British Comedy Guide

The Players

  • 2025 film

Comedy set in early Victorian New York, following the rivalry between an American and an English actor. Stars Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly.

  • This film project is currently in development

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Steve Coogan & John C. Reilly reunite for rival actor film The Players

Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly are reuniting for The Players, a comedy film about rival actors in which they play 19th century thespians Edwin Forrest and William MacCready, written by Coogan's regular collaborator and Stan & Ollie scribe Jeff Pope, with Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty, Military Wives) directing.

British Comedy Guide, 31st October 2024

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