Prepare for yet another John C. Reilly comedy, as he has signed on to star in the film adaptation of the popular children’s novel series, ‘Cirque Du Freak.’ The film will be also be directed by Paul Weitz. (Director of ‘About a Boy’)
Yahoo!News gives us this:
The story follows two best friends (Hutcherson, Kelly) who visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a giant deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices that result in vampire servitude and vampirism itself.
Reilly would play Larten Crepsley, the centuries-old vampire and owner of Madame Octa, the spider.
As interesting as this film’s concept sounds, I’m a little disappointed Reilly has picked yet another comedy to be apart of. What is with this trend of serious actors going comedic all of a sudden?
Take Vince Vaughn for example. He has made serious films earlier on in his career, and transitioned into making box office comedies. I do find Vince Vaughn to be quite funny, however, his “acting like a jackass” routine eventually will get old. (‘Fred Claus’ is an example of this)
Although, John C. Reilly has been on a comedic streak recently by starring in ‘Talladega Nights,’ ‘Year of the Dog,’ and ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,’ I hope he eventually returns to his roots and goes back to making various films in various genres like he used to. He may be having fun now acting like a goofball, but hey, Cuba Gooding Jr was having fun in his comedies, and look what happened to his career.
The Universal Pictures project is scheduled to start in February.
