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Anne Hathaway Joins Cast of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Remake






Movies News Desk Jan. 20, 2017

Anne Hathaway Joins Cast of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Remake
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar winner Anne Hathaway (LES MISERABLES) will join Rebel Wilson in a remake of the 1988 comedy DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. The remake, to be titled "Nasty Women" will be released by MGM Studios, and will see the female comedic duo as a pair of con artists teaming up to scam a technology prodigy. Jac Schaffer pens the script.

The original film was directed by Frank Oz and starred Steve Martin, Michael Caine and Glenne Headly. The screenplay was written by Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro, and Paul Henning, it is a remake of the Shapiro and Henning script for the 1964 Marlon Brando/David Niven film Bedtime Story. In 2004, the film was adapted as a Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Jeffrey Lane. The musical premiered on Broadway in 2005 and ran for 626 performances despite mixed reviews. It has since received tours and international productions. A West End production opened in 2014,

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS tells the story of two men competing to swindle an American heiress out of $50,000. Caine played the suave, charming British con man Lawrence Jamieson, who believes in conning corrupt, rich people out of their money so he can spend it on culture and a lavish lifestyle. Martin played his laddish, arrogant American rival, Freddy Benson, who believes in conning just about anyone in order to get a free meal. It takes place in the French Riviera.