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Daily Show guys pitch a movie

Sorry I've been absent.  Exams finished and then I was out with the stomach flu for several days... I've been playing Shadow of the Colossus, man it's kickass.

Anyway...

What happens when Daily Show colleagues Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin and Rob Corddry come up with a film script idea?  Paramount buys it.

The Hollywood Reporter says that Paramount Pictures has bought the rights to the yet unwritten script, The Donor based on the pitch.  The storyline is a secret, but Corddry is writing the script with Brian Huskey and Jason Mantzoukas.

The film is being produced by a bunch of people, but a lot of the producers of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are listed, including Jon Stewart.  I wonder if this is there way of branching into films... 

Will it be good?  Who knows.  I'm cautiously optimistic.

I'm trying to figure out what The Donor could be about, tho.

Any guesses?

Here's mine: Rob Corddry plays a man who donates a kidney to a friend in need, only to discover his friend boozing it up with his new kidney.  Rob Corddry wants his kidney back.

No?
Back to Shadow of the Colossus for me then.

Posted by Jenny from Canada on July 31, 2006 - 1:20pm.
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dougieonline's picture
I just watched Rob Corddry couple nights back

Posted by dougieonline on July 31, 2006 - 1:55pm.

in Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story. Corddry plays Bobby, a once-great paintball legend, who disgraces the game, his team, and his career when he is caught "wiping" in the final match. The film is shot documentary style following Dukes deciding to put together a team and relaunch his paintballing career. It wasn't a great movie, but an okay rental release if you're bored with some friends. There's also a cameo from Daily Show alumni Ed Helms to watch out for.

I like your idea for the plot, Jenny. Even if the friend isn't abusing it, I still have this image of the donor wanting the organ back for whatever reason.

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sure it was a stomach flu!!!

Posted by seekshelter on July 31, 2006 - 5:40pm.

don't think we all haven't noticed that you've been hanging out with lindsey lohan a lot lately, boozing it up and getting kicked out of clubs. haha. yeah, you got a good plot idea. i could also see it as something like Being John Malkovich or like Cheech & Chongs corsican brothers.. where he can drink all he wants, but the other guy is the one getting drunk.

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LOL

Posted by Jenny from Canada on July 31, 2006 - 10:44pm.

Ha, I wish I was sick from partying.  Hangovers go away... So I'm told.  I don't actually have any first hand experience with... Anyway...

The one guy drinking while the other guy gets drunk is hilarious.  I'd put my money on that idea.  Now I have to see that Cheech & Chong movie.