Exclusive: The Basic Instinct star is set to play Pixie Lott’s mother in the 70s comedy. Adrien Brody is in final negotiations to play Joseph. Sweet Baby Jesus is due to start filming in September. The joke of the film is that pregnant hippie chick Mary wanders into 70a Bethlehem, Maryland with boyfriend Joseph. It doesn’t take long for townsfolk to expect the Second Coming. Bette Midler plays the innkeeper character. Sean Brosnan, son of 007 Pierce, rounds out the cast. Peter Hewitt is directing and the producer is Philippe Rebboah. Intandem, the London-based sales agent, is handling distribution.
- 7/21/2010
- by TIM ADLER
- Deadline London
Singer said to be signed up to play Mary, who travels to Bethlehem, Maryland in comedy Sweet Baby Jesus
Sam Rockwell and Pixie Lott look set to play Joseph – well, Joe – and his pregnant wife, Mary, a couple who find themselves at the centre of claims that the Second Coming is nigh when they travel to the Us town of Bethlehem, Maryland.
Comedy Sweet Baby Jesus is due to start shooting in August on location in Maryland, according to the Deadline blog. Indoors scenes will be filmed in Ireland.
The movie will be directed by Peter Hewitt, known for Garfield, and is based on a screenplay by Steve Blair. Producer Philippe Rebboah said: "It made me laugh out loud. The script has such fun subverting the treasured details of the Nativity – posing the question, 'What would we do if it all happened again?'"
According to Deadline, Lott has already signed up to play Mary.
Sam Rockwell and Pixie Lott look set to play Joseph – well, Joe – and his pregnant wife, Mary, a couple who find themselves at the centre of claims that the Second Coming is nigh when they travel to the Us town of Bethlehem, Maryland.
Comedy Sweet Baby Jesus is due to start shooting in August on location in Maryland, according to the Deadline blog. Indoors scenes will be filmed in Ireland.
The movie will be directed by Peter Hewitt, known for Garfield, and is based on a screenplay by Steve Blair. Producer Philippe Rebboah said: "It made me laugh out loud. The script has such fun subverting the treasured details of the Nativity – posing the question, 'What would we do if it all happened again?'"
According to Deadline, Lott has already signed up to play Mary.
- 5/25/2010
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
He played several immaculate conceptions in Moon, and now, according to Deadline, Sam Rockwell is circling the role of Sweet Baby Jesus' father Joe, starring alongside Brit popstress Pixie Lott, who's already signed up as the modern-day Mary.The new Nativity is being set up as a French/British co-production. The jist is that Joe and his pregnant girlfriend Mary are on their way to Bethlehem, Maryland when they get swept up in a media furore over a Second Coming. Kim Cattrall will be playing Mary's mother Darlene (Mary's parents aren't mentioned at all in the Bible, but the Apocrypha name her mother as Anne, fact fans), and Bette Midler will show up to tell the pair that there's no room at the inn.Lauded for Moon, and fresh off Iron Man 2, it's not immediately clear what might attract Rockwell* to the project, which will be directed by...
- 5/25/2010
- EmpireOnline
Plans for Britney Spears to play the Virgin Mary in upcoming comedy Sweet Baby Jesus have apparently been put on hold due to a family row. The singer pulled out after being put under pressure by her family over the part, reports WENN. Producer Philippe Rebboah said: "Britney read the script and liked it. She really wanted to play the (more)...
- 11/17/2008
- by By Sarah Rollo
- Digital Spy
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