Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly are set to star as Laurel and Hardy in new film
Steve Coogan is set to play Stan Laurel alongside John C. Reilly's Oliver Hardy in the upcoming film "Stan & Ollie" reports Deadline.
To be directed by Jon S. Baird, the movie will follow Laurel and Hardy on their 1953 tour of variety halls around Britain. The film will show the pair with their golden years behind them, and an uncertain future ahead of them, as they spend their tour trying to reconnect with fans old and new, and each other.
The script has been written by Jeff Pope who worked on the 2013 film "Philomena," also starring Coogan.
Commenting on the news Pope said, "Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are my heroes. When I watch their movies, in my head it is forever a Saturday morning and I am six years old watching the TV at home utterly spellbound, " Deadline reported.
"I am aware of the huge responsibility of bringing their characters to life, but I have not treated the boys with kid gloves or looked at them through rose-colored specs. They are living and breathing characters, with flaws and shortcomings.
"The research into this story threw up so many details and facts that I had no idea about. But everything I have done has come from a place of love and more than anything else I hope this shines through."
