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Archive for February 7th, 2008

When Larry met Woody

2 comments February 7th, 2008

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Larry David (right) and his buddy Jeff (Jeff Garlin) share a laugh on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

Here’s an interesting bit of casting news: According to Entertainment Weekly, Larry David (co-creator of SEINFELD and creator and star of HBO’s CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM) is going to star in Woody Allen’s next movie. As the site says:

“How much neurosis can one movie channel? We’re about find out. Larry David, the mind behind Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, is set to be the lead in Woody Allen’s next, as-yet-untitled feature, which is scheduled to shoot in New York City in the spring. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but David will act alongside Evan Rachel Wood (Across the Universe). The movie marks Allen’s return home after he made three films in London and one, the upcoming Vicky Cristina Barcelona, in Spain.”

It will be very interesting to see how Larry fits into the world of Woody. Sure, they’re both neurotic, but Larry is a much more aggressive, in-your-face sort of neurotic, and I can’t imagine him having deep intelluctual conversations about Ingmar Bergman or e.e. cummings. (This is the guy who, after all, watched a “Girls Gone Wild” tape on an episode of his sitcom.) Maybe that conflict will lend some much needed tension and energy to whatever Woody’s next movie is.

Sure hope it doesn’t disrupt plans for another season of CURB, though. The last one — which just arrived on DVD (look for a review soon) was one of the best, with some truly classic episodes. Rent it now!