Jack Black IS Nacho Libre
FilmJerk.com brings us the early scoop on a new collaboration between Jack Black ("School of Rock") and Mike White ("The Good Girl"). The project is called "Nacho Libre," and Mr. Black will play a Mexican priest who moonlights as a wrestler in order to raise some money for the local orphanage.
Mr. White will write the script, and the director is reportedly set to be Jared Hess, he of "Napoleon Dynamite" fame. Production is set to get underway in Mexico some time in September.
For the full scoop, be sure to stop by FilmJerk and say hello.
Mr. White will write the script, and the director is reportedly set to be Jared Hess, he of "Napoleon Dynamite" fame. Production is set to get underway in Mexico some time in September.
For the full scoop, be sure to stop by FilmJerk and say hello.
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(1-5 of 5 posts) | Reply
 on Jul 11 2005 05:26 AM [b]Never heard of the writer, wondering if he's any g[/b] but I'm waiting for the Tenacious D movie beyond anything else. I finally picked up the complete masterworks DVD, its hilarious. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 11 2005 08:21 AM In reply to this comment (#824085) Mike White wrote School Of Rock and helped JB write a number of the songs he sings in it. He also played Ned, Dewey's roommate in that film. I'm greatly looking forward to this, and the D film. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 11 2005 11:36 AM Think I'll just watch King Kong. Cause Jared Hess sucks. (Reply to this) |
 on Jul 11 2005 09:56 PM Hehe, sounds stupid, but Jack Black is good at making stupid films look perfect! XD (Reply to this) |
 on Jul 12 2005 10:37 PM Mexican priest? Sounds like a job for Rob Schneider. (Reply to this) |
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