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  • Seth Rogen, Elle Fanning to star opposite Dev Patel in ‘Chippendales’

    By Express News Service

    Elle FanningActors Seth Rogen and Elle Fanning will star opposite Dev Patel in the upcoming film Chippendales.Director Craig Gillespie, who helmed the 2017 Academy Award-winning film I, Tonya, is signed to direct the film. The ambitious production has been in planning for nearly twenty years.

    Chippendales is based on a real-life crime that shook the idea of the American dream. The story follows Steve Banerjee (Dev Patel), an Indian immigrant’s rise and fall in America as he sets up a strip club specialising in shows of female mud wrestling and exotic male striptease. The club, which gave a platform to the then famous “Chippendales” theatre group, takes a hit when Banerjee’s co-creator Paul Snider kills Banerjee’s playboy bunny girlfriend Dorothy Stratten, sending the protagonist into a downward spiral of legal battles.

    Fanning is in discussions to take on the role of Stratten, while Rogen is being considered for the part of Nick De Noia, the choreographer who came up with Chippendales routine.Lauren Blum and Rebecca Angelo are writing the final draft based on a previous draft by Craig Williams and Isaac Adamson. New Regency, Permut Productions and Bold Films will produce Chippendales.

  • Seth Rogen, Elle Fanning in talks to join Dev Patel’s ‘Chippendales’

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Actors Seth Rogen and Elle Fanning are in negotiations to join the cast of “Chippendales”, based on a real life story.

    “I, Tonya” director Craig Gillespie is on board to direct the movie, featuring “Lion” star Dev Patel.

    Patel, who was announced to headline the film in 2017, will play Steve Banerjee, an Indian immigrant who acquires the struggling LA club Destiny II and transforms it into a hotspot.

    The club, which gave a platform to the then famous “Chippendales” theatre group, takes a hit when Banerjee’s co-creator Paul Snider kills Banerjee’s playboy bunny girlfriend Dorothy Stratten, sending the protagonist into a downward spiral of legal battles.

    If deals close, the project would mark a reunion for Rogen and Gillespie, who just wrapped production on the anticipated “Pam and Tommy” series for Hulu, reported Deadline.

    Fanning is in discussions to take on the role of Stratten, while Rogen is being considered for the part of Nick De Noia, the choreographer who came up with Chippendales routine.

    Lauren Blum and Rebecca Angelo are rewriting the script after Craig Williams and Isaac Adamson penned previous drafts.

    “Chippendales” is backed by New Regency, Bold Films and Permut Productions.

  • Kumail Nanjiani to play Chippendales founder Somen ‘Steve’ Banerjee in Hulu serie

    By ANI
    WASHINGTON: Oscar-nominated actor Kumail Nanjiani will star as Chippendales founder Somen “Steve” Banerjee in the upcoming Hulu series ‘Immigrant’.

    As per Variety, the eight-episode limited series will tell the true story of Banerjee, the Indian-American entrepreneur who started Chippendales.

    The series will detail the “insane, darkly comedic, crime-ridden story behind the unique male revue that became a cultural phenomenon.”

    The forthcoming series is written by Robert Siegel and executive produced by Siegel, Nanjiani, Limelight’s Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker, and Emily V. Gordon as well as Rajiv Joseph and Mehar Sethi, who will also write on the series. 20th Television will produce.

    Banerjee was an Indian American entrepreneur who struck gold in 1979 when he added a male stripper dance troupe for female audiences to the lineup at his Los Angeles nightclub.

    The first of its kind, the Chippendales have evolved to performing Broadway-style burlesque shows all over the world and at their flagship venue in Las Vegas.

    But Banjaree’s legacy is shrouded in scandal. Hours before he was to be sentenced in 1994 for having his business partner, Emmy-winning director and choreographer Nick De Noia, killed in 1987, Banjeree died by suicide.

    He was also indicted for plotting to kill some former Chippendale dancers he allegedly considered a threat.

    Nanjiani is no stranger to television, having starred in the hit HBO comedy ‘Silicon Valley’ throughout its six-season run. He has also been on shows like ‘Portlandia,’ ‘Franklin and Bash,’ and ‘Adventure Time.’

    He picked up an Emmy nomination in 2019 for best guest actor in a drama series for ‘The Twilight Zone’ reboot and is set to appear in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series at Disney Plus.

    On the film front, he earned an Oscar nomination in 2018 alongside his wife, Emily V. Gordon, for ‘The Big Sick,’ which is loosely based on the couple’s real life. Next up, he will appear in the Marvel film ‘Eternals’ as Kingo.

    He will star alongside Angelina Jolie in Marvel’s ‘The Eternals’, a role for which he worked out extensively. (ANI)