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Ben Stiller was an executive producer?

posted 11 years ago by Hardline_Pro
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Why? This doesn't seem like the type of project he is typically involved in.

EDIT - This is from the trivia section:

Ben Stiller was involved with this film because he is a friend of novelist / screenwriter Scott B. Smith.

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[–] roell29 11 years ago

Most likely just some casting couch action - probably the blonde.

Leave the gun, take the cannoli...

[–] CasseroleWorshipper 11 years ago

It seems that his production company acquired the rights for the novel before it was even finished and also got the author to pen the screenplay, plus at one point Stiller was supposed to star in it.

Who knows what about this story got him interested.
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