Dennis Rodman North Korea Mission to Become Fox Movie

[Lencho01]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ride-along-director-tim-story-682690

Dennis Rodman North Korea Mission to Become Fox Movie (Exclusive)

6:37 PM PST 2/23/2014 by Tatiana Siegel, Borys Kit

"Ride Along" director Tim Story will helm the comedy, with Peter Chernin ("The Heat") on board to produce.

Could the world's strangest "diplomatic mission" be fodder for one of Hollywood's hottest comedic directors?

20th Century Fox has bought the comedy pitch Diplomats, inspired by Dennis Rodman's so-called "hoops diplomacy" mission to North Korea, as a directing vehicle for Ride Along's Tim Story (pictured below).

Peter Chernin, hot off the hit Sandra Bullock-Melissa McCarthy comedy The Heat, is producing via his Fox-based shingle Chernin Entertainment. Jonathan Abrams is writing the script.

The ever eccentric Rodman became a lightning rod last year when he visited North Korea and befriended the country's dictator, Kim Jong Un. In January, he returned to the secretive country, which has an atrocious human rights record, and organized a basketball game in Pyongyang. He even sang "Happy Birthday" to the despot.

Diplomats is described as a two-hander that takes its cues from the antics of the 6-foot-7 former NBA player Rodman, known as "The Worm." Meanwhile, the North Korean leader has also provided the comedic backdrop for another comedy, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's upcoming The Interview at Sony.

Story is fielding offers in the wake of Ride Along, which has earned $123 million domestically. He already is onboard for a sequel that will reteam stars Kevin Hart and Ice Cube.

Story is handled by UTA, manager Jeff Field and Ziffren Brittenham.

Abrams is managed by Mosaic.

 

[Silvermoth]

tim story

comedy

North Korea

 

[craigdbfan]

Sounds like a recipe for a steaming pile.

 

[Octoberist]

And seriously, who can play Rodman?

 

[craigdbfan]

Wesley Snipes.

 

[Mr.M]

Need a tall guy... Chris Tucker?

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

After DTV movies now DTC movies Direct To Trash Can

 

[bullets]

Well this is just .....

 

[Eddie Dean]

And seriously, who can play Rodman?

It's not like he's never acted before.

 

[Figs]

Tim Story is perfect for a terrible idea like this.

 

[Duke]

Oh brother, just what we need.......

 

[Figs]

I'm curious as to how they're going to show Rodman in this. I figure they won't want to show him in a negative light. So are they going to make his "friendship" a positive thing?

 

[Iron_Stark]

Tim Story, Dennis Rodman, Fox, North Korea, Comedy, lmaoooooo

If this isn't a recipe for disaster then I don't know what is. First the Fantasic Four casting, now this, bless you Fox for giving the world things to laugh and make fun of.

 

[Drizzle]

Nobody can play Rodman but himself. They should just do a CGI Kim Jong-Un voiced by Trey Parker using the same voice he used for Kim Jong-Il in "Team America".

 

[Rocketman]

I'm wondering if American movies making fun of a guy who potentially wants to nuke America is a great idea...

 

[KevanG]

Have you not seen Team America?

Anywho, I have no idea how this will turn out but I may watch it when it comes out.

 

[Maximus One]

I'd much rather have a Pimp Daddy Clinton film with him just waltzing into NK and gettin those news reporters, or whatever they were, set free. That's Academy gold waiting to happen right thurr