Adam Brody has been a busy man of late. He’s been working steadily for ages, but his film career has really kicked off in over the last couple of years. And now he’s snagged a lead role in both indie drama Some Girls and new comedy W****elcome To The Jungle.
Neil LaBute has adapted Some Girls from his play, which was staged off-Broadway and here in the West End a few years ago. Brody will star as a successful writer who is feeling nostalgic as his wedding approaches. He decides to travel across the country and meet his five ex-girlfriends in a series of hotel rooms. LaBute isn’t directing this time: he’s handed the reins over to regular Mad Men helmer Jennifer Getzinger, who aims to start shooting in April. Perhaps he hopes that a female director will help his story avoid the accusations of misogyny his work sometimes attracts.
But before he works on Girls, Brody will work alongside an eclectic cast that includes Rob Heubel, Dennis Haysbert, Kristen Schaal and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Jungle - not to be confused with the Dwayne Johnson-starring action movie - sees a group of design firm employees head off on a corporate retreat to a tropical island. But chaos ensues when they become stranded and things get a little Lord Of The Flies. Rob Meltzer’s directing that one, and the cast is headed to Puerto Rico to kick off shooting next month.
Brody will be seen in a few films across the coming months. He’s in family drama The Oranges, comedy drama **Revenge For Jolly! **and will be seen alongside Keira Knightley and Steve Carell in Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World. Oh, and he just joined the cast of **Lovelace as Harry Reems, one of Linda Lovelace (Amanda Seyfried)’s Deep Throat co-stars.