Although his upcoming adaptation of Elmore Leonard‘s Freaky Deaky is set to hit the Tribeca Film Festival this weekend, director Charlie Matthau has already lined up his next project. Deadline has informed us that the director will be helming the comedy The Sugar Shack, written by Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas.
The story is intriguing, as it follows “the most popular male stripper in Racine, Wisconsin as he fends off a young rival while saving the town from a corrupt politician.” Talk about a multi-talented stripper. The project has been described as a “cross between The Full Monty and The Hangover“, if that gives you any consolation on the type of film it’s going to be. Apparently the story was inspired by some female acquaintances of Second City alumni Fleming and Janas, who frequented the Racine joint.
I’m also getting a little Steven Soderbergh vibe, only because his upcoming film,...
The story is intriguing, as it follows “the most popular male stripper in Racine, Wisconsin as he fends off a young rival while saving the town from a corrupt politician.” Talk about a multi-talented stripper. The project has been described as a “cross between The Full Monty and The Hangover“, if that gives you any consolation on the type of film it’s going to be. Apparently the story was inspired by some female acquaintances of Second City alumni Fleming and Janas, who frequented the Racine joint.
I’m also getting a little Steven Soderbergh vibe, only because his upcoming film,...
- 4/18/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Director Charlie Matthau is looking to have a big week next week. With the Tribeca Film Festival starting up in New York City, Matthau's latest, an adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel Freaky Deaky, is set to make its world premiere. If the movie is a smash hit than the big question that is going to be asked of the filmmaker repeatedly will be, "What's next?" The good thing is that he's apparently already set up an answer. According to Deadline, Matthau is now attached to direct the comedy Sugar Shack. The project is based on an original screenplay by Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas and centers on a male stripper. The story is set in Racine, Wisconsin and follows said stripper as he must both face down a rival and save his town from a corrupt politician. The setting was chosen because Racine is home to "one of the...
- 4/18/2012
- cinemablend.com
Exclusive: As he gears up for Sunday’s Tribeca Film Festival premiere of his adaption of Elmore Leonard’s Freaky Deaky, director Charlie Matthau has set his next film. It will be The Sugar Shack, a farcicial comedy written by Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas. The storyline follows the most popular male stripper in Racine, Wisconsin as he fends off a young rival while saving the town from a corrupt politician. The film will shoot in September. The story, described by Matthau as a cross between The Full Monty and The Hangover, was inspired by female acquaintances of Second City alumni Fleming and Janas, who were known to make frequent trips to the Racine establishment. It remains one of the only uncensored male venues in the world. Matthau will produce Judd Rubin and Donald Zuckerman. Nathaniel Eyde, George Eyde, Lou Eyde and Robert Cantrell of Eyde Studios will be exec...
- 4/17/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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