Louis C.K. returns to director's chair for first time in 14 years
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Louis C.K. is putting on three hats – writing, directing and acting – for his next project that will send him back to films.
The comedian, who has been taking over the small screen with his angst-ridden FX show “Louie,” is going to be working on a new indie film “I’m a Cop,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
It would be C.K.’s first major film role in 14 years.
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In the film, C.K. will play the role of a depressed middle-aged man who is a volunteer police officer and whose mother is a highly decorated officer who had retired from the force. When she dies, her continued influence forces him – somewhat begrudgingly – to become a real police officer.
“I’m a Cop” will be C.K.’s first major film in the director and writer’s seat since 2001’s “Pootie Tang,” starring Chris Rock. “Pootie Tang” has become a cult classic after flopping at the time and forcing Paramount to remove C.K. during post-production.
The new project will be produced by heavyweight Scott Rubin along with Dave Becky and Blair Breard, who is one of “Louie’s” executive producers.
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In 2011, C.K. told Rolling Stone that he would only make a movie if he was given complete autonomy, saying “nobody controls me.”
In a more recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he seemed to have a softer stance.
“I don't feel like I need anyone to tell me anything with a TV show because I know exactly what I'm doing, but I'd be arrogant to think that I can take someone's $8 million and just turn in a movie," he said. "Movies are different. There's a permanency to them."
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