Robert De Niro in Sean Penn movie
In the summer of this year have been rumors that Sean Penn will shoot the tape "The Comedian", but only now has been confirmed not only the director but also the names of actors who participate in the project. Robert De Niro plays the outgoing comedian, whose life changes after meeting with the red-haired beauty played by Kristen Wiig.
Jackie Burke (De Niro) - embittered stand-up comedian whose best years have gone long ago. He was still clutching at the remnants of popularity because of being recognized by the character of Burke in the TV series. But during one performance, Jackie can’t stand and he runs the microphone in a particularly stinging viewer. Court sentenced Burke to correctional works, where he met with a bright red-haired Harmony (Wiig). The meeting will turn his whole life.
Art Linson, producer of "Fight Club" and the "Untouchables" together with Jeffrey Ross have written the screenplay. They both will produce Penn’s film.
Robert De Niro has played a comic in Martin Scorsese's "King of Comedy", and also worked with Sean Penn - actors starred in the film "We are not angels" and "What just happened".
Kristen Wiig is familiar to audiences for the role of jealous loser, "Bridesmaids" and the one-eyed companion of Simon Pegg in a fantastic comedy "Paul". Kristen is also best known for the program "Saturday Night Live," where she amuses the audience for six years.
The last time Sean Penn has shot was in 2007 ("Into the Wild"). The actor tried several times to leave the cinema, but for now he is not very good: in May of this year, Penn has represented at the Cannes Film Festival just two films with his participation - "Tree of Life" and "This must be the place."