Brothers Luke and Andrew Wilson are teaming-up behind the cameras again for a new project called, “Electric Avenue.”
Andrew spoke to MTV about the project
and called it a ” ’48 Hrs.’-type buddy comedy, except instead of cops, they’re reporters,” and hinted that a major star would be part of the project, but sounded like he didn’t want to jinx it.
“I’m gonna direct again. Luke and I are going to do something… called ‘Electric Avenue’ starting in January or February. It’s going to be [starring] Luke and,” he paused… “somebody else who I’m not at liberty to announce quite yet since it’s real exciting.”
Maybe Owen Wilson? Jk. So “48 Hours” meets “All The President’s Men,” with probably a less dramatic tone? Man, we could get with that, that could be potentially awesome. Guess it depends on who they cast in the other role. We kind of love the Wilsons but Luke’s been a on a bit of a losing streak of late (see “Vacancy” which was awful and “Henry Poole Is Here,” which was easily one of the worst films of 2008).
The brothers will co-direct the project, but it won’t be the first time they’ve done so. They collaborated on their 2005 film, “The Wendell Baker Story” (which didn’t actually get proper distribution until 2007) that starred Luke as a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. The casting was pretty stellar and on top of Eva Mendes, the brothers were lucky enough to score veterans, Harry Dean Stanton, Kris Kristofferson and Seymour Cassell (that’s a triumvirate of classic character actors). It wasn’t an entirely successful venture, but it did have a good soundtrack (multiple Bob Dylan songs, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Beck, The Emotions, Charley Pride and many others).
Still, it’s hard to have anything but affection for the Houston-bred brothers as when they came up in Wes Anderson’s “Bottle Rocket,” they all seemed like regular dudes whose talents helped them all catch a lucky break. Andrew Wilson appears next in Drew Barrymore’s “Whip It” as a roller derby coach and he’s one of the more enjoyable actors in the picture.