The 2006 CineVegas Film Festival will open June 9 with the Paul Dinello comedy Strangers With Candy, and closes June 17 with the U.S. premiere of The Alibi, a romantic dramedy from Matt Checkowski and Kurt Mattila. Candy is the prequel to the critically acclaimed Comedy Central series of the same name and stars Amy Sedaris as a 46-year-old ex-con who returns to high school. Alibis focuses on an ex-confidence man (Steve Coogan) who runs an alibi service for adulterous husbands and finds himself in a jam with a new client. Among the festival's programs is the Jackpot Premieres section, which will unveil drug drama 5 Up 2 Down, directed by Steven Kessler; and the psychological thriller Danika, directed by Ariel Vromen and starring Oscar winner Marisa Tomei.
- 5/18/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CANNES -- X-Men star James Marsden is to star in Summit Entertainment and Endgame Entertainment's Alibi, opposite Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Steve Coogan. Shooting starts in July in Los Angeles on the project, with Kurt Mattila and Matt Checkowski making their directorial debut. The project centers on a man (Coogan), who runs an alibi service for men and women who cheat on their spouses. One specific client (Marsden) gets into a situation over his head, and Coogan's character must help him fix it. In the process, he relies on and falls for the woman (Romijn-Stamos). Summit topper Patrick Wachsberger and president of production Erik Feig are producing along with Endgame's Jim Stern. Summit's Bob Hayward and David Garrett also will serve in a producing capacity. Summit and Endgame are financing. Marsden next stars in The Notebook for New Line Cinema. He recently finished filming the Merchant Ivory production Heights, opposite Glenn Close and Elizabeth Banks. He's repped by Endeavor.
- 5/19/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, who appears in two Lions Gate Films -- The Punisher and Godsend -- has signed on to star opposite Steve Coogan in Alibi for Summit Entertainment and Endgame Entertainment. The film will be one of several features topping the Summit sales slate at this month's Festival de Cannes. Shooting stars July 1 in Los Angeles on Alibi, with Kurt Mattila and Matt Checkowski making their directorial debut. The project centers on a man (Coogan) who runs an alibi service for men and women who cheat on their spouses. One specific client gets into a situation over his head, and Coogan's character must help him fix it. In the process, he relies on and falls for a woman (Romijn-Stamos).
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