Damon, Ledger, Williams, Pryce Join 'Brother Grimm'

[Thursday, February 20th, 2003]
Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Robin Williams and Jonathan Pryce are said to have signed up to MGM's fairy tale cast for its comedic action adventure Brothers Grimm, according to Variety. The project has been in development for nearly two years and is now on the fast track for a 2004 release under the direction of Terry Gilliam.

The action-adventure tale revolving around the legendary German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm is set to start shooting around Prague in June. The fictional plot has the folklore collectors, now called Jake and Will, traveling from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and pulling off exorcisms. They are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse, requiring genuine courage.

Final negotiations on castings are underway, calling for Damon and Ledger to play the brothers, while Williams and Pryce would portray the villains Cavaldi and Delatombe.

The cast joining the project and the film's final budget are said to be contingent upon Damon's coming on board. The actor, who last appeared in Universal's action thriller The Bourne Identity, recently signed on to star in Steven Soderbergh's The Informant at Warner Bros.

Damon is currently shooting the Peter and Bobby Farrelly-directed comedy Stuck on You for Fox.

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