Sony Screen Gems has found Chris Rock some company on the set of Death at a Funeral with the addition of Martin Lawrence and Tracy Morgan.
Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, Chris Rock for Death at a Funeral
Directed by Neil LaBute off a script by Rock and Aeysha Carr, Death at a Funeral revolves around a dysfunctional family that gathers for the patriarch’s funeral. When tensions rise and old conflicts are uncovered, a man arrives saying he’s the dead man’s gay lover and threatens blackmail.
Danny Glover, Regina Hall, James Marsden, Zoe Saldana, Columbus Short, Loretta Devine and Ron Glass will round out the cast while making it quite the ensemble.
It's hard to top the cast of the original British farce Death at a Funeral, which wasn't particularly star-studded, but was absolutely hilarious. Chris Rock must have known this when he decided to remake the film with an African-American cast, so he's signed on about as many promising names as you can get. Martin Lawrence and Tracy Morgan will be the headlining stars with Rock, and Danny Glover, Regina Hall, James Marsden, Zoe Saldana, Columbus Short, Loretta Devine and Ron ...
Martin Lawrence and Tracy Morgan have signed on to star alongside Chris Rock in Death at a Funeral, a Screen Gems and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment's remake of the 2007 British film of the same name.
Also joining the cast are Loretta Devine, Ron Glass, Danny Glover, Regina Hall, James Marsden, Zoe Saldana (Star Trek) and Columbus Short (Quarantine).
Neil LaBute (Lakeview Terrace, Nurse Betty) is directing the ensemble comedy in which a funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of misplaced cadavers and family secrets. When things can't get any worse, a man arrives saying he's the dead man's gay lover and threatens blackmail.
Rock, who co-wrote the script with Ayesha Carr (Everybody Hates Chris), is producing with Sidney Kimmel, Share Stalling, Lawrence Malkin and William Horberg.
Filming is scheduled to begin in the Spring.
Martin Lawrence and Tracy Morgan have joined the cast of comedy remake Death At A Funeral, which Neil LaBute is directing.
Taking its plot from Frank Oz’s 2007 British-set comedy, the film will relocate to the States for the tale of a family gathering for a patriarch’s send-off, only for old tensions and new blackmail to bubble to the surface.
A man gatecrashes the wake, claiming to be the deceased’s gay lover.
We’re not sure who will be replacing Peter Dinklage in that role, but the cast has come together including Danny Glover, Regina Hall, James Marsden, Zoe Saldana, Columbus Short, Loretta Devine and Ron Glass.
Oh, plus Chris Rock, who nabbed the lead a few weeks ago, in addition to co-adapting the script with Aeysha Carr.
We’re not sure the film needed to be remade, but we’re intrigued to see what LaBute and this cast will do with it…
Tracy Morgan ("30 Rock") and Martin Lawrence (Bad Boys) are joining Chris Rock in the Screen Gems remake of the 2007 British comedy "Death at a Funeral." Also joining the cast are Loretta Devine, Ron Glass, Danny Glover, Regina Hall, James Marsden, Zoe Saldana and Columbus Short.
