EXCLUSIVE: Comic Tom Segura has recognized essentially the most promising car but to showcase his appearing chops, as Deadline understands that he’s in talks for a number of roles in Soiled Rotten Bastard, a present biz-centric indie from Ed Helms & Mike Falbo’s Pacific Electrical Image Firm.
Helmed by Ryan McNeely and Josh Martin, aka The Director Brothers, the movie tells the insane true story of an aspiring filmmaker who’s kidnapped by deranged lounge singer Tony Clifton. Initially drawn to doc Clifton’s world, he’s thrust right into a chaotic journey of intercourse, celeb, and comedy, blurring the strains between observer and participant, and testing his sanity.
Segura will play legendary avant-garde comic Andy Kaufman‘s larger-than-life comedic persona Clifton, in addition to the performer’s pal and longtime collaborator Bob Zmuda.
Zmuda was recognized to change off with Kaufman in portraying Clifton, a foul-mouthed lounge singer out of Las Vegas, well-known for his abrasive character and erratic conduct. Kaufman appreciated to inhabit him each onstage and off, typically showing in character throughout interviews and public appearances. The mystique surrounding the character was amplified by the truth that over the course of Kaufman’s life, many believed Clifton to be an actual particular person separate from the comic.
An govt producer on Miloš Forman’s 1999 function Man on the Moon, which introduced Jim Carrey a Golden Globe for his flip as Kaufman, Zmuda additionally labored alongside Kaufman in orchestrating a legendary 1979 efficiency at Carnegie Corridor and antics within the wrestling ring alongside the likes of Jerry “The King” Lawler. Moreover, he penned the biography Andy Kaufman Revealed!, printed in 1999.
Script for Soiled Rotten Bastard was written by Brent Dillon (Evening Tooth). Helms and Falbo will produce, with Brett Harris, Ryan Chavez and Journey Bennewitz serving as govt producers.
One of many largest names in comedy, who’s at present on his “Come Collectively” world tour, Segura is greatest recognized for releasing 5 chart-topping specials for Netflix, together with Sledgehammer, which debuted at #1 on the streamer final July. Beforehand, he’s additionally been seen in movies like STX’s horror thriller Countdown, Instantaneous Household reverse Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne, indie comedy The Opening Act and the crime drama Flinch, and on reveals like Workaholics and Comfortable Endings. Moreover, Segura is well-known for hit podcasts like Your Mother’s Home and 2 Bears 1 Cave, placed on by means of his and spouse Christina Pazsitzky’s Your Mother’s Home Studios.
The Director Brothers are greatest recognized for creating and directing the Comedy Central collection The Gorburger Present, which aired for 3 seasons. The pair began working collectively at Humorous or Die, and have additionally directed quite a few commercials and music movies.
Beforehand, Pacific Electrical has produced Helms’ movies Espresso & Kareem, Company Animals and The Clapper, in addition to reveals like Rutherford Falls and True Story with Ed & Randall, which Helms toplined reverse Randall Park.
Segura is repped by Mosaic, WME, and Ginsburg Daniels Kallis; The Director Brothers by Verve and Artists First; and Dillon by Verve.