Wahlberg, Franco Cozy Up to Date Night
Posted on April 14, 2009 • Filed under: "Date Night" — No Comments
Mark Wahlberg is a Francophile. And, apparently, a Fey-ophile. Not to mention a Carell-ophile.
Wahlberg and James Franco are leading the pack as the latest bold-faced names flocking to the Steve Carell and Tina Fey-starring big-screen comedy Date Night.
According to Variety, Gossip Girl Leighton Meester, rapper Common, Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson, SNL utility player Kristen Wiig and Jimmi Simpson (aka David Letterman’s erstwhile intern Lyle and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia scene-stealer) round out the funnybone-tickling cast.
The all-star flick centers on a married couple, played by the Must-See TV stars, whose dinner and a movie date night goes horribly—and dare we say, comedically—awry when they become the victims of mistaken identity.
Wahlberg will play a security guard who gets flirty with Fey; Franco takes on the role of dimwitted criminal; Meester takes over babysitting duty for the on-the-town couple; Henson dons a badge as a well-meaning cop; Common and Simpson play detectives; and Wiig plays BFF to her former SNL costar Fey in the Shawn Avery-directed flick.
Shooting kicks off in Los Angeles next week.
Source: E!
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