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 Monday June 8, 03:07 PM
Neil Patrick Harris books big-screen projects
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Neil Patrick Harris has
snagged two feature film roles: a starring gig in the indie
farce "The Best and the Brightest" and a supporting role in
"Beastly," a modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast."
Co-written and directed by Josh Shelov, "Best" revolves
around a couple from Delaware who move to New York's Upper East
Side and must deal with the world of the city's private
kindergartens.
Harris is playing the husband, who is not worried about his
social status. Bonnie Somerville is on board as the class-aware
wife. Also cast are Amy Sedaris, John Hodgman, Peter
Serafinowicz, Bridget Regan, Kate Mulgrew and Christopher
McDonald.
Shelov, who penned "Green Street Hooligans" and created the
ESPN series "Mayne Street," wrote the script with Michael
Jaeger.
In CBS Films' "Beastly," Harris will play a blind tutor who
helps a a teen (Alex Pettyfer) who is shellshocked from being
turned into a hideous young man. Vanessa Hudgens and Mary-Kate
Olsen also star in the adaptation of the Alex Finn novel, being
directed by Daniel Barnz.
Harris, who hosted Sunday's Tony Awards, has been twice
nominated for an Emmy for his work in the TV series "How I Met
Your Mother." Both movies will be filmed during Harris' summer
hiatus from the show.
(Editing by Sheri Linden at Reuters)
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