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Russ & Roger Movie Updates

Russ & Roger Movie Updates

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Josh Gad Closes Deal to Play Roger Ebert in 'Russ & Roger' from The Hollywood Reporter

Josh Gad has signed on to portray film critic Roger Ebert in Russ & Roger, STX Entertainment's comedy centering on the film critic and filmmaker Russ Meyer.

Michael Winterbottom Eyed to Direct Will Ferrell’s ‘Russ & Roger... from Variety

Michael Winterbottom is in talks to direct the comedy Russ & Roger Go Beyond starring Will Ferrell.

STX Entertainment from STX Entertainment

Roger Ebert & Russ Meyer, Fox, And A Well Rounded Supporting Cast from Deadline

Amin’s Sobini Films has partnered with David Permut and Richard Waltzer to acquire Russ & Roger Go Beyond, a script by Emmy-winning Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons scribe Christopher Cluess.

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  • Set in the late 1960s when cheap counterculture films are minting money, struggling studio 20th Century Fox gives soft-core pulp director Russ Meyers the opportunity to direct "Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls" because his profit margins are so high and his costs are miniscule. Meyer agrees to take on "Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls" on the condition that the script is written by film critic Roger Ebert, who had written one of the few positive reviews Meyer had ever received. Meyers and Ebert struggle with the studio's board of directors and the ratings board, but despite being the rare major studio release with an X rating, they are vindicated when "Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls" is released in 1970 to big box office.

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