Emma Stone to Star in Cameron Crowe’s Romantic Comedy ‘Deep Tiki’
Cameron Crowe’s long-gestating romantic comedy Deep Tiki may finally be getting off the shelf as Deadline reports that Sony Pictures has acquired the script with Emma Stone set to star in the film.
The screenplay is said to have been reworked since 2008 but the original plot revolved around a disgraced military contractor who, after being assigned to a top-secret base in Hawaii to supervise the launch of a spy satellite, starts to discover himself and the relationships he left behind against the backdrop of Hawaiian folklore and Cold War-esque diplomacy.
This certainly sounds like a super-strange premise but keep in mind, Reese Witherspoon and Ben Stiller were originally set to star but scheduling issues eventually resulted in the project being shelved indefinitely. This somewhat explains why Crowe didn’t direct another feature movie between the critically panned Elizabethtown in 2005 and We Bought a Zoo last year.
At this point, there is no word on how different the script is from the original version but the female love interest was initially set to be an uptight military liaison. The tone is said to be reminiscent of past Crowe films like Almost Famous and Jerry Maguire. At any rate, a potential collaboration between a director like Cameron Crowe and a talented comedian like Emma Stone sounds incredibly intriguing.
The plan is to start shooting next spring. The question now is who will take on the role of the male protagonist? Let us know what your take is on the issue!
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It’s hard to think of any on-screen couple for Stone other than Garfield now (after Amazing Spider-Man). But I am intrigued with the movie knowing Crowe picked Stone. Let’s hope he can find a good leading actor for this
Yea it will be fun to see who they cast as the male lead and what kind of changes Crowe made to the script.
That’s a strange title, and a strange high concept.
I like Crowe, I like Stone. But… I’m not so sure about the sound of this…
It sounds ambitious and could definitely turn out to be totally weird but I think Crowe has what it takes to make it work.
I haven’t seen We Bought a Zoo but I do like Emma Stone although I’m not sure about this project either.
Yea, I haven’t either. It looked way too sentimental.
As long as its not like the hollywood rom-coms we’ve been getting i can get on board
Damn right!
I’ve only seen Jerry Maguire from Crowe, so I guess I’m just so-so about this news. I do like Emma and I can see why she’s in such a high demand.
You… You haven’t seen ALMOST FAMOUS???????????????????
She’ll be good in a Cameron Crowe film no doubt. Recently saw The Help for the first time and she was great yet again. One of my favorite actresses at the moment.
“…against the backdrop of Hawaiian folklore and Cold War-esque diplomacy.”
Granted, I’m a Crowe fanatic who loves “Elizabethtown” but I have to be honest…something about that premise strikes a chord with me.
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