Josh Gad to make film directorial debut with Chris Farley biopic starring Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser to star; Lorne Michael's producing

Updated On: 4/30/24 at 12:04 PM

Misleading headline. Project is currently being shopped around so this isn’t official whatsoever. Countless projects get shopped around to end up taking a few years to go into production or sit on a shelf.

willep said: "The headline isn’t so misleading as this thread title."

I've adjusted the thread title to clarify the project as being in the early stages

Considering the people involved and a script by the duo behind THE DISASTER ARTIST, I wouldn't be shocked if this ends up at an indie label (Focus Features, A24, Neon, etc) –– not a big-budget studio film.

Paul Walter Hauser could be amazing in this. He was at one point rumored to be attached to the lead role in Tarantino's upcoming film, but he's since signed on to a number of upcoming projects, leading me to believe that he's not going to be in that one.

NOW we can continue with the conversation.

Hauser is a pretty fantastic, yet very underrated indie film actor. I hope this is a role that could finally get him some recognition since he has managed to really find depth in the plain midwestern/Southern ol’ boy types

Has anyone seen that Emma stone film? I like that director and the last one they did

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