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Dan Aykroyd reflected on the greatness of his Blues Brothers co-founder John Belushi in a sweet and touching way.
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The official trailer for director R.J. Cutler's new documentary, Belushi, leads with a killer sentiment from the subject of the documentary: "I'd rather be an anarchist than a professional." The anarchist-wannabe in question is the late John Belushi, whose life and legacy will be the subject of Cutler's documentary, coming to Showtime in November. Belushi's imprint on the comedy world is deep despite his relatively brief run in the spotlight before his untimely death at age 33 in 1982. With just 13 movie and TV credits to his name, including Saturday Night Live, Animal …
Happy Endings alum Adam Pally is in talks to star in a new John Belushi biopic that would co-star Ike Barinholtz as Dan Aykroyd, while Aubrey Plaza is being eyed to play Belushi's wife, Collider has exclusively learned. David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) will direct the long-gestating project, which was written roughly a decade ago by Steve Conrad (Wonder). When Collider last reported on the project in December, Broadway sensation Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice) had agreed to play Belushi, though it seems the filmmakers required a bigger star in order to secure proper financing. Alexandra Milchan (The …
For years, Hollywood has been trying to get a new John Belushi biopic off the ground. At one point, the project was set up at Warner Bros. with Todd Phillips producing and directing from a script by Steve Conrad (Wonder). A few years later, the film's producers decided to make Belushi as an indie movie, with Conrad directing himself. That was back in October 2013, but since that announcement, there hasn't been much movement -- until now. Collider has exclusively learned that David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) has come on to direct the film, which now has Broadway …