Sean Penn Drops Out of The Three Stooges

Are You Glad Sean Penn Dropped Out of the Stooges Movie?

June 17, 2009

Sean Penn needs a little break. The Oscar-winning actor has abruptly pulled out of several projects, including the new Farrelly Brothers comedy, The Three Stooges. The casting for this movie has always been a little, well, odd to me, with Jim Carrey set to play Curly, Benicio Del Toro as Moe, and Sean Penn as Larry.

What do you think about Penn dropping out? Is it good to see a spot open up for an actor who is potentially better suited for this comedy (like Will Arnett, Martin Short, or Robert Downey Jr., as MTV suggests)? Or were you fine with the idea of Penn playing Larry?

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3 years 45 weeks

john goodman as curly

ilanac13 3 years 48 weeks

i was having a hard time picturing him in the role but i was looking forward to it since i like to see how dynamic he can be so i wonder now who they will get to fill the role instead.

kia 3 years 48 weeks

I'm glad he is handling his personal life but he could have been good in this. When he is with the right cast he can be a total goofy ham. I'm thinking of him working with DeNiro in We're No Angels.

blondie829 3 years 48 weeks

Could have been interesting to see how Sean Penn handled this role, but ultimately, I agree that it is better suited for someone else. What is Johnny Depp up to? He'd be a cool choice.