Reese Witherspoon thought it would be a funny idea to take the premise for Monster (which starred Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci) and make it into a comedy. Just to be safe, she hired Christina Ricci to play the main character, who instead of being transformed through prosthetics and weight gain, is transformed by having a pig's nose (see picture below). Witherspoon plays a "the biker chick the [pig snout] girl befriends after escaping the clutches of her overprotective parents," says Hollywood Reporter.
The latest news is that the film, which is entitled Penelope and is produced by Witherspoon, will receive theatrical distribution through IFC Films.
The romantic comedy is about:
a rich girl (Christina Ricci) born with a pig snout who seeks true love to break the curse of her bovine beak. A relentless paparazzo (Peter Dinklage) hires a plant (James McAvoy) to vie for her affection among many scared suitors, but the spy finds himself strangely attracted to the girl he has been hired to expose to the world.
There is no release date planned as of yet, though I think people can expect to see the film in the Spring of 2007.
