Matthew Broderick transfers his real life role as Sarah Jessica Parker's beleaguered husband to the big screen - with typical results. Downtrodden man travels the road to redemption, finding love and learning lessons along the way? Check, check and check. All we need are the Christmas bells tolling in the background for a smooth transition from "Wonderful Life" to "It's A Wonderful Life." A few details, via First Showing:
[I don't know how Matthew Broderick lost all of his star
power, but he's showing up in a lot of new indies recently. I still love the
guy, but it's a little odd seeing him in so many of these. Apple recently
debuted the trailer for Joshua Goldin's Wonderful World starring Matthew
Broderick, Jodelle Ferland, and Michael K. Williams. It looks like a
combination of The Visitor and Brothers, where an apathetic guy gets a taste of
culture from a new housemate and starts to fall in love with her, too. It
doesn't look bad, but it doesn't look that great either. I may check it out,
because I like Broderick, but I'm not sure.]
The movie was filmed in 2007 and will be released in early 2010. The timeline helps explain the absence of some of Broderick's aged looks. I don't know what SJP is feeding him, or if he's existing on a diet of whiskey, but it's starting to show. Meanwhile, there's been hide nor hair of the twins Broderick and Parker gained via a controversial surrogate - and an official split announcement has yet to surface...
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