Anjelica Huston, Rosamund Pike, Dianne Wiest and more have all joined the cast of "The Big Year" for Fox 2000 says Movieweb.
According to Movieweb: The director of Marley & Me's next film project has rounded out its cast. Rashida Jones, Anjelica Huston, Dianne Wiest and Jim Parsons have all joined the cast of “The Big Year”.
Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson play a trio of guys who attempt to outdo each other in a yearlong bird-watching competition. Rashida Jones, Jim Parsons, JoBeth Williams, Brian Dennehy, Anthony Anderson and Tim Blake Nelson also star. Kevin Pollak and Joel McHale are in talks for roles.
The film is based off the 1998 book by Mark Obmascik, which revolves around three men who try to keep outdoing each other in a yearlong bird-watching competition. Jones will play Black's love interest, also a bird-watcher, while Huston will also play a competitive bird-watcher while Parsons will play a bird-watching blogger.
The cast from top to bottom is fantastic, especially with Martin, Wilson and Black in the lead roles. But the news that I’m most excited about is the fact that Jim Parsons is cast in the film. He has proven he is one of the best comedic actors on TV with his portrayal of Sheldon on “The Big Bang Theory”. He is one of the most memorable TV characters in recent years, and it will be interesting to see Parsons take on a new role.
Howard Franklin penned the script while Frankel directs with filming kicking off this week in Canada.
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