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The beloved '90s kids series Wishbone is getting a feature adaptation, as Oscar winner Peter Farrelly has signed on to produce a live-action movie about the iconic Jack Russell terrier for Universal Pictures and Mattel Films, the studio announced Wednesday. Wishbone ran on PBS from 1996 through 2001 and followed an adorable dog as he whisked viewers into some of the most famous and cherished literary moments. Mattel Films will reboot the property into a modern, four-quadrant comedy that will be aimed at families. Roy Parker, whose script This House Is Not for Sale appeared on the 2019 …
Dylan O'Brien is set to star in director Peter Farrelly's Vietnam movie The Greatest Beer Run Ever, Collider has learned. Sources add that Jojo Rabbit star Thomasin McKenzie is being eyed to play the film's female lead, though there's no deal in place yet, and the actress is set to star in M. Night Shyamalan's next film as well. Viggo Mortensen is set to co-star in the Skydance project, which is based on the true story of John "Chickie" Donohue, who traveled from New York to Vietnam in 1967 just to share a few …
In a case of truly terrible timing, Collider can confirm there's a Green Book reunion on the horizon, as Viggo Mortensen is in negotiations for a key supporting role in director Peter Farrelly's next film, which is being referred to as The Greatest Beer Run Ever. No, this isn't some stupid new Farrelly brothers comedy. This Skydance project was already announced, and the story is actually pretty cool. It tells the true story of John "Chickie" Donohue, who traveled from New York to Vietnam in 1967 just to share a few beers with his childhood buddies, who …
Fresh off winning Oscars for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture for the race relations drama Green Book, filmmaker Peter Farrelly has settled on his next project. Per Variety, Farrelly will next direct an adaptation of the Joanna Molloy and John “Chickie” Donohue book The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger Than War, which chronicles how Donohue left New York in 1967 to head over to Vietnam and bring his friends messages of support—and beer—in the face of anti-war protestors and low morale. Green Book co-writer Brian Currie and Pete Jones (Hall …