Hugh Jackman To Become A Big Screen 'AVON MAN'

Variety is reporting that Wolverine star Hugh Jackman will star in the Full Monty-ish 20th Century Fox comedy "Avon Man." "Hitch" writer Kevin Bisch will handle scripting duties.

Hugh Jackman and Seed Productions partner John Palermo will produce, along with Gary Foster at Krasnoff Foster Entertainment reports the trade paper.

"Avon Man" follows a group of men laid off from an auto dealership. One of those guys, Jackman, is reluctantly recruited into becoming an Avon salesman, and while the experience is initially emasculating, he uses his charm and good looks to become a top seller. The comedy takes a twist when the car salesman sets out to save his financially strapped family and town by pushing his buddies into the makeup business to win a regional contest.

Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman will star together on Broadway in A STEADY RAIN, a critically acclaimed two-character play by Keith Huff. Directed by Tony Award nominee John Crowley, A STEADY RAIN begins previews on Thursday, September 10, 2009 and opens Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street) for a strictly limited 12 week engagement through Sunday, December 6, 2009.

Hugh Jackman won a 2004 Tony Award, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Award for his portrayal of the 1970s singer-songwriter Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz. Previous theater credits include Carousel at Carnegie Hall and Oklahoma! at the National Theater in London, where he was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. In his native Australia he won a MO Award (Australia's Tony Award) for his performance as Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard, and he was nominated for a MO Award for Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

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