Russell Brand And More Join Nicolas Cage In ‘Army Of One’
Despite the title,Nicolas Cagewon’t be left all alone inArmy of One. In fact, he’s just picked up a bunch of very funny co-stars.Russell Brand,Denis O’Hare,Ken Marino,Paul Scheer, andRainn Wilsonhave all signed on for the comedy, about an American handyman who sets out to captureOsama bin Laden. What makes the premise even crazier is that it’s based on a true story.
Wendi McLendon-Coveyalso stars.Larry Charles(Borat) is directing. Details on the newArmy of Onecasting after the jump.
Adapted froma 2010 GQ articlebyChris Heath,Army of Onefollows the travails of oneGary Faulkner. Thanks to a vision, he’s convinced he was hand-picked by God to find bin Laden. So Faulkner sets out for Pakistan, with no particular skills or equipment.
The real-life Faulkner stuck with his mission for quite some time. By the time he was arrested in Pakistan, armed with a sword, a dagger, and a pistol, he was on his eleventh attempt to find the terrorist leader. The presscaught onand dubbed him the “Rocky Mountain Rambo.”
Scott RothmanandRajiv Joseph(Draft Day) wrote the script forArmy of One. But we’re probably also in for some heavy improv a laBorat, asArmy of Oneis described as a satirical “semi-scripted project.”
The new cast members should help on that front. Along with McLendon-Covey, Brand, Marino, Scheer, and Wilson are all strong comedic actors with improv experience. McLendon-Covey will play the girlfriend of Faulkner, who’ll be portrayed by Cage. The other cast members' roles have not been revealed.
BesidesBorat, Charles' film directing credits includeThe Dictator,Brüno, andReligulous. More recently, he’s busy writing, directing, and executive producing the new FX seriesThe Comedians, starring Billy Crystal and Josh Gad.
Army of Oneis aiming to shoot this spring for release late this year. In the meantime, consider the comedic possibilities of this premise by watching this real-life interview with Faulkner and David Letterman.
