With auteur Terrence Malick’s fifth film in as many decades coming out this November, starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn as father and son respectively (living in different generations of course), it begs the question: what kind of father will Pitt play?

Apparently not a very good one, a role that could be a refreshing, villainous departure for the perennial movie star cum character actor.

Here’s the verbose (pseudo) synopsis:

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What a long wait it’s been. Rumored for a release last fall, Terrence Malick’s next epic, The Tree of Life will now hit theaters November. indieWire’s Anne Thompson spoke to the distributor Apparation’s Bob Bearney and he said it will hit U.S. theaters this November and possibly still have the much anticipated Cannes 2010 premiere. Check out the synopsis of the film which stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn below. Read the full story

Riding the award-circuit wave, Christoph Waltz, multilingual star of Inglourious Basterds, has signed on to star in the depression-era romance drama Water For Elephants. Recall that we originally reported Sean Penn would star as chief villain in the flick, but the latest news indicates Waltz has taken his place. Read the full story

Even though he is known for being rather reclusive and hidden from the media, renowned director Terrence Malick has allowed word to get out of his latest project. Deadline Hollywood is reporting it will host a star studded cast including,”no less than Christian Bale, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, and Olga Kurylenko.” The untitled feature is slated to begin shooting this autumn and is currently being described as a romantic drama. Read the full story

Two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn and up-and-coming heartthrob Robert Pattinson are linked to the adaptation of the bestseller Water For Elephants. [Variety]

They will be joining Reese Witherspoon for Fox 2000’s adaptation of the novel about a depression era veterinarian who takes to the road with a travelling circus. Pattinson would play the vet, while Penn would play the role of the abusive animal trainer.

Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) will direct the film and Richard LaGravenese will write.

Will Sean Penn make an adequate villain? What do you think about Pattinson’s ability in this role?

The highly-anticipated fifth film from mysterious writer-director Terrence Malik will not see the light of day in 2009, Anne Thompson reports. Tree of Life which stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn has had many rumors, including an IMAX documentary accompaniment with dinosaurs. Apparition head Bob Berney says that a year-end opening was “wishful. It’s definitely not going to come out this year.” Berney even admits to not seeing any of the film yet. It looks like we are just as much in the dark as he is. Read the full story

The Boston Globe is reporting today that Paul Giamatti has signed on as Larry in the upcoming film The Three Stooges. This comes a few months after it was announced that Sean Penn was leaving the role citing “personal reasons.” In addition to Giamatti joining the cast The Globe is also reporting that funny man Jim Carrey will not be playing the role of Curly. Benicio Del Toro is still attached to play Moe as are the Farrelly Brothers still at the helm.

This project has been hitting road block after road block with no end in sight. If the Farrelly Brothers have any hopes to get the film out by 2010 as they planned they need to get the cast down now and start production. Otherwise we will not see Three Stooges until at least 2011.

Who do you think should play the stooges?

Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life has been kept very under wraps so far and there hasn’t been a release date announced yet, but it may  be coming to theaters in 2009. Screen Daily (via Hollywood Elsewhere) is reporting that the film has picked up distribution at Cannes and that it may be released this year. The film wrapped over a year ago and Malick is still apparently cutting the film. The film stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn as brothers.

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The Production Weekly twitter just announced casting for the upcoming Farrelly Brothers Three Stooges adaptation. Sean Penn will play Larry, Jim Carrey as Curly & Benicio Del Toro as Moe. The Farrellys have said that they were not going to do a biopic or remake, but instead new Three Stooges episodes set in the present day. The plot of the episodes are said to be an adventure that revolves around the Stooges characters^. The film has been taken to MGM studios with production starting this fall and a 2010 release date.

Three great actors with good directors, looks like it could be good.

What do you think of a modern Three Stooges film? with these actors?

Apparently, there will be two Terrence Malick films to feast on in the near future. As reported over at AICN, the upcoming Malick film The Tree of Life, starring Sean Penn and Brad Pitt, will be two full, separate movies, the first of which will be the narrative The Tree of Life which we’ve all been expecting while the second will be an “‘imax only’ feature depicting the birth and death of the universe.” (AICN)
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