Updated, 2:11 p.m.: Less than 12 hours after news broke that Pauly Shore would portray fitness guru Richard Simmons in a biopic in development at The Wolper Organization, Simmons has surfaced on Facebook to distance himself from the project.
“Hi Everybody! You may have heard they may be doing a movie about me with Pauly Shore. I have never given my permission for this movie. So don’t believe everything you read,” Simmons wrote. “I no longer have a manager, and I no longer have a publicist. I just try to live a quiet life and be peaceful. Thank you for all your love and support.”
Shore came to star in the forthcoming feature on Simmons’ life after campaigning for such a project to be made, when memes went viral online noting that if any actor should be cast in a Simmons biopic given physical resemblance alone, it should be him.
“Hi Everybody! You may have heard they may be doing a movie about me with Pauly Shore. I have never given my permission for this movie. So don’t believe everything you read,” Simmons wrote. “I no longer have a manager, and I no longer have a publicist. I just try to live a quiet life and be peaceful. Thank you for all your love and support.”
Shore came to star in the forthcoming feature on Simmons’ life after campaigning for such a project to be made, when memes went viral online noting that if any actor should be cast in a Simmons biopic given physical resemblance alone, it should be him.
- 1/17/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Pauly Shore is taking on the role of Richard Simmons in a new biopic.
The 55-year-old actor and comedian will appear in the film is currently in development at Warner Bros. subsidiary The Wolper Organization, with additional casting underway, Variety report.
The biopic follows an unrelated short film about the fitness legend from director and writer Jake Lewis, called The Court Jester, which will premiere at Sundance this week, and also stars Pauly as Richard, as well as Tamra Brown as Ellen DeGeneres and Jesse Heiman as David, a television producer who lost 160 pounds thanks to Richard, and who tracked his weight-loss journey on the blog “Keep It Up David!” The short will be available worldwide on YouTube.
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“I’m really excited about sharing Richard Simmons’s life with the world,” Pauly said in a statement.
“We all need this biopic now more than ever.
The 55-year-old actor and comedian will appear in the film is currently in development at Warner Bros. subsidiary The Wolper Organization, with additional casting underway, Variety report.
The biopic follows an unrelated short film about the fitness legend from director and writer Jake Lewis, called The Court Jester, which will premiere at Sundance this week, and also stars Pauly as Richard, as well as Tamra Brown as Ellen DeGeneres and Jesse Heiman as David, a television producer who lost 160 pounds thanks to Richard, and who tracked his weight-loss journey on the blog “Keep It Up David!” The short will be available worldwide on YouTube.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I’m really excited about sharing Richard Simmons’s life with the world,” Pauly said in a statement.
“We all need this biopic now more than ever.
- 1/17/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Pauly Shore is getting ready to sweat to the oldies, as the actor and comedian will play fitness icon Richard Simmons in a new biopic.
The film is currently in development at Warner Bros. subsidiary The Wolper Organization, with additional casting underway.
Responding to the news, the reclusive Simmons disavowed the project, posting on social media that he has never “given my permission for this movie.”
The biopic follows an unrelated short film about Simmons from director and writer Jake Lewis. That film, titled “The Court Jester,” will premiere at Sundance on Jan. 19 and also stars Shore as Simmons, as well as Tamra Brown as Ellen DeGeneres and Jesse Heiman as David, a television producer who lost 160 pounds thanks to Simmons, and who tracked his weight-loss journey on the blog “Keep It Up David!” After premiering in Park City, “The Court Jester” will immediately be available worldwide on YouTube.
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The film is currently in development at Warner Bros. subsidiary The Wolper Organization, with additional casting underway.
Responding to the news, the reclusive Simmons disavowed the project, posting on social media that he has never “given my permission for this movie.”
The biopic follows an unrelated short film about Simmons from director and writer Jake Lewis. That film, titled “The Court Jester,” will premiere at Sundance on Jan. 19 and also stars Shore as Simmons, as well as Tamra Brown as Ellen DeGeneres and Jesse Heiman as David, a television producer who lost 160 pounds thanks to Simmons, and who tracked his weight-loss journey on the blog “Keep It Up David!” After premiering in Park City, “The Court Jester” will immediately be available worldwide on YouTube.
“I...
- 1/17/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Fans are freaking out over the New Girl reunion that happened this week!
Former co-stars Jake Johnson and Zooey Deschanel met up and snapped a photo at the premiere of his new movie Self Reliance held at La Cita Bar on Tuesday (January 9) in Los Angeles.
The actress and her fiancé Jonathan Scott showed their support for her former co-star at his premiere for the Hulu film, which he also wrote and directed.
Keep reading to find out more…
Also in attendance were Jake‘s co-stars Anna Kendrick, Natalie Morales, GaTa, Emily Hampshire, Mary Holland and more.
Jake and Zooey‘s reunion pic was first featured in the middle of a slideshow on Hulu’s Instagram account on Thursday (January 11), and fans were excited to see the two back together!
“Oh My God Nick And Jess,” one fan commented on the post.
Freeform hilariously wrote, “no warning for slide 4?!”
In...
Former co-stars Jake Johnson and Zooey Deschanel met up and snapped a photo at the premiere of his new movie Self Reliance held at La Cita Bar on Tuesday (January 9) in Los Angeles.
The actress and her fiancé Jonathan Scott showed their support for her former co-star at his premiere for the Hulu film, which he also wrote and directed.
Keep reading to find out more…
Also in attendance were Jake‘s co-stars Anna Kendrick, Natalie Morales, GaTa, Emily Hampshire, Mary Holland and more.
Jake and Zooey‘s reunion pic was first featured in the middle of a slideshow on Hulu’s Instagram account on Thursday (January 11), and fans were excited to see the two back together!
“Oh My God Nick And Jess,” one fan commented on the post.
Freeform hilariously wrote, “no warning for slide 4?!”
In...
- 1/12/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
When Jake Johnson applied to Tisch, he submitted a play about a gorilla handler at the zoo whose life and marriage fell apart once his beloved gorilla passed away. He describes it as “wacky but funny” and says he’s been trying to recapture its unique tone ever since. With his feature directorial debut, Self Reliance, he finally has.
Premiering Jan. 12 on Hulu, Self Reliance centers on Tommy (Johnson), a down-in-the-dumps Angeleno who’s randomly scooped up one day by Andy Samberg (as himself) in a limo and offered a...
Premiering Jan. 12 on Hulu, Self Reliance centers on Tommy (Johnson), a down-in-the-dumps Angeleno who’s randomly scooped up one day by Andy Samberg (as himself) in a limo and offered a...
- 12/5/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
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