Seann William Scott In 'Mr. Woodcock' Talks
[Friday, January 14th, 2005]
Seann William Scott is in talks to join Billy Bob Thornton in New Line Cinema's comedy Mr. Woodcock, says the Hollywood Reporter.The feature, helmed by Craig Gillespie, centers on a young man, to be played by Scott, who returns to his hometown to stop his mother from marrying his old high school gym teacher, who made life a living hell for him and many of his classmates. Billy Bob Thornton will play the gym teacher.
"It's really a good comedic pairing," New Line's Toby Emmerich. "It's like the first time you heard Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro teaming up. It feels good."
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