Farrelly Brothers’ Three Stooges Saga: The 13-Year Backstory (MTV News)

Almost 40 years after the final Three Stooges movie, “Kook’s Tour,” was released, it appears the Farrelly brothers are finally on their way to bringing the slapstick trio back to the big screen.

As Variety reported earlier this week, Sean Penn has signed on to play Larry, negotiations are under way with Jim Carrey for the role of Curly, and Benicio del Toro is the top choice to become Moe. –Eric Ditzian

[Interesting casting choices toward a significant, but quiet, upcoming film slated for a 2010 release. BK]

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