Demetri Martin to Star in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock |
| Published: May 2, 2008, 2:38 pm |
| Tags: demetri martin, matt tobey, movies, the daily show with jon stewart, video |
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Is Demetri Martin on a rocketship to stardom or what? He's got three studio projects in the works already and now Variety says he's in talks to star in Ang Lee's upcoming movie about Woodstock: Film is based on Elliot Tiber's memoir, which is being adapted by Focus topper James Schamus. Tiber wrote the book -- which was published last year -- with Tom Monte. Martin will star as Tiber, an in-the-closet gay man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills, who inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969. Focus is eyeing a late August start date.Fun fact: Contrary to popular belief, Ang Lee and Spike Lee are not brothers. I think they're uncle and nephew, but will have to check. Developing... After the jump, check out one of Demetri's recent Trendspotting segments from The Daily Show. [ Full article ] |
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