March 30, 2012, at 2:57 pm
Aussie actress Rebel Wilson started out playing Kristen Wiig’s weirdo roommate in Bridesmaids, now she’s really making a name for herself as she joins the the predominantly male cast of Pain and Gain. Wilson will co-star along side Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Harris, Tony Shalhoub, Anthony Mackie and Rob Corddry. Pain and Gain is abouta couple of Florida bodybuilders who get caught up in an extortion and kidnapping scheme that goes very wrong. Wilson will play Ramona Eldridge, who winds up in prison for her involvement in the scheme.
The movie is direct by Michael Bay, which marks his first non-Transforms film since 2005. it’s set to start shooting in Miami this spring and will be out sometime in 2013. But this is not the only project you’ll see Wilson in, She will be appearing in Bachelorette (Out June 1st, 2012) along side Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, James Marsden, Adam Scott and Lizzy Caplan; What to Expect When You’re Expecting (Out May 18th, 2012) with Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Quaid, Brooklyn Decker, Rodrigo Santoro, Chace Crawford, Chris Rock, Megan Mullally and Joe Manganiello.
As well as…
Small Apartments (2012) along side Dolph Lundgren and James Caan; Struck By Lightning (2012) along side Dermot Mulroney, Christina Hendricks, Sarah Hyland, Allison Janney and Chris Colfer; Pitch Perfect (2012) along side Anna Kendrick, Alexis Knapp and Brittany Snow; and Wilson will be the voice of Raz in Ice Age 4: Continental Drift. Man… That’s one busy girl.
