On Switch, Replacing Dennis Quaid and Ty Burrell

January 9, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Jackie Brown prequel Switch is having a bit of a Switch of its own, as actors Will Forte and Tim Robbins have signed up to replace Ty Burrell and Dennis Quaid in the movie, who’ve had to step away due to scheduling issues, according to Variety.

The film, based on Elmore Leonard’s novel, is set 15 years before the events in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, following Louis Gara (John Hawkes) and Ordell Robbie (Yasiin Bey) who join forces to kidnap Mickey (Jennifer Aniston) , the wife of a real estate magnate (Tim Robbins). Their plan goes awry when the husband refuses to pay the ransom, leading Mickey to use her abductors for revenge.

Will Forte is set to play Marshall Taylor, a member of Mickey’s country club who witnesses the kidnapping and has a serious crush on Mickey. Isla Fisher is also onboard to play a younger version of Melanie, originally played by Bridget Fonda in Jackie Brown.

Daniel Schechter is directing from his own adapted screenplay. Production is scheduled to begin next month.

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ACTORS: Will Forte, Tim Robbins, Dennis Quaid, Ty Burrell, Jennifer Aniston DIRECTORS: Daniel Schechter FILMS: Switch

Jennifer Anison Gets Into Another Switch With Dennis Quaid

February 16, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Jennifer Aniston in not a shitty rom-com shocker! You’d assume that if Aniston was in talks for a film called Switch, it’d be some sort of sequel to the god-awful movie she made not that long ago with Jason Bateman, but it turns out the title is just a coincidence, as she’s actually being lined up for a supporting role in an Elmore Leonard adaptation, which also happens to be called Switch. And according to Deadline, Dennis Quaid’s coming along for the ride too.

They’d join the already cast Ty Burrell, John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey in the movie, which is a semi-prequel to Jackie Brown (or at least features some of the same characters). The story is set 15 years before the events of Jackie Brown, and follows Ordell Robbie (Bey) and Louis Gara (Hawkes) as they try to kidnap Mickey Dawson (Aniston), the wife of a crooked Detroit real estate magnate (Quaid). However the kidnappers soon turn this around, deciding to team with Mickey in order to get her horrible hubby’s money.

Quaid and Aniston are yet to sign on the dotted line, but things look good.

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ACTORS: Jennifer Aniston, Dennis Quaid, Ty Burrell, John Hawkes, Yasiin Be DIRECTORS: Daniel Schechter FILMS: Switch

Modern Family’s Ty Burrell Playing A Little Bit Gay In Switch

February 11, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Ty Burrell has won huge praise and an Emmy for Modern Family, but he’s yet to make much of an impact on the big screen – and that’s despite popping up in film as diverse as The Incredible Hulk and National Treasure 2.

Now he’s booked a new movie role, which will hopefully help his film career, as Variety reports he’ll appear in Switch, based on Elmore Leonard’s prequel to Jackie Brown. And in the movie, he’s going to have a major man-crush.

News of the movie first surfaced last week when John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) took the lead roles. The story is set 15 years before the events of Jackie Brown, and follows Ordell Robbie (Yasiin Bey) and Louis Gara (John Hawkes) – played by Samuel L. Jackson & Robert De Niro in Jackie Brown – as they try to kidnap Mickey Dawson, the wife of a crooked Detroit real estate magnate.

Burrell is set to play Marshall Taylor, a married country club member who has a crush on Mickey and spend much of the story in a moral dilemma after he witnesses the kidnapping.

Daniel Schechter is directing from his own screenplay, which is adapted from Elmore Leonard’s novel. Shooting is slated to begin in May.

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ACTORS: Ty Burell, John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey DIRECTORS: Daniel Schechter FILMS: Switch

John Hawkes To Star In Jackie Brown Prequel, Switch

February 2, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Anyone want a prequel to Jackie Brown, but without the involvement of Quentin Tarantino? Well, we’re getting one as Variety reports that actors John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) have signed on to star in Switch, a prequel to the Elmore Leonard book.

Robert De Niro played ex-con Louis Gara in Jackie Brown, with Samuel L. Jackson as low-rent arms dealer Ordell Robbie. Switch is set 15 years before the events of Jackie Brown, with Louis Gara (Hawkes) and Ordell Robbie (Bey) pairing up to kidnap Mickey Dawson, the wife of a Detroit real estate tycoon. Things don’t go according to plan, as the husband refuses to pay up and so the wife ends up using the criminals to get revenge.

Daniel Schechter is set to direct from his own screenplay. Schechter made the risky move of adapting the novel on spec, without acquiring the rights to Elmore Leonard’s book beforehand. However, after sending his finished script to the author, Leonard granted the director rights to his novel, and will produce the adaptation. Production is scheduled to begin in May.

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ACTORS: John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey DIRECTORS: Daniel Schechter FILMS: Switch