Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, and Steve J. Coogan have been cast in The Other Guys, an upcoming Columbia Pictures comedy from writer/director Adam McKay (Step Brothers). The film was co-written by Chris Henchy, the man responsible for Land of the Lost. Coogan has been cast in the villain role in a picture that will feature
According to Variety:
“Johnson and Jackson [playing] an elite cop tandem whose exploits are the envy of the department and the second-tier fellow cops played by Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.”
While the concept of the film sounds like the standard sandbox script to allow Ferrell to play, what’s interesting about The Other Guys is the cast surrounding him: Mark Wahlberg is not known for outrageous comedy (at least, the sort of comedy associated with McKay), nor is Jackson.
A cast of humorous action stars and full-fledged comedians suggests that we’re in for something more action-oriented than McKay’s usual fare, maybe similar to Tropic Thunder.
[...] McKay’s The Other Guys has quickly developed a great cast. The film centers upon Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (who I maintain has the [...]