(From syracusenewtimes,com)
Wasn’t Steve Carell born to be in a Looney Tunes plot?
It’s going to happen, reports The Hollywood Reporter and Cinema Blend. And “Acme” is going to be pivotal, manufacturing gadgets and more, for the plot.
The former boss of “The Office” should be perfect for this sort of cartoon line that ran amok so famously for Wile E. Coyote and The Roadrunner.
Also discovered by mining the web Wednesday night:
Oprah Winfrey will play Richard Pryor’s Grandma, the one who raised him in her brothel in Illinois, in the upcoming biography of the late, great funny man.
TMZ and Cinema Blend waxed about her involvement in this one.
If you’d like to read my weekly Film News blog, full of the connective links, click the link to the Syracuse New Times site below.
http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/steve-carell-to-star-in-a-looney-tunes-project/
Which famous Loony Tunes character does Steve Carell remind you of the most? Who did you root for, Wile or Roadrunner? Will Oprah make a believable Madame?
Mark Bialczak 
Roadrunner, for sure!
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Beep-beep!
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I love Steve Carell. I guess that means there will be speaking parts in a Wile E. Coyote and The Roadrunner face off. In that case, he’d be perfect as the conniving coyote. I rooted for Wile. I’ve always been for the underdog. 😉
Oprah would be convincing in any role she chose.
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I do not yet know how they will handle the Looney Tunes, Judy, but I’m sure it is going to be PDF. Pretty darn funny in the hands of Stevie. And Oprah is going to be PDC. Pretty damn convincing, of course.
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Can see your blog is going to be a fun ride! Will you always repost your pieces published elsewhere? I love that you’re writing on your own terms now. Gotta love the self-employed thing 🙂
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Welcome, Liz! I don’t repost, exactly. I wrote a separate piecce about the same subject, and then link in to my freelance story. Two articles are always bouncing around my brain on any given movie or community subject at least, anyway! I’m also glad I finally clicked on your fun food-based-but-not-only blog!!
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Wile E. Coyote, definitely! Thumbs up on Oprah. 😀
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Your votes are counted, Rachel. Have a great weekend, a long one, yay!
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You, too, my friend! 😀
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Love him! I prefer the funny characters he plays. His role in, The Way Back, was too freaky and disturbing. As to Oprah, that woman can do anything and do it well! 🙂
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‘The Way Back’ was my favorite movie last year, Mrs. B, and I though Stevie was terrific as a mean, nasty glad-he’s-not-gonna-be-the-step. Yeah, Oprah brings it every time, everything.
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I think that he could be a ‘good’ bad guy but I prefer him to be Daffy Duck or a wacky and fun character. His most nicest role, Karen would like this one, was in “Dan in Real Life.” The one where he played the “Forty Year Old Virgin,” was a sweet character, too! I will watch this no matter what, since the kids and grandies love Warner Brothers cartoons! Mark, hope you have a wonderful Labor Day and thanks for all the fun comments!
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I loved the ‘Dan in Real LIfe’ character, too, Robin. You are spot-on with your review of Stevie in that one! Have a wonderful holiday, my friend!
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Oprah can act. She’s very intuitive. She’ll nail the madam, I’ve no doubt.
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I always felt bad for Wile E. Steve Carell is wonderful and I would watch him in anything. Whether I liked it or not. 😉
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Wile E has many, many fans. Maybe as many as Steve C, Colleen!
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We tend to sympathize with the under dog. Or coyote. 🙂
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Gotta root for the coyote, Chum.
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Of course you do, Aud!
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wile e.coyote for sure. i love looney tunes, i cannot wait for this crazy funfest! also the oprah movie is sure to be a tearjerker.
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No Roadrunner votes yet, Beth, but lots for the coyote and the funfest, like yours. And a sad movie about Richard Pryor will be interesting.
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Wile was one of my Favorite characters. Loved the Acme devices. Maybe that’s what I’ll be if I grow up – an Acme employee. Ha! Steve Carell will do well for Acme.
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Only if they don’t pass out rubber paychecks, right, Paul?!
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Yes, Steve was made for that role. Now Oprah as a cruel and abusive lady pimp, on the other hand…
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I have a feeling Oprah will be able to get her mean on, Kerbey.
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She will channel it! She can draw on her childhood pain.
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I stopped underestimating Oprah after her first billion, LOL! I think she’ll do great. And I have to admit that after watching Saturday morning cartoons for years, I began to root for Wile E. Coyote.
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Still nobody for the Roadrunner. And, yes, Oprah will kill it, Barbara, but it is an odd role at first blush only.
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Steve Carell is great and so are lots of Warner Bros characters. I think SC has good acting range, so I think he could manage any of my favorite WB-ers, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Tasmanian Devil, the roadrunner, Mr. Coyote, Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd, etc. Thanks for the range of this post, Mark.
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Thank you, Ann, for bringing up the greats of the WB-ers.
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Very much on Team Roadrunner here.
I think he may be Porky Pig.
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Yay! A Roadrunner vote. Thank you, Jeanette. And Porky Pig is a great take, too!
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He is a fantastic actor and seems to be a really swell dude, but I think he is better than some of the movies he has done. I think O will do well in her role, too.
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He’s been in some clunkers, sure, but some good ones, too, Apple Pie, funny and serious. Yes, O will be show her depth.
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