Stiller and Coogan are The Persuaders
Source: Variety
June 7, 2005
Ben Stiller and Steve Coogan will star in a feature remake of 1971 British TV series The Persuaders, with DreamWorks Pictures, Hyde Park and Granada America partnered on the film, reports Variety.
Stiller will play the role originated by Tony Curtis, and British comic actor Coogan will take on Roger Moore's part.
The series, which aired in the U.S. on ABC and in the U.K. for a season, revolved around the adventures of two rich playboys. Curtis was the street-smart millionaire from the Bronx, Moore the upper cruster.
They mingled in exotic locales, romancing women and righting wrongs along the way.
Source: Variety
June 7, 2005
Ben Stiller and Steve Coogan will star in a feature remake of 1971 British TV series The Persuaders, with DreamWorks Pictures, Hyde Park and Granada America partnered on the film, reports Variety.
Stiller will play the role originated by Tony Curtis, and British comic actor Coogan will take on Roger Moore's part.
The series, which aired in the U.S. on ABC and in the U.K. for a season, revolved around the adventures of two rich playboys. Curtis was the street-smart millionaire from the Bronx, Moore the upper cruster.
They mingled in exotic locales, romancing women and righting wrongs along the way.
