Jordan Roberts

Today's Hot Red Band Trailer: Ron Perlman Plays a Lady and Chris O'Dowd Tortures Charlie Hunnam in 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom

A comedy about...love?

There are plenty of jokes and humorous situations in the red band trailer for the upcoming comedy 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom, and there's also a lot of people yelling at each other and partial nudity. What there isn't is a clear idea of what the plotline is, so we'll stick with the description cast member Lizzy Caplan gave The Playlist last year.

It's about a guy whose life has been ruined by a YouTube video that has gone viral and so he's been hiding out and he gets brought back into civilization — because he's been living in the middle nowhere — by his really manipulative, horrible brother. And everybody in his life is sort of terrible [and it's about] how he deals with that.

• 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
• Charlie Hunnam
• Chris O'Dowd
• Ron Perlman
• Jordan Roberts
• Lizzy Caplan
• Naked Trailers

Universal and Imagine Hire Justin Theroux to Direct Chief Ron

Variety reports that Universal and Imagine have signed Justin Theroux to direct Chief Ron, a comedy about a man who claims he is a descendant of the Mohegan tribe in an attempt to open a casino. The story is based on the true story of Ron Roberts, who courts allowed to build a casino in upstate New York, despite his Aryan looks.

Theroux has starred in several movies, including Mulholland Drive, Zoolander, and Miami Vice. He also co-wrote and produced Tropic Thunder and most recently finished the script for Iron Man 2. His only other directorial credit is Dedication, which was released two years ago and starred Billy Crudup and Tom Wilkinson.

Chief Ron is also the second feature-length narrative script from Jordan Roberts, who wrote Around the Bend as well as the narration for the U.S. release of March of the Penguins.

• Chief Ron
• Justin Theroux
• Jordan Roberts