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The Hollywood Reporter
June 13, 2003
'Alias' Co-star Grunberg Rolls on Two Movies
by Chris Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Former "Felicity" co-star Greg Grunberg has joined the cast of the Coen brothers' crime caper "The Ladykillers" and the indie feature "Poker Night."
He will shoot the projects simultaneously this summer before returning to his regular post on ABC's "Alias."
"Ladykillers," a Disney remake of a 1955 British comedy, centers on an eccentric Southern professor (Tom Hanks) who puts together a gang of double-crossing thieves to rob a riverboat casino. They rent a room in an old woman's house, but when she discovers the scheme, somebody must do away with her. They find out that's harder than it seems. Grunberg plays a manic commercial director. Joel Coen will direct from a script he wrote with brother Ethan, who will also serve as a producer.
"Poker Night" centers on a group of friends, all of whom run scams, who gather for a weekly poker game. Grunberg will play a compulsive gambler in danger of losing his best friend. Dennis Farina also stars. Cassidy Harrison directs.
Grunberg recently starred on the big screen in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Malibu's Most Wanted."
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